Research assistant

Posting Reason:

New Position

Location where work is to be performed:

Main Campus

Session:

2026 Winter Semester | Trimestre d'hiver

Faculty:

Faculté des sciences sociales / Faculty of Social Sciences

Unit:

School of Psychology_John Sylvestre_JM

Job Classification:

Research Assistant (CUPE)

Posting Type:

Recherche / Research

Course Title:

N/A

Course Code:

N/A

Section:

Supervisor name (if known):

Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):

2025/11/20

Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):

2025/12/04

Description of tasks (hours):

Unless specified below, specific allocation of hours to various tasks should be articulated in a description of work negotiated and signed by you and the supervising professor prior to the commencement of work.

Recherche / Research:0Préparation / Preparation:0Contact avec étudiants / Contact with Students:0Correction - Notation / Grading:0Surveillance / Proctoring:0Formation / Training:0Autre / Other:0

Number of positions:

4

Expected Enrolment:

N/A

Work Start Date:

January 05, 2026

Work End Date:

April 24, 2026

Total Work Hours:

65

Hourly Rate:

AE-RA-Tuteur / TA-RA-Tutor : $31.89 ou/or $

The academic year starts on September 1 and ends on August 31.

Undergraduate students will be paid at the lower rate; while graduate students will be paid at the higher rate.

These rates do not included vacation pay nor statutory pay.

These rates will be applied until a new collective agreement is ratified. Retro will be paid after the ratification.

Language of Work:

Anglais | English, Français | French

Requirements and Nature of Work:

Overview:

The Community-Campus Voices Project is a collaborative initiative between the Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services (CRECS) and the Career Development and Experiential Learning (CDEL) team at the University of Ottawa. The project aims to better understand the needs of community partners in order to align the university's experiential learning opportunities with them, ensuring more responsive, inclusive, and sustainable partnerships. Research Assistants (RAs) will play a key role in this process by supporting data collection, partner consultations, and analysis, helping to inform recommendations that will strengthen collaboration between the university and the community.

Number of positions: 4 (with possibility of renewal for 2 additional terms)

Language of work: French and English

Description of tasks:

• Recruitment Support: Assist with drafting and distributing recruitment emails, tracking responses, and scheduling participants for interviews and surveys.
• Survey & Questionnaire Administration: Help add questions to existing surveys, send questionnaires to partners, track responses, and follow up with participants.
• Interview & Focus Group Support: Support the development of interview protocols, attend interviews, take notes, and manage transcription.
• Data Management: Organize data from surveys, questionnaires, meeting notes, and interviews, and prepare visual summaries.
• Analysis Assistance: Contribute to the analysis of data, identify gaps and opportunities, and support the preparation of reports, presentations, and knowledge mobilization activities.
• Administrative & Logistical Support: Help coordinate advisory committee meetings, internal consultations, and maintain project timelines.
• Meeting Participation and Documentation: Attend regular team meetings, take detailed notes, and maintain organized records of decisions, tasks, and progress within shared files.
• Collaborative Engagement: Work closely with faculty, staff, and other RAs in a collegial and cooperative manner, providing input into research design and implementation.

Requirements:

• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage data.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team.
• Proficiency with Excel or similar data tools.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Teams and Zoom.
• Proficiency with SurveyMonkey.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact respectfully with diverse participants and community partners.
• Bilingualism (English and French) is an asset.
• Experience in conducting community-based research or needs assessments is an asset.

Additional Information and/or Comments:

All University of Ottawa employees are required under provincial law to successfully complete all mandatory legislated training offered by the University. The list of training requirements may be modified by provincial law. If you are invited to continue the selection process, please notify us of any particular adaptive measures you might require. We may consult with the Health and Wellness sector of Human Resources, if needed. Any information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence.

The hiring process will be governed by the current CUPE 2626 collective agreement; you can click here to find out more.

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact the academic unit to communicate the accommodation need.

Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as defined in Policy 129 – Covid-19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1, 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.

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