Job Posting: Research Officer (2 positions)
Department Research
Reports to Director of Research
Posting type / term Full-Time / 5-year Term / Unionized
Location Hybrid in Toronto or Remote in Canada
Salary range $59,225 – $66,950
Application deadline February 24, 2023 at 4pm ET
Apply to jobs @egale.ca (must include cover letter)
About us
Egale is Canada’s leading organization for 2SLGBTQI people and issues. We improve and save lives through research, education, awareness, and by advocating for human rights and equality in Canada and around the world. Our work helps create societies and systems that reflect the universal truth that all persons are equal and none is other.
Egale is committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization (EDID) in employment and therefore strongly encourages people of diverse, intersecting, and marginalized identities to apply. This is including, but not limited to: women, Indigenous,
2SLGBTQI, people of colour, older persons, persons living with HIV, sex workers, people with disabilities and other historically marginalized groups. We recognize that equity- denied employment seekers often rule themselves out of applying if they do not meet all educational or skill requirements or have gaps in employment/education. At Egale, we take lived experience into consideration and encourage using your cover letter as an opportunity to explain how your lived experience translates to this role.
Department Description
The Research Department compiles, produces, and communicates the best- available evidence, information, and tools for promoting and fostering the human rights and equitable inclusion of Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, questioning, and intersex (2SLGBTQI) people throughout all aspects of society. The Department serves both the organization internally, as well as external partners and clients, by fulfilling the following responsibilities:
The Research Department undertakes research projects that relate to all aspects of 2SLGBTQI life, from youth to older adults, health across the life course, poverty, housing, and employment, school inclusion and inclusive education, and intersex rights and issues. The following general areas of focus are the pillars of research at Egale:
Position Description
The Research Officer will support ongoing and upcoming projects at Egale Canada.
The Research Officer will primarily assist on a multi-year, national, mixed methods project relating to gender-based violence (GBV), interpersonal violence (IPV), and unsafe home environments for 2SLGBTQI people across Canada. Working closely with the Director of Research, research staff, and project partners, the Research Officer will assist with the designing and implementation of research activities, outreach, and knowledge mobilization related to the above topic. The Research Officer will have support and guidance from senior members of the research team, as well as from other departments at Egale.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
The Research Officer’s primary role is to provide research support on the project described above. The successful candidate for this position will be expected to:
Qualifications
Education and Experience:
We recognize the value of a variety of educational experiences including, but not limited to, academic, work and lived experience. All applications, regardless of educational backgrounds will be considered fairly and equitably. However, a degree/diploma in one of the following areas would be an asset:
An equivalent combination of education, experience and/or lived experience will be considered.
(with a preference for degrees in disciplines relating to the project focus).
Knowledge, Abilities and Skills:
Canada, particularly relating to GBV, IPV, and violence against 2SLGBTQI people.
Working Conditions:
In Office:
Remote:
Additional Benefits:
For those working in-office, you have full and free access to the building amenities.
Includes: indoor pool, hot tub, sauna, gym, yoga room and squash/racquetball court.
How to Apply
Please submit your resume/CV and cover letter with the title of the role you are applying for in the subject line to jobs @egale.ca prior to the application deadline.
About Egale Canada
Egale is Canada’s leading organization for 2SLGBTQI people and issues. We improve and save lives through research, education, awareness, and by advocating for human rights and equality in Canada and around the world. Our work helps create societies and systems that reflect the universal truth that all persons are equal and none is other.
Our Mission is to improve the lives of 2SLGBTQI people in Canada and to enhance the global response to 2SLGBTQI issues. Egale will achieve this by informing public policy, inspiring cultural change, and promoting human rights and inclusion through research, education, awareness, and legal advocacy.
Our Vision is a Canada, and ultimately a world, without homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, and all other forms of oppression so that every person can achieve their full potential, free from hatred and bias.
Statement on Employment Equity and Diversity
Egale Canada is committed to work led by and for 2SLGBTQI communities. We strive to ensure members of equity-denied groups, from a broad range of communities, feel empowered to apply for positions within the organization. We encourage qualified applicants to consider work opportunities with Egale because a diverse work force is critical to accomplishing our mission. The organization is dedicated to taking proactive.
steps to overcome historical patterns of discrimination in employment which have created barriers of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, language, class, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression for some individuals.
Egale welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities.
Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. If you have questions or requests for accommodations, please email hr @egale.ca
We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
We acknowledge our office is located on the traditional territory of many nations,
including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the
Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples. Our staff lives and works on stolen land
across Turtle Island. As an organization committed to 2SLGBTQI inclusion, our work is
bound with Indigenous solidarity, and we are on a constant journey to uphold this
commitment.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: $59,225.00-$66,950.00 per year
Benefits:
Schedule:
Work Location: Remote
Application deadline: 2023-02-24
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