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Staff - Non Union Job Category M&P - AAPS Job Profile AAPS Salaried - Research and Facilitation, Level A Job Title Research Scientist Department Stringhini Laboratory | School of Population and Public Health | Faculty of Medicine Compensation Range $5,365.42 - $7,709.92 CAD Monthly The Compensation Range is the span between the minimum and maximum base salary for a position. The midpoint of the range is approximately halfway between the minimum and the maximum and represents an employee that possesses full job knowledge, qualifications and experience for the position. In the normal course, employees will be hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range for a job. Posting End Date July 22, 2026 Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date. Job End Date August 31, 2027 At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career. Job Summary The Stringhini Lab at the UBC School of Population and Public Health investigates the social and environmental determinants of health across the life course, with a particular focus on biological embedding and biological ageing. We use worldwide multi-cohort data to examine how life-course socioeconomic conditions become biologically embedded, as measured by epigenetic clocks, allostatic load, telomere length, and other biomarkers of ageing. Our methodological approach integrates causal inference frameworks, counterfactual mediation analysis, and advanced longitudinal modelling with machine learning approaches across large-scale harmonized multi-cohort datasets. The lab currently leads several interconnected research grants, hosts approximately 10 trainees at various career stages, maintains active national and international collaborations, and is actively expanding its portfolio through new data collection initiatives. The Lab is embedded within the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Ageing and benefits from a rich international network of collaborators. We also conduct research on child health and environmental epidemiology. We are seeking a highly motivated and organized individual to work as a Research Coordinator / Research Scientist across the full portfolio of the lab. The successful applicant will serve as a linchpin of day-to-day lab operations, research coordination, grant management, data analysis, and manuscript preparation across multiple concurrent projects and grants. The work will involve managing multi-cohort epidemiological datasets, managing grant and ethics applications, applying intermediate-level statistical methods, overseeing data access requests, and authoring scientific writing. The ideal applicant will possess strong organizational and scientific writing skills, a curiosity and passion for science, and a solid understanding of epidemiological methods and statistical modelling. The ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, communicate findings clearly in writing, and work both independently and collaboratively is essential. Organizational Status This position reports to the lead Principal Investigator Dr. Silvia Stringhini (School of Population and Public Health and Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Ageing). The position will support students and other staff members. Housed within the Faculty of Medicine, the School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) is an innovative unit that encompasses many of the health-related groupings at UBC as a collaborative venture. The School is structured around four divisions: Occupational and Environmental Health; Health Services and Policy; Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health Practice; and Health in Populations. Work Performed Oversees the progress of multiple concurrent research projects, including timelines, milestones, and deliverables. Manages the preparation, submission, and reporting of grant applications. Prepares and updates research ethics applications and amendments. Responsible for data management and quality control of ongoing projects; oversees data access requests for external datasets and liaises with data repositories and collaborating cohorts. Conducts descriptive and intermediate-level statistical analyses in R and/or Python (; maintains code repositories to ensure reproducibility. Writes/drafts sections of scientific manuscripts, reports, and policy briefs. Contributes to ongoing strategic planning for the lab's research needs; collaborates with the principal investigator to identify funding opportunities and develop grant proposals. Provides oversight on lab administrative functions: facilitating discussions, document management, and onboarding of new team members. Identifies and ad

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