TRaCE 2.0 Project– Job Advertisement
Hiring Department: Dean of Arts OfficeBuilding: PAS
Contact person: Rita CherkewskiExt #: 33637Email:
This position reports to: Associate Dean, Graduate Studies, Linda Warley
Ext #: 35379 Email:
Job title:TRaCE2.0 Research Assistant
Qualifications:
- Currently enrolled full time in a UW doctoral program in Arts
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Proficiency in working in various media and with a variety of web tools
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize and work efficiently
- Previous experience working as a Research Assistant is an asset
Job Description:
This position is accountable to the Associate Dean, Graduate Studies in the Faculty of Arts. The research assistant is responsible forperforming duties under the TRaCE 2.0 Project– “Track, Report, Connect, Exchange.” The TRaCE 2.0 Project is a collaboration between Canadian universities and various other partners. Its aim is to build a database about the careers of PhD graduates in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The research assistant will engage (via video call) with University of Waterloo PhD alumni in Humanities and Social Science disciplines, find out where they are employed, talk to them about how they got their jobs, and eventually bring them back to the University of Waterloo as mentors, workshop leaders, advisors, etc.
Primary responsibilities of this position include:
- Data collection and record-keeping, including use of spreadsheets and database management
- Preparing detailed written reports and/or presentations
- Participating in discussions and exchanging information with other institutions
- Connecting with current graduate students and alumni from UW
- Participating in online interviews, webinars and conferences
- Lecturing/leading seminars and mentoring doctoral students
- Webpage development and editing
- Some travel may be necessary
This position is open to all PhD students in Arts. Graduate students from marginalized backgrounds and particularly Indigenous students are encouraged to apply.
The positionrequiresa maximum of 10 hours per week. The applicant cannot hold any other RA/TA or employment during the same term.
Contract dates: January 26, 2018- April 30, 2018.The rate of pay peris $45.62/hr.
Deadline to submit resume andcompleted job application to Rita Cherkewski by January 15th, 2018
TRaCE Job Application
Please complete this application in full and submit with your resume to .
First Name:Last Name:
Department:Student ID:
PhD Program information:
Which PhD program are you enrolled in?
What year are you in?
Are you holding any external scholarships; if so what type?
Who is your PhD supervisor?
Are you holding a TA/sessional or RA position in the Winter 2018 term? Y / N
Relevant experience:
Please indicate your proficiency in:
Web page creation and management-BasicGoodExcellent
Microsoft Excel-BasicGoodExcellent
Microsoft Powerpoint-BasicGoodExcellent
Do you have any previous experience as an RA? Y / N
If Yes, please specify what your responsibilities involved.