Research Assistant
Category Research
Req Number RES-26-00026
Open Date 9/23/2026
Number of Openings 4
Department Bloorview Research Institute
Work type Casual
Salary band Band D ($32.62 - $40.78/hr)
FTE CAS
Posting Close Date 10/31/2026
Description
**Title:**
Research Assistant
**Status:**
Casual
**Start Date:** November 12, 2026
**End Date:** September 30, 2027
**Supervisors:**
Monika Novak Pavlic and Gillian King
**Program:**
Bloorview Research Institute
Join us in building a world of possibility! Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada's largest pediatric rehabilitation hospital.

We are a top 40 Canadian research hospital that is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, and we serve over 8,500 families annually.

We are seeking _four_ Research Assistants to join the PRIME-C research team at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital.

The PRIME-C research team focuses on advancing meaningful engagement of children and youth in pediatric rehabilitation by developing a child-centred measure of engagement in rehabilitation.

The project aims to better understand how children and youth experience and engage in rehabilitation, ensuring that their perspectives and voices are meaningfully incorporated into the development and evaluation of rehabilitation services.

The work draws on mixed methods, co-design, cognitive interviewing, and psychometric methods, with youth actively involved in shaping the research process and outcomes.
**Description**
The Research Assistants will report to Dr.

Monika Novak Pavlic and Dr.

Gillian King and will contribute to recruitment, data collection and data management.

The Research Assistants will be based across four participating sites in Ontario: Toronto, London, Ajax, and the Kitchener-Waterloo region.

The successful candidates will support research activities at their respective site and collaborate with the broader PRIME-C research team.




**Key Responsibilities**
Support recruitment and enrollment of children and youth participating in the PRIME-C study
Coordinate and conduct in office research visits and data collection
Engage children and youth in research activities in a welcoming, age-appropriate, and inclusive manner
Maintain accurate and organized research records and participant documentation
Communicate regularly with the PRIME-C research team and participate in multi-site team meetings
Coordinate and support qualitative and quantitative data collection
Contribute to ongoing refinement of the PRIME-C by sharing observations and feedback related to children's and youths' experiences of the research process
Other duties as assigned
**Minimum Knowledge, Skills & Abilities**
A minimum of an undergraduate degree in a health-related field.

Preference given to those who have completed a Master's degree.

At least 2 years of clinical experience in pediatric rehabilitation or research experience in a similar role
Experience engaging with youth, families/caregivers, healthcare providers, researchers, and/or health-system partners
Experience with quantitative and qualitative data collection and management
Experience and knowledge of MS Office products and virtual meeting tools (i.e., Excel, Word, Power

Point, Outlook, Teams, Zoom)
Strong written and oral communication, organization, time management, and project coordination skills
Ability to take initiative and work independently,



while also collaborating effectively as a member of multidisciplinary and multi-knowledge user teams
Experience with REDCap is an asset
About the Organization Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital creates a world of possibility by supporting children and youth with disabilities, medical complexity, illness and injury.

All of our work is guided by our strategic plan, Transformative Care, Inclusive World: Holland Bloorview 2030.

The plan: https://strategicplan.hollandbloorview.ca/
To get a glimpse as to who Holland Bloorview is, we invite you to watch the Together We Dare.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3c-FszREUk
Holland Bloorview is committed to fostering a climate of inclusion, diversity, equity accessibility, and anti-racism (IDEAA).

This commitment is central to, and mutually supportive of, our research excellence mandate.

We welcome and respect the diversity of all members of our community and we seek to create an inclusive culture for our clients, families, research scientists, staff, participants, trainees, volunteers, trustees, and partners.

To help in our journey towards fully reflecting the communities we partner with, we welcome and encourage applications from Black individuals and other racialized persons, Indigenous Peoples, women, persons with disabilities, LGBTQI2SA+ persons, and others who may contribute to further diversification of ideas within our community.

Holland Bloorview is committed to fair assessment of a candidate's abilities, and consideration for diversity of thought, method, and experience, including non-traditional career paths.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accommodation will be provided throughout the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities.

Please notify us of any accommodations that you require by contacting [email protected] or (phone hidden).

This position is currently accepting applications.

📌 Research Assistant (Toronto)
🏢 Holland Bloorview
📍 Toronto