• Job Description

  Req#: 3569

  Competition ID:	3569
  Internal Closing Date:	July 31, 2024
  External Closing Date:	July 31, 2024
  # of Openings:	2
  *Salary Information:	Student Assistant Pay Scale
  Employment Type:	Temporary Part Time
  Workplace Type:	Hybrid
  Travel Frequency:
  Employee Group:	Student Assistant
  Days of Work (BCGEU):
  Hours of Work (BCGEU):
  Hours per Week (BCGEU):

  SUMMARY:

  The student assistant primarily engaged in research with secondary materials will assist faculty or members of the Dean’s office with various research projects.

  PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

  • Research, editing, and typing of academic journal articles and books
  • Develop and maintain files on issues related to the current project
  • Do library and online research as required (e.g. review current literature, statistics, legal research, academic journals, surveys, online databases, etc.)
  • Assist with photocopying, typing, filing, and overall organization of these materials
  • Work on a variety of initiatives that the Faculty needs assistance with from internal marketing to students, student engagement, course programming
  • Communicate with faculty, peers, relevant internal and external partners as directed by faculty
  • Research, collate, and assist in planning relevant events and identify ways to connect students to alumni and industry as needed
  • Create tracking systems and processes to ensure systems are in place to maintain strategies into the future
  • Research, compile data and write papers to be incorporated into proposals a variety of Faculty purposes
  • Prepare summary reports including headings and information which can be subsequently used to draft briefing notes or craft power point presentations

  REQUIREMENTS:

  • Ability to follow directions with minimal supervision
  • Demonstrated strong attention to detail and quality deliverables
  • Ability to use MS Office tools, including databases for tracking or qualitative and/or quantitative studies
  • Good interpersonal, organization, research and written skills
  • A professional and positive attitude
  • Knowledge of the research area

  This position is reserved for KPU Students only

  *Salary Information

  Student Assistants are paid as per the following:

  • Less than one year of post-secondary (less than 30 credits) – BC Minimum Wage
  • One year of post-secondary (30-60 credits) – BC Minimum Wage plus 8%
  • With a post-secondary diploma or degree – BC Minimum Wage plus 21%

  Does this role sound like it was made for you, yet you don’t check every box?

  We at KPU understand that experiences and qualifications may look differently for everyone and, if this job description is of interest to you, we encourage you to apply.

  Note to Applicants:

  Kwantlen Polytechnic University welcomes and encourages applications from equity deserving groups and diverse experiences including, but not limited to, Indigenous people, racialized people, people with disabilities, and members of the 2S/LGBTQIA+ community.

  If there are any barriers that you are experiencing or an accommodation that we can provide to support you through the application process, please reach out to us at humanresources@kpu.ca.

  We thank all applicants for their interest in employment with KPU. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

  Kwantlen Polytechnic University is committed to protecting the safety and welfare of employees, students, and the general public, and upholding the reputation and integrity of the University. For this reason, final applicants will be asked to undergo a background check.

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• About the company

  Kwantlen Polytechnic University is a public degree-granting undergraduate polytechnic university in British Columbia, Canada, with campuses in Surrey, Richmond, Cloverdale, Whalley, and Langley.

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