Student Research Assistant, Free Trade Activist Project

Student Research Assistant, Free Trade Activist Project

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

Please include the following:

1. Douglas College Student ID number or indicate if you are enrolled in another accredited public post-secondary institution in B.C.
2. Domestic or International student status
3. Being eligible to work please indicate the work terms you are applying for:

1. Fall 2024
2. Winter 2025
3. Summer 2025

If selected for an interview please bring one of the following:

1. Proof of enrollment for work term from Douglas College
2. Proof of enrollment for work term from another post-secondary institution
3. Domestic students only: proof of registration for the term immediately preceding the work term and indication of intention to enroll at the college in the term immediately following the work term

Position Information

Position Title: Student Research Assistant, Free Trade Activist Project

Posting Number: 02335SA

Location:

Grade or Pay Level: SA - Pay Level II

Salary Range: $18.95/hour

Position Type: Student Research Assistant

Posting Type: Internal/External

Regular/Temporary: Temporary

Employment Type: Part-Time

Posting Category: Student Assistants

Start Date: 09/03/2024

End Date:

Day of the Week: Other

Shift: N/A

Work Arrangements: The position is located at the New Westminster 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 2025: January 6, 2025 – April 25, 2025
3. Summer 2025: May 6, 2025 – August 18, 2025

This position will be located in the Department of Sociology/Anthropology.

The Role:

We are currently seeking a Student Research Assistant for the Free Trade Activism History Project. The implementation of the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA) in January 1989 marked a decisive moment in the restructuring of Canada’s economy. Free trade facilitated the rise of a new policy regime based on deregulation, privatization, and offshoring. With my collaborator Dr. Chris Hurl of Concordia University (Sociology), in January of 2022 we launched the Free Trade Activist Project website to establish our research data as a public resource to be used by other researchers. This website documents the formation of activist networks and the work they undertook to resist free trade. Currently, the website contains transcriptions of oral-history interviews with research participants, collected ephemera, a timeline of key events leading up to the signing and implementation of the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement in 1989, along with other information. Link: freetradehistory.ca. The Student Assistant Researcher will help to expand oral-history and archival content on the project’s website to broaden data available to the public.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with managing project website
• Provide support to the supervisor for transcribing and coding interviews
• Archive transcripts and ephemera (e.g. posters, leaflets, newsletters) on project website
• Assist with literature review (historical documents related to the struggle against free trade)

To Be Successful in this Role You Will Need:

• Experience in web design and data archiving is an asset
• Experience in interview transcribing is an asset
• Interest in social movements, labour studies and Canadian public policy is an asset
• Background in history or social sciences is an asset (e.g sociology, political science, communications)

Domestic students must meet ONE of the following criteria:

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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; OR
4. The domestic student must have been enrolled in, and maintained, a minimum of two or more (3 credit) courses at another accredited public post-secondary institution in B.C. in the term immediately preceding the work term and has indicated an intention to enroll at the institution in the term immediately following the work term.

International students must meet ONE of the following criteria:

1. The international student is enrolled in full-time studies at Douglas College throughout the academic year; OR
2. 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 institutions.

Link to Full Position Profile:

Equity Statement:

Douglas 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.

Needs a Criminal Records Check: No

Open Date: 08/15/2024

Close Date: Open Until Filled: Yes