Research Associate II

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Job Type:

Employee

Duration in Months (for fixed-term jobs):

12

Job Family:

Research

# of Open Positions:

1

Faculty/Service - Department:

Marc-Andre Langlois Lab

Campus:

Roger Guindon Hall

Union Affiliation:

N/A

Date Posted:

July 07, 2025

Applications must be received BEFORE :

July 18, 2025

Hours per week:

35

Salary Grade:

Non-Union Grade NR6 - 35 hrs

Salary Range:

$75,007.00 - $93,759.00About the Faculty of Medicine
Welcome to the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, the first and largest bilingual medical faculty in Canada. Our learners have access to state-of-the art facilities and specialized institutions as they learn alongside world-class physicians and scientists. Consistently ranked among the top 10 medical schools in Canada, our faculty is among the top faculties of medicine in the world for research impact in biomedical and health sciences.

Purpose:

Works at senior level. Independently plans and executes non-routine assignments of varying complexity requiring deep knowledge of related engineering or scientific theory, principles and practices.

Typical tasks and duties:

• Evaluates data and prepares technical reports, including recommendations based upon findings. Selects and uses appropriate procedures, equipment and standards to produce required data; assists in interpretation.
• Performs repairs, calibration, installation, troubleshooting, assembly, design, testing and/or modification of specialized apparatus and equipment such as mass spectrometers, gas chromatographs, oscilloscopes, electron microscopes, electro-hydraulic controls, servomechanisms and computer interfacing.
• Provides technical assistance to students and academic staff.
• Sets up and gives lab demonstrations as necessary, occasionally explaining to students the relationship between the practical and theoretical. Assists in developing lab programs, as necessary.
• Makes analog and digital hardware and provides software services, as necessary.

Knowledge, skills, education and experience:

• PhD (preferred) or a minimum of masters degree plus 3-5 years of relevant experience (some roles may require more extensive experience in a particular field, procedure, technique or piece of equipment).
• Strong organizational, analytical and technical or scientific oral and writing skills.
• Ability to coordinate workflow.
• Sound judgement in applying scientific principles and predicting or preventing problems.
• Ability to adapt protocols as needed (within guidelines) and work with computers (performing mathematical calculations).

Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa:

Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact hrtalentmanagement@uottawa.ca to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Note: if this is a union position: The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above; you can click here to find out more.

If this is a front-line position with responsibilities to interact with students, selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.

Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as defined in Policy 129 Covid-19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1, 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.