Research Assistant

Job summary

Mine and organize metadata, collect official documents on research policies in African countries, and arrange data by historical periods. Organize collaborative research articles, identify journals and authors by country, conduct a literature review, and produce a bibliography.

Job details

Posting Reason: New Position Location where work is to be performed: Main Campus Session: 2026 Fall Semester | Trimestre d'automne Faculty: Faculté des sciences sociales / Faculty of Social Sciences Unit: École d'études sociologiques et anthropologiques_Abdoulaye Gueye_JM Job Classification: Research Assistant (CUPE) Posting Type: Recherche / Research Course Title: N/A Course Code: N/A Section: Supervisor name (if known): Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD): 2026/10/16 Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD): 2026/10/29 Description of tasks (hours): Unless specified below, specific allocation of hours to various tasks should be articulated in a description of work negotiated and signed by you and the supervising professor prior to the commencement of work. Recherche / Research:0 Préparation / Preparation:0 Contact avec étudiants / Contact with Students:0 Correction - Notation / Grading:0 Surveillance / Proctoring:0 Formation / Training:0 Autre / Other:0 Number of positions: 1 Expected Enrolment: N/A Work Start Date: November 01, 2026 Work End Date: December 20, 2026 Total Work Hours: 60 Hourly Rate: AE-RA-Tuteur / TA-RA-Tutor : $33.83 ou/or $53.31 (Sept. 2026 - Aug. 2027) Undergraduate students will be paid at the lower rate; while graduate students will be paid at the higher rate. These rates do not include vacation pay nor statutory pay. Method of Delivery: N/A Language of Work: Anglais | English, Français | French Requirements and Nature of Work: Nature of Work: Research Assistant Position to be filled for a project about bibliometrics and research policies in African countries. The tasks include : data-mining ; collection of official and relevant documents pertaining to research policies ; organization of data per historical periods ; organization of articles resulting from collaboration ; identification of journals according to country of location ; identification of authors according to countries of location ; literature review ; and production of a bibliography. Qualifications: Excellent command of English (knowlege of French could be an asset) ; high competence in mining and organizing metadata ; a solid knowledge of sociological quantitative methods ; be enrolled in MA or PhD program in social sciences (candidacies from qualified BA students would be considered though). Additional Information and/or Comments: All University of Ottawa employees are required under provincial law to successfully complete all mandatory legislated training offered by the University. The list of training requirements may be modified by provincial law. If you are invited to continue the selection process, please notify us of any particular adaptive measures you might require. We may consult with the Health and Wellness sector of Human Resources, if needed. Any information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence. The hiring process will be governed by the current CUPE 2626 collective agreement; you can click here to find out more. The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact the academic unit to communicate the accommodation need. Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as defined in Policy 129 – Covid-19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1, 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.

What you’ll do

Mine and organize metadata, collect official documents on research policies in African countries, and arrange data by historical periods. Organize collaborative research articles, identify journals and authors by country, conduct a literature review, and produce a bibliography.

Requirements

Applicants should have excellent English, strong metadata-mining and organization skills, and solid knowledge of quantitative sociological methods; French is an asset. Enrollment in a social sciences MA or PhD program is sought, although qualified bachelor's students may also be considered.

Listed skills

• collaborative · Preferred
• English · Preferred
• French · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Training · Preferred
• Collaboration · Preferred
• Health · Preferred
• Process · Preferred
• assessment · Preferred
• Correction · Preferred
• future · Preferred
• Organization skills · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Data Mining
• Metadata Organization
• Quantitative Sociological Methods
• Literature Review
• Bibliography Preparation
• Document Collection
• Data Organization
• Bibliometrics
• Research Policy Analysis
• Employment Equity
• Workplace Inclusivity
• Research
• Teaching
• Bibliography
• Creativity
• English Language
• French Language
• Innovation
• Metadata
• Quantitative Research
• Social Sciences
• Teamwork

Job areas

• Science & Research
• Data & Analytics
• Education
• Research Assistant
• Survey and Market Research Interviewers
• Social Science Research Assistants

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