Research Assistant, SIRH Research Lab

Department : Department of Psychology

Position title : Research Assistant, SIRH Research Lab

Posting Period : April 16, 2025 to August 1, 2025

Review of applications starting on : July 1, 2025

Anticipated Start date : August 4, 2025

End date : August 4, 2026, renewable

Salary : Starting at $26.24 per hour, adjusted based on experience and education

Hours per week : 35

P. I. or immediate supervisor : Prof. Jean-Philippe Gouin

The research assistant will work directly under the principal investigator to carry out the general operations and administration of the lab. The candidate will coordinate the general operations of a longitudinal study on couples’ health behaviours. The research assistant will work remotely at times and will need to travel up to 50 km radius within the Greater Montreal Area. The position entails research coordination, carrying out data collection (interviewing, planning and conducting in-person testing, and preparing and sending questionnaires), and completing administrative work.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to :

• Scheduling and conducting testing sessions with participants
• Assisting with creation and submission of study documentation (ethics requests / renewals, protocols, etc.)
• Collaborating with other Research Assistants, assisting the Principal Investigator with delegation of responsibilities and providing progress reports related to project milestones
• Assisting with administrative tasks related to the management of the projects and the grants
• Collecting data at research participants’ homes in the Greater Montreal Area and at Concordia University’s Loyola campus
• Requires flexible hours, including evenings and weekends
• Other research tasks as outlined by the Principal Investigator

Qualifications / skills required :

Testing required :

The language skills of qualified candidates may be tested.

Employment Equity Statement :

Concordia University is strongly committed to employment equity within its community, and to recruiting a diverse faculty and staff. The University encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including women, members of visible minorities, Indigenous persons, members of sexual minorities, persons with disabilities, and others who may contribute to diversification; candidates are invited to self-identify in their applications.

Immigration Status :

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian and Permanent Residents will be given priority. To comply with the Government of Canada’s reporting requirements, the University is obliged to gather information about applicants’ status as either Permanent Residents of Canada or Canadian citizens.

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