Research Assistant

1 month ago


Regina, Canada University of Regina Full time

Faculty/Department Faculty of Social Work Unit Social Work - Research Employee Group CUPE 2419 CUPE 5791 Job Family N/A Category Student Number of Vacancies 1 Position Summary

**Typical Duties and Responsibilities**:
The University of Regina’s Faculty of Social Work is seeking a Research Assistant for a casual employment position (5-10 hours per week) for work with Dr. Andrew Eaton (Assistant Professor) and Shiny Mary Varghese (Executive Director, APSS). This role will involve work on a community-based research study testing pop-up harm reduction interventions for people who use drugs in Regina. The research assistant will assist with: a) liaising with local organizations to determine locations for Naloxone trainings and peer support groups, based off needle prevalence map data; b) survey data collection with research participants; and c) data entry and cleaning in Qualtrics survey software. Data analysis, knowledge mobilization, and other research tasks may be available.

**Responsibilities**
- Adhering to a research ethics protocol for a community-based harm reduction study.
- Assisting with the identification of and communication with local host sites for harm reduction intervention.
- Obtaining informed consent from research participants.
- Collecting data from participants at pop-up intervention sites.
- Entering data into Qualtrics survey database.
- Cleaning data to prepare for analysis.

Position Requirements
- Graduate or upper-year undergraduate student in social work, nursing, psychology, or a related field.
- Understanding of and sensitivity to issues faced by people who use injection drugs, including people who are street-involved.
- Proficiency in obtaining informed consent and conducting data collection.
- Alignment with a substance use harm reduction perspective.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Proficiency at Microsoft Office and related software.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Work experience in harm reduction an asset, but not required.

Physical Demands Pay Grade As Per CUPE 2419 Salary Range Per CUPE 2419 Collective Agreement Status Term Work Hours

Duration (if Term/Temporary) Full-Time/Part-Time Part Time Preference Posting Target Posting Not Targeted

Additional Information

**Contact Information**

**Job Open Date**
- 11/03/2023**Job Close Date**
- 12/01/2023**Open Until Filled**
- No**Special Application Instructions**
- Under Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Regulations the University of Regina is required to verify that International Students are eligible to work on campus prior to being hired. To confirm this eligibility, International Students are requested to contact UR International - Student Services to obtain a “Verification of Academic Status for the Eligibility to Work on Campus” letter that must be provided to the hiring manager prior to hiring. These letters must be updated each semester and/or as circumstances change.**Diversity Statement**Competition Number**
- 20232092SS


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