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Job Category

CUPE 116

Job Profile

CUPE 116 Hourly - Research Assistant /Technician 1

Job Title

Research Assistant/Technician 1

Department

Research | LeMoult | Department of Psychology

Compensation Range

$25.52 - $26.77 CAD Hourly

Posting End Date

October 17, 2025

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date

April 30, 2026

This is part-time position of about 30 hours a week.

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.

Job Summary

With direction from the supervisor, will perform routine research tasks. Assists with coordinating research studies, maintaining supplies, performing experiments, and acquiring and recording data.

Organizational Status

Works under the direction of the laboratory supervisor. Interacts with student researchers and other members of the research team.

Work Performed

• Assists in organizing, preparing and running experiments, which includes photocopying and preparing forms.

• Contacting and scheduling appointments with participants.

• Running participants through experimental procedures; recording test data. All components follow set lab protocols.

• Adheres to guidelines concerning the confidentiality and respectful treatment of results and participants.

Consequence of Error/Judgement

The applicant will be expected to behave in a professional manner in carrying out all duties. Work will be checked by faculty supervisor on a regular basis. There are only limited opportunities for exercising judgement or making decisions in this position. Errors may potentially result in the loss of otherwise useful data for the laboratory and the waste of money used to pay participants, and the slowing down of productivity in the laboratory.

Supervision Received

The lab director provides direct supervision. Written and/or verbal protocols for all procedures will be provided.

Supervision Given

None.

Minimum Qualifications
High school graduation and a minimum one year of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline, preferably in Psychology.

• Experience as a coordinator position within research working in social sciences research.

• Knowledge of MS-Word, Excel, Powerpoint, & Presentation software.

• Able to grasp things quickly & able to learn with minimal instruction.

• Able to multitask; comfortable working in a research environment that involves many projects.

• Very detail-oriented & accurate; able to stay on top of many details simultaneously.

• Calm, patient, flexible - able to work quickly to meet sudden deadlines.

• Very strong interpersonal skills.

• Computer and data analysis skills (Word processing, EXCEL, Reference Manager or RefWorks, Qualtrics).

• Effective interpersonal and organizational skills.