Graduate StudentAssistant or Highly Qualified Person, College of Education

In the appointment of Assistant your general duties and responsibilities will be:

• Assist with CSSE conference planning logistics and event coordination.
• Coordinate in-house liaisons and CSSE conference planning teams meeting schedules
• Support catering residence booking arrangements as needed.
• Provide on-site support during the conference including oversight of volunteers who will support welcome desk registration wayfinding and IT troubleshooting.
• Provide administrative support to the in-house liaison person and CSSE conference planning team.

Your general location of work will be Saskatoon and you will report to Dr Lynn Lemisko.

Required Number of Hours: 96 number hours during the duration of the contract. This will be a casual contract with no weekly guaranteed hours. Hours will be determined by the supervisor.

Duration of Employment: November 1 2026 to June 10 2027

Qualifications (Skills and Abilities)

• Strong organizational and project coordination skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Outlook Word Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Previous event planning or administrative support experience preferred.
• The event needs a highly qualified person

To Apply:
Interested applicants must include the following in their application: cover letter and CV. Send your application materials to: no later than October 29 2026.

Where a graduate student is appointed to this position it will be in-scope of PSAC.

Department: Educational Foundations
Status: Casual
Employment Group: Graduate Students - PSAC
Rate of Pay: Current rates of pay
Posted Date: 10/14/2026
Closing Date: 10/28/2026
Number of Openings: 1
Work Location:On Campus

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Required Experience:

Junior IC