The START Clinic for Mood and Anxiety Disorders is currently seeking highly qualified applicants for a full time Research Assistant position. Typical responsibilities include but are not limited to: administration and scoring of patient assessments, supervised exposure therapy for individual patients, writing protocol and grant applications for clinical trials, assessing
patient eligibility for clinical trials, literature searches and data analysis for empirical publications. The new hire will receive extensive training on all duties.
Required RA Qualifications:
Mature individual comfortable handling confidential information;
Ability to work in a fast-paced, professional environment;
Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team;
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal;
A completed undergraduate degree in a mental health/healthcare-related field
Previous experience in psychiatry research, protocol development, grant and peer-reviewed manuscript writing is preferred;
Prior experience working/volunteering in a healthcare/mental health-related field;
Prior experience working/volunteering with the Vulnerable Sector
Experience/knowledge of SPSS (asset but not required)
Individuals must be available to begin training as of May 22, 2018 (though official start date may be subject to change).
Interested applicants should send an email with their current CV/resume, cover letter and academic writing sample to
Alexa Fine at: afine@startclinic.ca