University of Alberta

Research Assistant

University of Alberta

part-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Edmonton • Canada

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Salary

💰 CA$30 per hour

About the role

  • Assist with recruitment of participants for interviews & facilitate interviews
  • Complete a demographic survey for the qualitative data collection
  • Assist with quantitative descriptive analyses & thematic analyses
  • Assist with preparing feedback reports & drafting manuscripts
  • Assist with administrative tasks such as managing CVs and resumes, organizing files and folders, formatting result tables, and managing references for reviews
  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline such as: nursing, sociology, political science, women’s studies, Indigenous studies, community health or public health
  • Training in qualitative and/or quantitative social or health science research methods
  • Experience with social/health sciences research projects
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent writing ability
  • Excellent computer skills using MS word, Excel, Office, and Internet applications
  • Sensitivity to ethical issues
  • Ability to maintain privacy and confidentiality
  • Must be eligible to work in Canada
  • A background in nursing or other health sciences programs (asset)
  • Previous working experiences on research projects involving indigenous organizations (asset)
  • Experience with qualitative, quantitative, or indigenous research methods (asset)
  • Experience with Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) (asset)
Benefits
  • Access to computational services
  • Full access to university libraries
  • University office space
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
qualitative research methodsquantitative research methodsthematic analysisdescriptive analysisStatistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS)
Soft Skills
interpersonal skillswriting abilitysensitivity to ethical issuesprivacy and confidentiality maintenance