Graduate Academic Assistant-1
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Job Summary
Job Category
Student EmployeeJob Profile
Student Hourly - Graduate Academic Assistant (Non-Union)Job Title
Graduate Academic Assistant-1Department
UBCO Research Kassam School of Nursing Faculty of Health and Social DevelopmentCompensation Range
See details below.Posting End Date
January 14 2026Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.
Job End Date
August 31 2026$25/hour
Job Description
At UBC we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research innovation and learning for all faculty staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.
Duties & Responsibilities
Overseeing and coordinating research project activities
Participate in project and lab team meetings
Prepare reports and academic articles for publication
Perform both quantitative and qualitative analyses of research data
Knowledge translation of the products of this research (e.g. presentations to group stakeholders partners at academic conferences; media & social media activities etc)
Ensure ethical standards of research are followed monitored and maintained at all times
Develop procedures to support research protocols
Become Tri-Council Research Ethics certified (if not already)
Attend monthly community advisory team meetings
Co-develop an accessible web-based communication system with PI (Shahin Kassam) research team
Assist with co-designing and translating study material
Engage with community-based qualitative methods including collecting cleaning inputting and co-analyzing data generated from diverse sources in collaboration with the PI and community partners
Co-present emerging findings from analyses at community advisory team meetings including co-creation of data visualizations
Engage with literature review methods: Co-write a literature review protocol and conduct a preliminary search on the research topic; co-present findings at a research team meeting
Perform other related duties as required
Qualifications
Registered and enrolled in a Graduate degree
Experience in research
Maintain good academic standing
Excellent organizational skills
Exceptional interpersonal skills
Good written and verbal communication
Basic computer literacy
Willingness to respect diverse perspectives including perspectives in conflict with ones own
Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing ones own awareness knowledge and skills related to equity diversity and inclusion
Key Skills
- Sports Coaching
- Organizational skills
- Data Collection
- Meeting Facilitation
- Research Experience
- Website Maintenance
- Driving
- Event Planning
- Teaching
- Administrative Experience
- Public Speaking
- Writing Skills
