Research Officer

University of Toronto • Toronto, ON, CA • 2d ago

Date Posted: 08/28/2025
Req ID: 44986
Faculty/Division: Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Department: Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00058455

Description:

About us:

The Dalla Lana School of Public Health is a Faculty of the University of Toronto that originated as one of the Schools of Hygiene begun by the Rockefeller Foundation in 1927. The School, which played a critical role in the COVID-19 pandemic response, went through a dramatic renaissance after the 2003 SARS crisis and it is now the largest public health school in Canada, with more than 850 faculty, 1,000 students, and research and training partnerships with institutions throughout Toronto and the world. With $76 million in research funding per year, including more than $31.5 million held at DLSPH, the School contributes to improving population health and health policy and health systems through discoveries and innovation in data science and AI, maternal, child and reproductive health, climate change [response], implementation and improvement sciences, preventable disease through vaccines and prevention through [and] wellness such as with diabetes, comparative health policy, sustainable and equitable health systems, global and Indigenous health, among many other areas.

Your opportunity:

The goal of the Co-Designing Global Health Evaluations project (CODE), hosted by the Centre for Global Health at the DLSPH, is a prestigious opportunity to generate innovative, equitable, feminist, and contextually-relevant developmental evaluation approaches for a portfolio of nutrition and health projects. The project is currently inits design phase and recommendations for its expansion will be developed in collaboration with partnering organizations.

As CODE Research Officer, you will be part of a dynamic team and help to support the design, implementation, evaluation, andmonitoring of the CODE project using a participatory approach. Your strong project coordination will enable you to track and report on project progress, coordinate project working groups, analyze performance metrics and find operational solutions to project challenges. You will foster and sustain positive collaborations with existing and potential collaborators, faculty, staff, students, and other end-users to advance the overall participatory approach of the project.

Your responsibilities will include:

Implementing and executing qualitative and/or quantitative research methods
Designing surveys, interviews and other research tools for program evaluation
Preparing draft statistical reports and summaries from data collected; Conducting systematic literature reviews
Coordinating tasks for projects and other strategic initiatives with stakeholders
Keeping well-informed on research funding programs, application guidelines, policies/procedures and regulations
Delivering presentations to promote programs, opportunities and/or initiatives
Writing and editing grant applications

Essential Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree, preferably in global health, and/or gender studies or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
Minimum two (2) years of relevant research project coordination experience.
Demonstrated experience working with various stakeholder groups using a participatory approach
Demonstrated experience implementing and executing qualitative and/or quantitative research methods.
Demonstrated experience designing research tools for program evaluation, including surveys and interviews.
Demonstrated experience writing and editing grant applications.
Demonstrated experience conducting systematic literature reviews.
Strong knowledge of relevant research funding programs.
Strong analytical skills, with the ability to draft technical reports and policy briefs for various audiences. Excellent interpersonal, organizational and communications skills (oral and written) with an ability to multi-task and prioritize competing demands.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Strong commitment to accuracy and attention to detail.
Demonstrated problem-solving skills and proven ability to meet deadlines.

To be successful in this role you will be:

Communicator
Organized
Possess a positive attitude
Problem solver
Resourceful
Team player

Please note this is a Continuing, 55% FTE role.

Closing Date: 09/11/2025, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Grant - Continuing
Schedule: Part-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 09 - $67,916. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $86,855. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Research Administration & Teaching
Recruiter: Amanda Krmek

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.