Community-engaged Research Assistant - Peterborough, Canada - Trent University
Description
Community-based Research Assistant - Job AdPosition Title:
Community-engaged Research Assistant
Position Summary:
Research project is entitled "
Towards Just Care:
Envisioning disability and migrant justice-informed home care in Ontario, " led by Mary Jean Hande (Sociology, Trent University) and Megan Linton (Disability Justice Network of Ontario).
The project uses participatory methods to develop critical resources, tools, and analysis to support the Disability Justice Network of Ontario's case work and recent campaign to de-institutionalize care by creating public, community-engaged home care services that promote justice in care work and infrastructures.
Dr. Hande is Assistant Professor in Sociology at Trent University.Disability Justice Network of Ontario is a community-based organization aimed at building a more just and accessible Ontario for people with disabilities.
We are seeking a part time, web-based Community-based Research Assistant to assist with resource mapping, event coordination, research analysis, and community-directed deliverables.
Responsibilities:
- Attending regular research team meetings
- Planning and coordinating events, including a communitybased visioning workshop (May/June 2023)
- Assistance with comprehensive mapping of Ontario home care systems
- Assistance with developing communitydirected tool kit, pamphlets, social media, zine, etc.
- Possibilities for academic publishing and presentations
- Potential assistance with grant writing
Qualifications:
- Strong writing and analytic skill
- Ability to work independently and with academic and nonacademic team members
- Strong time management and communication skills
- Familiarity with computer graphics software such as canva, miro, photoshop, or illustrator
- Familiarity with Ontariobased disability justice and/or migrant justice activism and home care systems a strong asset
- Experience with antiracist, feminist, and/or disability
- Experience with creating accessible events and communication a strong asset
Status:
Wage:
$20-22hour plus 11% non-discretionary benefits (CPP and EI, etc.) plus 6% vacation pay
Contract: 10/week, April January 2024 (approximately 35 weeks).
Job Types:
Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 35 weeks
Part-time hours: 10 per week
Salary:
$20.00-$22.00 per hour
Work Location:
One location
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