Location where work is to be performed:
Main Campus
Session:
2025 Spring/Summer Semester | Trimestre printemps/été
Faculty:
Faculté des sciences sociales / Faculty of Social Sciences
Unit:
School of Psychology_Cristina Atance_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:
May 22, 2025
Applications must be received BEFORE:
June 05, 2025
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:
1
Expected Enrolment:
N/A
Work Start Date:
June 02, 2025
Work End Date:
August 29, 2025
Total Work Hours:
65
Language of Work:
Anglais | English, Français | French
Graduate Hourly Rate:
50.25
Undergraduate Hourly Rate:
31.89
Requirements and Nature of Work:
Responsibilities:
The Research Assistant will support the School of Psychology during the evaluation of the Undergraduate Programs and Graduate (Clinical and Experimental) Programs in Psychology.
This work consists of analyzing the anonymized responses of stakeholders (students, alumni, professors, and support staff) collected via a SWOT (Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats) questionnaire. Supervision will be provided by the Lead Analyst, Curriculum and Learning Outcomes.
Main tasks:
- Classifying the collected SWOT responses (French and English) into pre-defined themes.
- Analyzing the solutions expressed by respondents and offering insights based on these opinions.
- Submitting a final report (template will be provided),
- Attending a 1h training session and regular check-ins offered by the Lead Analyst.
Minimum qualifications:
- Undergraduate coursework completed in quantitative psychology
- Coursework or experience in qualitative data analysis is an asset
- Must be enrolled in a graduate program in the School of Psychology
- Bilingual (please note that some of the collected responses will be in French so active bilingualism is a must)
- Comfortable with remote work, using online tools.
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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