Job Opportunities

We are seeking a currently enrolled PhD student who has completed a Masters via Research degree to undertake four-months long qualitative research on gender-based violence, with a particular focus on women and girls with disabilities in countries across Global South and North. The successful candidate will assist in submitting ethics applications, conducting interviews, analyzing secondary data, and writing a final report.

Qualifications

Required:

• Currently enrolled in a PhD program
• Academic or professional work background in health equity & wellbeing (e.g. public health, health studies, public policy, disability studies, gender studies, sociology, social work).
• Demonstrated research interest and/or engagement in disability inequity and injustices from intersectional perspectives
• Proven ability to research and compile academic sources relevant to the outlined topics
• Willingness to work both independently and collaboratively with researchers in an academic environment
• Capacity to adopt and incorporate the research principles, aims and objectives of the CERC Health Equity & Community Wellbeing into internship deliverables.
• Experience in conducting critical qualitative research (e.g. ethics, interviews, thematic analysis, literature review, Nvivo)
• Experience writing academic papers, including research proposals, literature reviews, and journal manuscripts.

Assets:

• Experience working with community members and survivors who have experienced violence, discrimination, or abuse
• Experience in disability accessibility research methods and processes
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, databases, reference and management software

How to apply

To apply for the CERC in Health Equity and Community Wellbeing Senior Research Assistant role, please send the following documents labelled - CERC Research Assistant - “your name” and include the following documents in a single word or .pdf file to: opportunity.cerchecw@torontomu.ca

• a brief CV (2 pages)
• cover letter that clearly indicates your why you are interested in this role (1-2 pages)
• two potential references (references will be contacted for preferred applicants only)

Toronto Metropolitan University’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

• We encourage all First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples or Indigenous peoples of North America, to self-identify in their applications. If you are an Indigenous applicant and require support during the recruitment process, please reach out to James McKay, Indigenous HR Lead at james13@torontomu.ca.
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