Research Ethics Advisor
Core
Primary liaison between the Office of Research Ethics and researchers, facilitating ethics submissions, overseeing the online review system, and ensuring compliance with internal and external requirements.
Role type
Research Ethics Advisor (Staff)
Builds
Ethics review processes and compliance frameworks for human and animal research
Domain
Higher Education / Research Governance
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Ethical analysis, policy interpretation, delegated review, stakeholder consultation, report development, system oversight, audit coordination, procedural development
Preferred skills
Conflict resolution, relationship building, training coordination
Technologies
Online ethics review systems, electronic and paper file management tools
Responsibilities
Facilitate and conduct ethical analysis of research; Conduct delegated review of minimal risk ethics applications; Review revisions and amendments of ethics applications; Respond to inquiries regarding research compliance; Establish and monitor the Delegated Ethics Review Committee for human research; Coordinate post-approval monitoring and inspections for animal research; Maintain integrity of electronic and paper files; Produce statistical reports on operational benchmarks; Provide secretariat support to ethics committees.