Posting Reason:

New Position

Location where work is to be performed:

Main Campus

Session:

2026 Winter Semester | Trimestre d'hiver

Faculty:

Faculté d'éducation / Faculty of Education

Unit:

ST_Francis Bangou

Job Classification:

Research Assistant (CUPE)

Posting Type:

Recherche / Research

Course Title:

n/a

Course Code:

n/a

Section:

Supervisor name (if known):

Roberta Soares

Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/01/22

Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/02/04

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:

2

Expected Enrolment:

n/a

Work Start Date:

February 09, 2026

Work End Date:

April 30, 2026

Total Work Hours:

65

Hourly Rate:

AE-RA-Tuteur / TA-RA-Tutor : $31.89 ou/or $50.25 (2024-2025)

The academic year starts on September 1 and ends on August 31.

Undergraduate students will be paid at the lower rate; while graduate students will be paid at the higher rate.

These rates do not included vacation pay nor statutory pay.

These rates will be applied until a new collective agreement is ratified. Retro will be paid after the ratification.

Language of Work:

Anglais | English, Français | French

Requirements and Nature of Work:

* Veuillez noter que nous recruterons deux candidats pour assister la professeur Soares dans ses recherches. Un(e) étudiant(e) en maitrise et un(e) au doctorat.

Description des tâches:

Les candidats doivent être disponibles pour :

• Participer aux réunions de l’équipe de recherche

• Préparer une bibliographie annotée et une revue de la littérature en français et en anglais

• Appuyer et réaliser l’analyse des documents de politique éducative en français

• Appuyer le recrutement de participants potentiels en français

• Mener des entrevues semi-structurées auprès de professionnels et de jeunes

• D’autres responsabilités peuvent inclure l’aide à d’autres tâches administratives

Qualifications:

• Être actuellement inscrit(e) à un programme de maîtrise ou de doctorat en éducation

• Maitrise du français à l’oral et à l’écrit et connaissance de l’anglais écrit

• Connaissance du système d’éducation québécois et franco-ontarien

• Connaissance des approches critiques en éducation et de la sociologie de l’éducation

• Excellentes aptitudes interpersonnelles et de communication

• Capacité à travailler de façon autonome et en équipe

• Excellentes aptitudes en gestion du temps, en planification et en organisation

• Solide compréhension, familiarité ou connaissance des méthodes de recherche qualitatives

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.

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