The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (“CHEO RI”) is the research arm of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario – Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre (“CHEO”) and an affiliated institute of the University of Ottawa. CHEO is a beloved institution and workplace that is widely recognized for being an anchor in our community. CHEO RI works to create new knowledge and evidence to support CHEO in its provision of world-class care to our children. Our mission at CHEO RI is to connect exceptional talent and technology in pursuit of life-changing research for every child, youth and family in our community and beyond. The Knowledge Institute is a provincial program based at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), and for the past 19 years it has focused on mobilizing knowledge and improving quality across Ontario’s child and youth mental health and addictions system to support positive outcomes for children, young people and families.
CHEO RI in collaboration with the Knowledge Institute on Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions (the Knowledge Institute), has an immediate requirement for a Research Coordinator.
We are looking for a highly motivated Research Coordinator who will facilitate research conducted in partnership with the Knowledge Institute on Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions, which is a department at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO). For half of this position, the successful candidate will lead a study, with co-principal investigators, focused on facilitating the implementation of quality standards for youth and family engagement within the community child and youth mental health and substance use health system. Specific tasks include the preparation of a literature review, leading program coordination, supporting data collection and management, data analysis, reporting, and contribution to journal article publications, conference presentations, and related youth and family engagement, and knowledge mobilization activities.
For the other half of this position, the Research Coordinator will plan, coordinate, implement and evaluate other projects and initiatives that support the child and youth mental health and addictions sector. The Research Coordinator works with key informants and provincial stakeholders and draws on the latest research evidence to develop tools, resources, products and processes that will inform practice and policy across Ontario’s community-based child and youth mental health and addictions sector.
The incumbent will have demonstrated experience in applied research coordination and project management; excellent communication skills (both verbal and written); excellent presentation and networking skills; and a demonstrated ability to develop strong partnerships with researchers, agency leaders, service providers, youth and/or family members to ensure the successful execution of projects and initiatives.
See the full posting here: Careers – CHEO Research Institute