Transportation Research Assistant
3 weeks ago
Morrison Hershfield, now part of Stantec, is a leading consulting firm that supports innovation and growth. Our diverse team of experts works on projects worldwide, with a focus on urban transportation and sustainability.
We are committed to providing flexible work arrangements to help our employees balance their responsibilities at work, home, and in the community. These arrangements offer various options for work schedules and locations, ensuring that our staff can deliver high-quality projects while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
This Research Assistant position is an appointment under the Yukon First Nation Participation Plan, as per the Government of Yukon's First Nations Procurement Policy. The selected candidate will assist the project team in administrative and non-administrative tasks related to data entry, document creation, and research activities.
Key Responsibilities:- Collect, summarize, and organize research materials and data
- Compile and summarize scholarly literature; review and develop notes on current research; maintain bibliographies
- Search online databases and government resources for relevant documents
- Assist in obtaining, reading, and taking notes on project meetings, transcripts, and municipal documents
- Research and read media coverage and texts; make notes and summaries
- Communicate findings and discuss research tasks with the project team
- Prepare figures and diagrams for presentations and publications
- Careful attention to detail and a strong sense of responsibility
- Commitment to academic integrity
- Experience in conducting undergraduate-level research (e.g., writing research essays)
- Willingness to learn and apply scholarly methods for reading, note-taking, citation, and summary
- Familiarity with urban transportation modes and their impact on climate change and sustainability
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Time management ability
- Able to organize large amounts of research material
- Fluency in English (speaking, reading, writing)
- Able to work independently and collaboratively within a team
This temporary position offers a competitive hourly rate of $25, with a time commitment of approximately 10 hours per week for 4 weeks. The start date is as soon as possible, until the position is filled. To be eligible, candidates must be identified as Yukon First Nations people in accordance with the Yukon First Nation Participation Plan.
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