Research Intern, Centre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health

Required Position

Grant appointment until January 03, 2028 This position is designated as one that requires a variable work schedule. However, it is understood that your work week will consist of 35 hours.

Responsibilities

 

This opportunity is proudly supported by Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation and is funded through the Workforce Development Program. Eligibility requirements of the program can be found here: Workforce Development Program - Home | NOHFC

Vacancy Status: New position

The Research Intern will support the day-to-day delivery of CROSH research projects, from field data collection through to final reporting. Working under the direction of the CROSH Director and Associate Director, the intern will assist with worker engagement, support undergraduate and graduate students, conduct literature reviews, data entry & analysis, and contribute to research reports & scholarly work. 

This position is well suited to an emerging researcher who wants hands-on experience in applied occupational health research and knowledge mobilization. 

Specific duties of the RT are:  

1. Coordinate recruitment, scheduling and communication with workers and partner organizations participating in CROSH studies. 

2. Support field data collection activities, including surveys, interviews, focus groups and physiological or workplace measurements, in line with approved protocols. 

3. Serve as a point of contact for participants and partner site leads, and maintain respectful, trusting working relationships. 

4. Ensure field activities comply with Research Ethics Board (REB) approvals, informed consent procedures, privacy requirements and site safety rules. 

5. Track participation, data quality and field logistics, and report issues to the Director promptly. 

6. Provide day-to-day guidance to undergraduate and graduate students working on CROSH projects.

7. Help students with research protocols, data collection, data management and preparation of REB applications. 

8. Support student onboarding, training and coordination of student tasks across projects. 

9. Assist with organizing lab meetings, research team schedules and shared resources. 

10. Conduct scoping, narrative and systematic-style literature searches using academic databases and grey literature sources. 

11. Screen, extract and synthesize evidence on occupational health and safety topics relevant to CROSH projects. 

12. Maintain reference libraries and search documentation using citation management software. 

13. Prepare evidence summaries to inform study design, grant applications and partner decision-making. 

14. Draft and edit sections of research reports, technical reports, annual reports and manuscripts. 

15. Summarize study methods and findings clearly and accurately for academic and partner audiences. 16. Assist with data tables, figures and descriptive analyses. 

17. Support preparation of grant applications and progress reports to funders and partners. 

18.Peform other duties as assigned.

 

Qualifications

At a minimum, the candidate must have: 

• Previous research (field or laboratory) experience in occupational health and safety research, particularly in mining, wildland firefighting or other high-hazard sectors.
• Demonstrated technical skills to support data collection in OHS, including previous experience with programming for data collection, processing and analysis 
• Experience supporting or mentoring students.
• Experience developing KTE products such as infographics, research briefs or presentations.
• Working knowledge of survey platforms, statistical software and citation management tools.
• Proficiency in French or an Indigenous language. 

This position is partially funded under the FedNor Internship program therefore applicants must:  

• Be 18 years of age or older 
• Be legally entitled to work in Canada; and 
• Not have previously participated as a youth intern in FedNor’s Northern Ontario Development Program or in any other federal or provincial internship program with pay for a period of 6 months or more.

Preference will be given to Northern Ontario youth. Participation of youth from employment equity groups is encouraged (Aboriginal, persons with disabilities, visible minorities and women). 

Preferred

The ideal candidate will have:

• Previous research (field or laboratory) experience in occupational health and safety research, particularly in mining, wildland firefighting or other high-hazard sectors.
• Demonstrated technical skills to support data collection in OHS, including previous experience with programming for data collection, processing and analysis
• Experience supporting or mentoring students.
• Experience developing KTE products such as infographics, research briefs or presentations. 
• Working knowledge of survey platforms, statistical software and citation management tools. 

Application Deadline 

Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, and two examples of first-authored written work demonstrating the aforementioned skills (i.e., peer-reviewed publication, manuscript in preparation, technical report, chapter of thesis manuscript, example of written code from data analysis, etc.) by e-mail along with the names and contact information of three references to careers@laurentian.ca. Applications will be accepted until October 19, 2026. Only those applicants offered an interview will be contacted. 

Applications are being accepted to fill an active vacancy within the University 

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Laurentian University is an inclusive and welcoming community committed to employment equity. Applications are encouraged from members of equity-seeking communities including women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions. Laurentian University’s bilingualism policy provides a provision regarding the language requirement for persons self-identifying as First Nations, Métis or Inuit. 

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