About this role
Posting Reason
New Position
Location where work is to be performed:
Main Campus
Session
2027 Winter Semester | Trimestre d'hiver
Faculty
Faculté des sciences sociales / Faculty of Social Sciences
Unit
School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies_Elke Winter_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)
2026/10/21
Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD)
2026/11/03
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:0
Préparation / Preparation:0
Contact avec étudiants / Contact with Students:0
Correction - Notation / Grading:0
Surveillance / Proctoring:0
Formation / Training:0
Autre / Other:0
Number of positions
1
Expected Enrolment
N/A
Work Start Date
January 15, 2027
Work End Date
April 30, 2027
Total Work Hours
120
Hourly Rate
AE-RA-Tuteur / TA-RA-Tutor : $33.83 ou/or $53.31 (Sept. 2026 - Aug. 2027)
Undergraduate students will be paid at the lower rate; while graduate students will be paid at the higher rate.
These rates do not include vacation pay nor statutory pay.
Method of Delivery
N/A
Language of Work
Anglais | English
Requirements and Nature of Work
Nature of Work
Lead student researcher for a project on social citizenship and skilled migration. Assistance is needed for literature syntheses, Endnote reference management software, research ethics, quantitative (statistical analysis, e.g. SPSS, Stata) and qualitative research design (semi-structured interviews, NVivo-assisted analysis), data collection, and analysis, as well as for project management and team calibration.
Qualifications
Doctoral studies in sociology or related discipline, experience in quantitative and qualitative research methods, excellent writing skills in English are a MUST, knowledge of German and French are assets. Student must be able to commit to staying on the project for a minimum of 2 years.
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.
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