PhD Student Recruitment

Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital 150 Kilgour Road, Toronto ON Canada M4G 1R8 T 416 425 6220 T 800 363 2440 F 416 425 1634 www.hollandbloorview.ca/research A teaching hospital fully affiliated with the University of Toronto

Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto

Position Description

The internationally recognized Bloorview Research Institute is dedicated to improving the

lives of children with disabilities through client and family-centred rehabilitation research.

The Bloorview Research Institute is housed in Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital,

Canada’s largest pediatric rehabilitation and continuing care teaching hospital, which is fully

affiliated with the University of Toronto.

We have an opportunity for a dynamic PhD student to join our Concussion Centre team

under the supervision of Dr. Nick Reed:

http://research.hollandbloorview.ca/scientists/Nicholas-Reed

You will join the project team for ‘Concussion & You: A peer-led approach to raising

concussion awareness in Canadian high schools’. Funding for this project is provided by the

Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR). This project focuses on the implementation

and evaluation of a national peer to peer concussion awareness campaign. The outcomes of

this project will be (1) sharing concussion knowledge, raising awareness and improving

concussion reporting behaviours amongst Canadian high schools; (2) exploring the impact

of a peer-led service learning approach.

This is an outstanding opportunity to understand how to best raise concussion awareness

and improve concussion reporting behaviours in high school students and provide a

foundation for a much needed national strategy. In collaboration with the project staff and

team, you will lead projects related to understanding school-wide concussion knowledge,

attitudes and intended practices, as well as lead projects related to understanding student’s

experiences. You will help formulate and execute all phases of the research process,

including protocol development, ethics applications, data collection, data analysis, and

knowledge translation. You will provide a key leadership role in this innovative innitative.

Start Date: Student would be expected to start September 2017.

Duties:

Fufill all degree requirments of the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute at the University

of Toronto (http://www.gdrs.utoronto.ca/doctor-philosophy-phd)

Work with external partners to identify target schools programs and provide project

management related to national concussion campaigns

Conduct qualitative interviews and focus groups with students, teachers and health

care professionals

Develop quantitative survey tools, collect and analyze data

Collaborate with research staff and project team to meet project targets and

objectives

Deliver presentations to internal as well as, external groups

Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital 150 Kilgour Road, Toronto ON Canada M4G 1R8 T 416 425 6220 T 800 363 2440 F 416 425 1634 www.hollandbloorview.ca/research A teaching hospital fully affiliated with the University of Toronto

Required Qualifications:

Minimum of a masters degree in relevant field (Rehabilitation sciences, Public Health,

Kinesiology etc.)

Experience and confidence with both qualitative and quantitative research methods

Previous experience working with youth and engaging the community

Broad understanding of pediatric concussion and knowledge translation principles

Experience working with SPSS(specifically with large data sets) and NVIVO software

would be an asset

Ability to think logically and work independently

Strong attention to detail and organizational skills

Flexibility to work on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment

Strong communication skills and comfort speaking to and working with relevant

stakeholder groups

Note: This summary and listing of duties may change over time.

For more information please contact the project’s research coordinator, Andie

Hickling: ahickling@hollandbloorview.ca