Research Associate

Description:

RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MUHC

The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) is a world-renowned biomedical and hospital research centre. Located in Montreal, Quebec, the Institute is the research arm of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University. The RI-MUHC is supported in part by the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRQS).

Position Summary

The Research Associate will report to the Principal Investigator (PI), Dr. Alexandre Lehmann, who is a cognitive neuroscientist, Associate Professor at McGill University, Adjunct Professor at Université de Montréal, and Principal Investigator at the Centre for Research on Brain Language and Music (CRBLM) and at the MUHC-RI Brain Repair & Integrative Neuroscience Program.

The incumbent will be involved in the development and implementation of research studies, writing of reports, academic papers, grant applications, and presentations. and other administrative, as well as associated administrative tasks.

General Duties
 

• Under the direction of the immediate supervisor, the incumbent,
• Actively participates in the execution of the research projects ongoing in the laboratory,
• Is responsible for various administrative tasks (including budgets, management of meetings, and focus groups, minute-taking, and grant/protocol writing),
• Supports and supervise members of the lab with their research projects,
• Provides training to new recruits, students and staff,
• Establishes research methods, designs protocol, advances research and breaks new grounds,
• Troubleshoots research issues and resolves problems in design,
• Develops models and runs simulations,
• Reviews and evaluates research findings and determines results, prepares reports and manuscripts,
• Participate in local, national and international collaborations,
• Participates in group meetings and in the general day-to-day management of Dr. Lehmann research projects,
• Accomplishes any other related tasks as required by the immediate supervisor.