Undergraduate Student Research Assistant, DARE Program
3 weeks ago
The Department of Indigenous Studies is situated within the College of Arts and Science and takes an interdisciplinary academic focus. We offer BA, BA Honours, MA, and PhD programs. A dynamic unit, we currently have 9 faculty members, including two research chairs, with additional associate and adjunct members from other departments and institutions. Indigenous Studies is dedicated to the development of applied and theoretical investigations of Indigenous concerns and strategic community-based research. It is also dedicated to servicing the Indigenous Studies content needs of other academic programs in the university on and off-campus. For more information on the Department, see artsandscience.usask.ca/indigenousstudies/ .
Primary Purpose: Over the 14 weeks of this project, this position will have three primary objectives. Objective one is to create and implement a project management framework utilizing Microsoft Office to align project timelines and tasks for team members. Objective two will be to locate and collect primary documents for each of the chapters, as well as secure archival permissions for each item. Objective three will be to assist the researchers to craft a book proposal and submit to the University of Toronto Press.
Nature of Work: The undergraduate student selected for this project will be involved in the development of the project timelines and workplan. As a member of the team, they will be responsible for implementing the project management framework in Microsoft Office and will assist with setting up tasks, monitoring timelines, communications, and competing forms necessary for archival research such as permissions, freedom of information requests, or booking appointments for research. Students will be trained in archival research, data management and the preparation of book proposals and literature reviews. The undergraduate Research Assistant will participate in data analysis, and support and be involved in any community engagement projects. This project provides an opportunity for an undergraduate student to obtain critical skills in research project management, communications, time management and the preparation of scholarly publications.
Typical Duties or Accountabilities:
- Perform administrative responsibilities including taking notes during meetings, preparing team communications, completing forms and managing files
- Assist with project organization and development of literature reviews
- Digital project management through Microsoft office
Education: Fourth year student in Arts and Science at the University of Saskatchewan
Experience:
- Microsoft Office online
- Administrative and project management experience
- Archival research and Zotero
- Academic writing and research
Skills:
- Excellent written communication and digital communication skills, organizational skills, time management skills.
Ability to:
- work independently with minimum supervision while prioritizing workloads to meet deadlines
- take initiative to plan and complete assigned work with a high level of accuracy
- recognize errors and solve problems to make improvements short and long-term
- manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
- work well under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- examine, summarize, and effectively present data
Department: Indigenous Studies
Status: Term
Employment Group: Undergraduate Students - Non-union
Full Time Equivalent (FTE): 1.0
Salary: The starting salary will be commensurate with education and experience.
Salary Family (if applicable):
Salary Phase/Band: Not Applicable
Posted Date: 4/16/2024
Closing Date: 4/29/2024 at 6:00 pm CST
Number of Openings: 1
Work Location: On Campus
Undergraduate Student Research Assistant, DARE Program
The Department of Indigenous Studies is situated within the College of Arts and Science and takes an interdisciplinary academic focus. We offer BA, BA Honours, MA, and PhD programs. A dynamic unit, we currently have 9 faculty members, including two research chairs, with additional associate and adjunct members from other departments and institutions. Indigenous Studies is dedicated to the development of applied and theoretical investigations of Indigenous concerns and strategic community-based research. It is also dedicated to servicing the Indigenous Studies content needs of other academic programs in the university on and off-campus. For more information on the Department, see artsandscience.usask.ca/indigenousstudies/ .
Primary Purpose: Over the 14 weeks of this project, this position will have three primary objectives. Objective one is to create and implement a project management framework utilizing Microsoft Office to align project timelines and tasks for team members. Objective two will be to locate and collect primary documents for each of the chapters, as well as secure archival permissions for each item. Objective three will be to assist the researchers to craft a book proposal and submit to the University of Toronto Press.
Nature of Work: The undergraduate student selected for this project will be involved in the development of the project timelines and workplan. As a member of the team, they will be responsible for implementing the project management framework in Microsoft Office and will assist with setting up tasks, monitoring timelines, communications, and competing forms necessary for archival research such as permissions, freedom of information requests, or booking appointments for research. Students will be trained in archival research, data management and the preparation of book proposals and literature reviews. The undergraduate Research Assistant will participate in data analysis, and support and be involved in any community engagement projects. This project provides an opportunity for an undergraduate student to obtain critical skills in research project management, communications, time management and the preparation of scholarly publications.
Typical Duties or Accountabilities:
- Perform administrative responsibilities including taking notes during meetings, preparing team communications, completing forms and managing files
- Assist with project organization and development of literature reviews
- Digital project management through Microsoft office
Education: Fourth year student in Arts and Science at the University of Saskatchewan
Experience:
- Microsoft Office online
- Administrative and project management experience
- Archival research and Zotero
- Academic writing and research
Skills:
- Excellent written communication and digital communication skills, organizational skills, time management skills.
Ability to:
- work independently with minimum supervision while prioritizing workloads to meet deadlines
- take initiative to plan and complete assigned work with a high level of accuracy
- recognize errors and solve problems to make improvements short and long-term
- manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
- work well under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- examine, summarize, and effectively present data
Inquiries regarding this position can be directed to Allyson Stevenson, allyson.stevenson@usask.ca
Department: Indigenous Studies
Status: Term
Employment Group: Undergraduate Students - Non-union
Full Time Equivalent (FTE): 1.0
Salary: The starting salary will be commensurate with education and experience.
Salary Family (if applicable):
Salary Phase/Band: Not Applicable
Posted Date: 4/16/2024
Closing Date: 4/29/2024 at 6:00 pm CST
Number of Openings: 1
Work Location: On Campus
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