Student Assistant, Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

University of Saskatchewan • Saskatoon, SK

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Student Assistant will be responsible for scheduling and facilitating meetings with the Research Assistant cohort, designing and delivering skills-building workshops, managing a community learning environment in Canvas, and creating peer-connection opportunities for students and faculty. This role involves coaching undergraduate Research Assistants on research project design, collaborating with the RASI team on resource scheduling and coordination, and communicating with a cohort of 10 students and faculty to maintain a mentored community learning environment. The position requires interaction with students through one-on-one sessions, group instruction (at least 5 in-person workshops), online coaching, referrals, meetings, and other communication channels like email and Canvas. The Student Assistant will also monitor and update the Collaborative Mentorship USRA canvas course.

Requirements

• Must be registered in a graduate program.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Coordination with multiple audiences.
• Coaching, teaching and facilitation skills.
• Experience developing research proposals and research funding applications.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Canvas learning management system is considered an asset.
• Familiarity with SaP model (Student as Partner) is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and facilitate regular meetings with the Research Assistant cohort.
• Design and deliver skills-building workshops.
• Manage a community learning environment in Canvas.
• Create peer-connection opportunities for students and faculty.
• Coach the undergraduate Research Assistant cohort on how to put together a research project design.
• Collaborate with the RASI team on scheduling and coordination of resources for sharing with program participants.
• Communicate with a cohort of 10 students and faculty to help maintain a mentored community learning environment.
• Interact with students, which may include direct one-on-one, group instruction (at least 5 in person workshops), online, coaching, referral, meetings or other (email, Canvas, or other) within the allotted time.
• Monitor and update the Collaborative Mentorship USRA canvas course as the main communication channel for the cohort.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level