Student Assistant, Research Analyst – Douglas College

Job Title: Student Assistant, Research Analyst

Location: New Westminster, BC

Job Description: Position DetailsPosition InformationLocation Anvil Office Tower, New Westminster
Salary Range $19.53/hour
The OpportunityYou’re driven and eager to delve into career exploration while enriching your educational journey. As a student yourself, you bring a unique perspective and valuable insights to ensuring other students are supported at the College. Whether it’s working alongside faculty, employees, and staff, or assisting your student peers, collaborating with diverse groups comes easily to you.If this sounds like you, we need your talents! Apply to the Student Assistant position, and gain real-world knowledge, while creating meaningful career connections.WHO WE AREDo what you love. Be good at it. That’s how Douglas College defines a great career. It’s a philosophy that resonates through our classrooms, our offices and our boardrooms. It inspires our students and drives us to make Douglas College one of BC’s Top Employers. We love what we do. And we’re looking for passionate, motivated people to join us in making one of Canada’s best degree-granting colleges even better.Be a part of an institution where everyone is committed to empowering successful students, creating responsive learning environments, fostering social and environmental responsibility, and supporting healthy learning and work environments.
WHAT WE OFFERWe offer the opportunity to do what you do best in an inclusive, collaborative and collegial environment. At Douglas, our goal is to ensure our people are valued and supported by promoting a healthy work-life balance, professional growth, and development, as well as a safe and respectful workplace.

• Transit-accessible campuses
• Hybrid work arrangements for eligible positions
• Competitive salaries
• Excellent Health and Dental Benefits for eligible positions
• Defined-Benefit Pension Plan for eligible positions
• Professional Development funding
• Access to our Fitness Centres and Classes

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WHAT IT TAKESAs a Student Assistant, Research Analyst you will be provide ongoing support for ad-hoc project requests made to the office of Institutional Effectiveness.Under the direct supervision of supervisor, you may perform the following duties:

• survey related tasks including coding using software such as Qualtrics, writing surveys, and thematic coding of qualitative data
• conducting primary and secondary research including 1-on-1 interviewing
• report writing including creation of Excel Charts
• create or modify Tableau dashboards and workbooks
• quantitative data analysis
• program demand analysis using Lightcast software
• data checking for quality and completeness
• other related tasks

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Superior quantitative skills
• Extensive experience using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word
• Be comfortable learning and using other statistical software (SPSS, NVivo)
• Possess superior verbal and communication skills
• Be detail orientated
• Be able to work independently
• Preference will be given to students that have taken courses in research methods, statistics, data analysis, computing science, and who have also completed first year English

Domestic students must meet ONE of the following criteria, to be eligible to work as a Student Assistant/Student Research Assistant:

• The domestic student must be enrolled in, and maintain, a minimum of one or more (3 credit) courses at Douglas College throughout the work term; OR
• The domestic student must have been enrolled in, and maintained, a minimum of one or more (3 credit) courses at Douglas College in the term immediately preceding the work term and has indicated an intention to enroll at the college in the term immediately following the work term; OR
• The domestic student must be enrolled in, and maintain a minimum of two or more (3 credit) courses at another accredited public post-secondary institution in B.C. throughout the work term

International students must meet ONE of the following criteria, to be eligible to work as a Student Assistant/Student Research Assistant:

• The international student is enrolled in full-time studies at Douglas College, throughout the academic year; OR
• The international student, who is not a Douglas College student, but is an international student at another accredited public post-secondary institution in B.C., has a valid Study Permit that has the notation – “May accept employment on or off campus if meeting eligibility criteria as per R186 (F), (V) or (W). Must cease working if no longer meeting these criteria.” Proof of enrollment in full-time studies from the other post-secondary institution is required.

An original copy of a Social Insurance Number (SIN) and an original Study Permit are required by law before commencing work at Douglas College.Qualified Douglas College students meeting the above criteria will be given first preference over students of other qualifying institutionsAdditional InformationThe position is located at the New Westminster and Coquitlam Campus. Hours of work: up to a maximum of 20 hours/week. The work terms for this position are:1. Fall 2024: September 3, 2024 – December 19, 2024
2. Winter 2024: January 6, 2025 – April 25, 20253. Summer 2024: May 6, 2025 – August 18, 2025
Posting Number 02303SA
Position Title Student Assistant, Research Analyst
Anticipated Start Date 09/03/2024
End Date
Needs a Criminal Records Check NoPosting Detail InformationOpen Date 07/30/2024
Close Date
Open Until Filled Yes
Minimum Number of References
Equity StatementDouglas College is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and equitable learning and working environment. In support of this journey, we welcome all people to apply, including people from groups that are experiencing inequity, including, but not limited, to Indigenous Peoples, racialized or persons of colour, persons with mental or physical disabilities, persons who identify as women, and/or persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and persons of all faith identities, age, marital status, and parental status.
Important NoteQualified internal applicants must apply by December 19, 2024 to be given first consideration. Click the link at the top of this page to apply directly to this posting.

Company Name: Douglas College

Salary: $19.53 per hour

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