Research Ethics Advisor – University of Waterloo

University of Waterloo, Office of Research Ethics

1 year contract

The Research Ethics Advisor (REA) serves as the primary liaison between the Office of Research Ethics (ORE) and the researcher and his/her research team. The REA is responsible for facilitating the research ethics submission and review process and overseeing the effectiveness and efficiency of the online ethics review system.

• Point person for all inquiries and questions regarding research compliance obligations including the requirements and processes involved with obtaining and maintaining ethics clearance.
• Provides consultation to faculty, student and staff researchers regarding the ethics review process and the required ethical obligations according to institutional, national and provincial requirements and guidelines
• Conducts delegated review of specified minimal risk ethics applications
• Reviews revisions of designated research ethics applications to ensure the reviewers’ comments have been addressed, meet the required ethical requirements and guidelines, and recommend approval for the research to proceed
• Reviews amendments/modifications of protocols/ethics applications to assess risk level and recommend approval for the change to be made to the research

For ore information and to apply:

https://careers-uwaterloo.icims.com/jobs/search?ss=1&searchKeyword=research+ethics

Job description: https://hr.uwaterloo.ca/.jd/00002084.pdf

Applications accepted until a suitable candidate is found.