Student Research Assistant
Research companies that hire students and new graduates to identify internships and co-op placements. Verify job details using public sources and record findings accurately according to data-quality guidelines.
- Remote
- Canada
- Posted Aug 22, 2026
- Apply by Sep 21, 2026
- 1 position
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Job summary
Important: Please do not apply directly through LinkedIn. To be considered, complete this short application form: https://forms.gle/xCNEVc1uhuf4WPCJ6 About Scout Scout is a career intelligence platform that helps Canadian students and new graduates discover early-career opportunities. We research hiring activity across major employers and organize relevant internships, co-op placements, and new-graduate roles in one place. About the Volunteer Role Scout is looking for Student Research Assistant Volunteers across the Greater Toronto Area to help research which companies are hiring students and new graduates. You will help identify, review, and verify information from company career pages and other public sources. Your research will contribute directly to Scout and help us surface more early-career opportunities for Canadian students. What You’ll Do Research companies that hire students and new graduates Find internships, co-op placements, and new-graduate opportunities Verify job details using company career pages and other public sources Record findings clearly and accurately Flag outdated, incomplete, or conflicting information Follow Scout’s research and data-quality guidelines Who We’re Looking For A current student or recent graduate based in the GTA Comfortable conducting online research Detail-oriented and able to verify information carefully Able to follow research instructions and document findings consistently Interested in early-career hiring, research, data, business, or technology Dependable and able to work independently No previous professional research experience is required. Please note that this is an unpaid volunteer opportunity. How to Apply Do not apply directly through LinkedIn. Complete the application form here: https://forms.gle/xCNEVc1uhuf4WPCJ6
What you’ll do
Research companies that hire students and new graduates to identify internships and co-op placements. Verify job details using public sources and record findings accurately according to data-quality guidelines.
Requirements
Applicants must be current students or recent graduates based in the Greater Toronto Area. Candidates should be detail-oriented, dependable, and comfortable conducting independent online research.
Listed skills
- Attention to detailPreferred
Other relevant skills
Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.
- Online Research
- Data Verification
- Data Documentation
- Attention To Detail
- Information Analysis
Job areas
- Science & Research
- Data & Analytics
- Education
- Administrative
Additional details
- Minimum education
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum experience
- 0+ years
- Apply by
- Sep 21, 2026
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
- Location requirements
- Country, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Seniority
- Internship
- Application method
- Direct apply is available
