Epidemiology and Population Health

Working under the direction of the Research Coordinator for the Supervised Inhalation Site Cohort (SISCO) Study, a study on supervised inhalation sites in Vancouver and the people who use them. the Peer Research Associate is an integral member of the research team. They assist in the implementation, execution, and evaluation of research and research related activities. They will primarily be responsible for recruiting participants and administering a survey to study participants.  They will also support the ongoing relationships and connection with community and partners. They may support knowledge translation and dissemination activities as part of the study protocol(s).

The Epidemiologist will support research activities related to different BC-CfE’s administrative databases and to the Canadian Community Health Survey of Statistics Canada. The Epidemiologist will also lead epidemiologic studies in response to a broad range of HIV/AIDSrelated topics. The position works closely with the Senior Methodologist to perform clinical and population-level data analysis and interpretation and knowledge translation to inform local, provincial and public health initiatives.