Student Research Assistant, Community Liaison - New Westminster, Canada - Douglas College

Douglas College
Douglas College
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New Westminster, Canada

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Description

Work Arrangements

  • The position is located at the New Westminster Campus

Hours of work:
up to a maximum of 20 hours/week.

The work terms for this position are:

Summer 2023:
May 8, August 19, 202- This position will be located in the Research and Innovation.
What Douglas Offers

  • DO what you love. Be good at it. That's how Douglas College defines a great career. It's a philosophy that resonates through our classrooms, our offices and our boardrooms. It inspires our students and drives us to make Douglas College one of BC's Top Employers. We love what we do. And we're looking for passionate, motivated people to join us in making one of Canada's best colleges even better.
    The Role
  • The Student Research Assistant, Community Liaison will help create community connections and run focus groups to understand technological needs of specific community group. The student will work with a faculty expert to outline the skills needed to complete each project.
    Responsibilities
  • Participates in regular meetings with the research team.
  • Assists with researching potential community partners in the fields of rehabilitation, community needs and education.
  • Assists with recruiting and providing support to community partners.
  • Maintaining communication with community partners.
  • Organize and host focus groups to collect data on technological needs in collaboration with faculty.
  • Report the data back to the research team.
  • Collaborating with faculty experts to identify skills required to complete each project.

To Be Successful in this Role You Will Need

  • Interest in research and data collection
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Willingness to learn and to work collaboratively.
  • Able to manage and present large amounts of data.
  • Knowledge of the local community is an asset.

Domestic students must meet

ONE

of the following criteria, to be eligible to work as a Student Assistant/Student Research Assistant:

  • 1. The domestic student must be enrolled in, and maintain, a minimum of one or more (3 credit) courses at Douglas College throughout the work term; OR
2. The domestic student must have been enrolled in, and maintained, a minimum of one or more (3 credit) courses at Douglas College in the term immediately preceding the work term and has indicated an intention to enroll at the college in the term immediately following the work term; OR
3.

The domestic student must be enrolled in, and maintain a minimum of two or more (3 credit) courses at another accredited public post-secondary institution in B.C.

throughout the work term
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International students must meet

ONE

of the following criteria, to be eligible to work as a Student Assistant/Student Research Assistant:

  • The international student is enrolled in full-time studies at Douglas College, throughout the academic year; OR
2.

The international student, who is not a Douglas College student, but is an international student at another accredited public post-secondary institution in B.C.

, has a valid Study Permit that has the notation
- _"May accept employment on or off campus if meeting eligibility criteria as per R186 (F), (V) or (W). Must cease working if no longer meeting these criteria."_ Proof of enrollment in full-time studies from the other post-secondary institution is required.

An original copy of a Social Insurance Number (SIN) and an original Study Permit are required by law before commencing work at Douglas College.

Qualified Douglas College students meeting the above criteria will be given first preference over students of other qualifying institutions.

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