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Employment Opportunity:  Research Assistant (part-time)

Posting Date - Jan 22, 2010
Closing Date - Feb 5, 2010
Position Type - Casual
Hourly Rate - $24.46 - $30.82
Grade – 08
Hours - 17.5 – 35 hours per week

This position has an approximate end date of Dec 23, 2010.

Context:  The Community-University Partnership for the Study of Children, Youth, and Families (CUP) was created in 2000 to facilitate collaborations in research, education, and knowledge sharing among University, community, and government organizations in the areas of child, youth, and family development. CUP is coordinating a longitudinal community-based research project, Families First Edmonton (FFE), to test the best way of providing services linkages for families with low incomes.  FFE researchers have recruited 1200 families with low incomes and are following them for 3 years to monitor individual and familial outcomes as a result of four different intervention group placement (Recreation Coordination, Family Healthy Lifestyle, Comprehensive, and Self-Directed).  The implementation of the project started in January 2006, and the intervention is almost completed.

Please see www.familiesfirstedmonton.ualberta.ca for more information.

Duties:

•    Reviews and synthesizes project-related literature
•    Assists in developing and implementing a web based survey
•    Collects data and conducts interviews
•    Undertakes quantitative analysis from databases and statistical packages such as SPSS
•    Prepares manuscripts and reports such as user-friendly handbook on how to recruit vulnerable families into a research project
•    Assists researchers writing project and grant proposals to secure further research funding
•    Assists with data management
•    Collaborates with other research staff
•    Other duties as required

Qualifications:

•    Undergraduate degree in education, health promotion, human ecology, nursing, psychology, or social work preferred; equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered
•    Knowledge and experience with quantitative research such as descriptive, univariate and multivariate
•    Knowledge and experience in advanced statistical analysis in SPSS.
•    Excellent writing skills are required
•    Strong organizational skills
•    Ability to work independently, be flexible and adapt to changing demands


Birdie Mclean
FFE Administrator
Tel. 492-0033
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2nd Floor, Enterprise Square
10230 Jasper Avenue
Faculty of Extension
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4P6

News and updates: 

December 9th, 2009: The CBC Annual Turkey Challenge is almost underway in support of the Edmonton Food Bank to raise enough money to provide turkeys to families in need during the holiday season. As a kick off of the CBC Turkey Challenge, the Community-University Partnership (CUP) is hosting a Waffle Breakfast fundraiser! The different portfolios at CUP are having a competition for the best waffle topping and the stakes are high (i.e., glory and bragging rights) and Fantasia Café is donating its delicious coffee, so be sure to stop by!

$3 will buy you half a waffle + toppings; $5 will get you the full waffle experience PLUS your chance to enter a raffle draw.

First prize is a pair of GOLD CLUB seats Oilers tickets (valued at over $500 and generously donated by the Edmonton Journal) and second prize is a pair of Oilers tickets donated by one of our wonderful CUP staff.

Spread the word among all waffle-lovers and hope to see you there!

2009: CUP's 2009 Annual Report entitled "Change + Evolution" is now available! To download a copy click here. For a hard copy or CD contact CUP at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

November 26, 2009: CUP's 2009 Annual Celebration Event - Please join us for lunch and CUPcakes in the Atrium of Enterprise Square. Featuring Linda Hughes, Chancellor, University of Alberta, as the keynote speaker. All interested parties are welcome. Please RSVP to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it by November 24th for catering purposes. Download the invitation here.

July 23, 2009: To complete CUP's transition into the Faculty of Extension, we moved our office into our new home at the U of A's downtown campus located in Enterprise Square. Our new mailing address is: Community-University Partnership, Faculty of Extension, University of Alberta, 2nd Floor Enterprise Square, 10230 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4P6.

December 23, 2008: Happy Holidays from all of us at CUP! Note that our office will be closed at noon on Christmas Eve, and reopening on Monday, January 5. Have a safe and wonderful holiday!

December 8, 2008: Cross-Cultural Lessons: Early Childhood Developmental Screening and Approaches to Research and Practice handbook is available for download. Read about the project here.

December 3, 2008: Information about the Women and Children's Health Research Institute Capacity-Building Project has been added.

November 26, 2008: Our AGM was a fabulous success! Much thanks to our speakers, Doug McNally, Katy Campbell, and our own Jeff Bisanz, as well as our MC, Sue Lynch. Read about and see pictures from the event here.

October 29, 2008: More information about INT D 500: Introduction to Community-Based Research and Evaluation is now available in the CBR Certificate section.

October 21, 2008: CUP's 2008 Annual General Meeting will be held at the Citadel Theatre on Tuesday, November 25, 2008. The event is open to all interested parties; RSVPs required for catering purposes only. Download the invitation here.

October 1, 2008: website relaunched! We invite you to explore our reorganized webspace, and to send us any This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it you might have about the new design.