Student Research Assistant, Mapping Protests Project

Position Details

Location: New Westminster Campus

Salary Range: $19.53/hour

The Opportunity: You’re passionate about research and bringing new knowledge to the forefront alongside others who are just as driven as you are in their search for answers. Your curiosity fuels your learning, but where you really shine is your ability to collaborate with diverse groups like students, faculty experts and employees, and community partners.
If this sounds like you, we need your talents! Apply to the Student Research Assistant position, and gain real-world research experience, while creating meaningful career connections.

WHAT IT TAKES: The Student Research Assistant, Mapping Protests Project will gather and enter data for The Mapping Protests Project. The project aims to gain a sense of the bigger picture of protest activity in Canada. The research assistant will contribute by reviewing mainstream and alternative media reports and creating a database of social movement protest activity. A broad range of left, centrist, and right-wing political movements will be investigated for their sociological features with a focus on movement occurring in Canada.

Under the direct supervision of the supervisor, the SRA duties include:

• Read selected news articles for specific content
• Enter the content into a database
• Assist managing the project database
• Meet and correspond with supervisor to share and discuss research findings

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Experience in web design and data archiving is an asset
• Background in sociology or any social scientific discipline with a focus on social movement studies
• Successful completion of any course in the above disciplines with a B+ or higher grade

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.

Additional Information: 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

Posting Number: 02348SA

Position Title: Student Research Assistant, Mapping Protests Project

Anticipated Start Date: 09/03/2024

Needs a Criminal Records Check: No

Open Date: 09/01/2024

Close Date: Open Until Filled: Yes

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.

Important Note: Qualified 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.