Research Assistant

University of Ottawa • Ottawa, ON

11d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a new Research Assistant position within the Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, for the 2026 Spring/Summer Semester. The role involves various research tasks, with specific allocation of hours to be negotiated between the assistant and the supervising professor, Nicole Racine. The position is classified under CUPE and is governed by the CUPE 2626 collective agreement. The University of Ottawa is committed to diversity, inclusion, employment equity, and fostering an accessible, barrier-free work environment, actively encouraging applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women, and LGBTQIA2S+ individuals. The University offers a comprehensive pay and benefits package.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in economics
• Excellent command of R, Stata, Latex, GitHub

Responsibilities

• Literature review
• Stata and R coding
• Preparation of replication packages
• Data collection

Benefits

• Generous pay and benefits package
• Competitive salary
• Defined benefit pension plan
• Group insurance coverage
• Employee and family assistance program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees