Research Assistant

Department: Ted Rogers School of Management, Diversity Institute
Position supervisor: Guang Ying Mo
Contract length: Temporary, 4 months from the start date
Hours of work per week: up to 36.25 hours/week
Position type: OPSEU Research Assistant
Rate of pay: PhD: 30.00 - 35.00 CAD/hour, MBA: $28.00-32.00 CAD/hour, Graduate:25.00 - 28.00 CAD/hour CAD/hour

About Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University)

At the intersection of mind and action, Toronto Metropolitan University is on a transformative path to become Canada’s leading comprehensive innovation university. Integral to this path is the placement of equity, diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our institutional culture. Our current academic plan outlines each as core values and we work to embed them in all that we do.

As an employer, we are working towards a people first culture and are proud to have been selected as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers and a Greater Toronto’s Top Employer for 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

About the program/department/team

The opportunity

The Diversity Institute is currently recruiting Research Assistants who will provide professional assistance to the Diversity Institute’s Research Team.
- Research and writing support, including literature reviews and reports
- Attending client meetings to support field research
- Developing slide decks for presentations
- Analyzing databases and quantitative data and preparing graphs, reports, etc.
- Supporting the development of consulting proposals and project plans

**Qualifications**:

- MA in social science in one of the following areas: business, business technology management, entrepreneurship, technology studies and areas related to business and technology use.
- Excellent knowledge of technology use in business operation / management, entrepreneurship, startups, entrepreneurial ecosystem
- Demonstrated skills and experiences with literature review
- Experiences with research projects using quantitative and qualitative data analysis
- Excellent skills with analytical software, such as Excel, SPSS, Stata, R, Python, and/or NVivo
- Demonstrated strong writing skills
- Demonstrated organizational skills including communication and time management skills
- Living in the GTA

Compensation will be commensurate with experience.

How to apply

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Notes:
The Diversity Institute - Toronto Metropolitan University is strongly committed to fostering diversity within our community. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our staff, our faculty and its scholarship including, but not limited to, women, racialized minorities, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity.

Toronto Metropolitan University’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
- Toronto Metropolitan University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), and aims to ensure that independence, dignity, integration and equality of opportunity are embedded in all aspects of the university culture.
- We will provide an accessible experience for applicants, students, employees, and members of the Toronto Metropolitan University community. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the recruitment process. If you have restrictions that need to be accommodated to fully participate in any phase of the recruitment process, please reach out to to Human Resources:

- Current employees can contact HR by logging into AskHR to submit a request.
- All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.