Graduate Academic Assistant-1

Job Category

Student Employee

Job Title

Graduate Academic Assistant-1

Department

UBCO | Research | Kassam | School of Nursing | Faculty of Health and Social Development

Posting End Date

January 14, 2026

Note : 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 one’s own

Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion