Hiring: Research Assistant

Mon. Nov. 22, 2021

Research Assistant, Global College *Work Study Program*

Classification: Office Assistant 2

Employee Group	Hiring Range	Start Date	Staff Supervisor	Department	Location	Job Type	Close Date	Professional Area
AESES	$16.30 to $18.46	December 2021- January, 2022	Flavio Fonseca / PM	Global College	Winnipeg, MB	Term	12/03/2021	Research Support

Description:

Office Assistants are students, normally in a University of Winnipeg undergraduate program, employed to assist with tasks related to

special research tasks and assistantships. Work is performed within defined guidelines and under supervision of the Project Manager at Global College.

NOTE: Students must be approved for the 2021-22 Work-Study program in order to be hired for this position. The Work-Study Student Application form is available online here: https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/awards/work-study-program.html

Deadline: Friday, December 3, 2021.

Send your CV and Letter of application for this job to Flavio Fonseca fl.fonseca@uwinnipeg.ca 

Position Overview:

The new hire shall conduct survey(s) amongst our current student base and alumni about the potential addition and content of a Certificate in Human Rights to our academic programs offering.  Our purpose is to strengthen the yearly gathering of qualitative and quantitative data within our student base and alumni. The collected data would be used to continue to promote Global College, the Human Rights, to recruit future students, to track student recruitment trends, to characterize their typical careers' paths and ultimately to increase our alumni engagement.  Also, the new hire is expect to provide follow-up to the alumni-student mentorship program we officially started this year by way of surveying former participants.

Duties:

The selected candidate would be required to perform duties including but not limited to:

• Developing survey(s) content for inquiring, within our current student base and alumni, about the potential content of a New Certificate Program
• Reaching out to students and alumni
• Holding interviews
• Compiling research findings into a report
• Scanning, categorizing and filing research materials
• Proofreading and notation
• Updating sections of the Global College website relevant to the related research
• Initiate and coordinate student-alumni mentorship communications

Qualifications:

A general understanding and practice of research and data collection through various tools. Please notice that the demonstrated use and management of scheduling programs/software, such as Qualtrics and other popular software will be considered an asset.

• Currently an undergraduate student at the University of Winnipeg

• Strong organization and time management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Completed at least 70 credit hours
• Attention to detail
• Desirable: Human Rights Major
• Experience conducting interviews
• Solid writing skills.

Others:

Completion of at least 6 credits of Social Sciences, Marketing or Human Rights courses. Opportunity to learn and share working experiences about event scheduling and programming through the www and social media. The period of work will be from December 2021 - March 31, 2022. The estimated total hours of work is: 63 hrs. 

Note: This position is represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada - Research Capacity Unit.

The University of Winnipeg is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognizes that a diverse staff and faculty benefits and enriches the work, learning and research environments, and is essential to academic and institutional excellence. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and encourage women, racialized persons, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQ+ persons to confidentially self-identify at time of application.

If you require accommodation supports during the recruitment process, please contact Sheena Laurin, HR Assistant at sh.laurin@uwinnipeg.ca or 204-988-7648. 

The personal information of applicants is collected under the authority of the University of Winnipeg Act and 36(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. All personal information collected via the recruitment process is used to assess the applicant’s suitability, eligibility, and qualifications for employment, and to otherwise support recruitment activities. This information will be provided to participating members of the recruitment process. Questions regarding the collection of your personal information may be directed to the Director, HR Services, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2E9 or 204.786.9066.