Job Description

Faculty/Department Faculty of Social Work Unit Social Work - Research Employee Group CUPE 2419 CUPE 5791 Job Family N/A Category Student Number of Vacancies 1 Position Summary
Typical Duties and Responsibilities:
The University of Regina\xe2\x80\x99s Faculty of Social Work is seeking a Research Assistant for a casual employment position (5-10 hours per week) for work with Dr. Andrew Eaton (Assistant Professor) and Shiny Mary Varghese (Executive Director, APSS). This role will involve work on a community-based research study testing pop-up harm reduction interventions for people who use drugs in Regina. The research assistant will assist with: a) liaising with local organizations to determine locations for Naloxone trainings and peer support groups, based off needle prevalence map data; b) survey data collection with research participants; and c) data entry and cleaning in Qualtrics survey software. Data analysis, knowledge mobilization, and other research tasks may be available.

Responsibilities

• Adhering to a research ethics protocol for a community-based harm reduction study.
• Assisting with the identification of and communication with local host sites for harm reduction intervention.
• Obtaining informed consent from research participants.
• Collecting data from participants at pop-up intervention sites.
• Entering data into Qualtrics survey database.
• Cleaning data to prepare for analysis.

Position Requirements

• Graduate or upper-year undergraduate student in social work, nursing, psychology, or a related field.
• Understanding of and sensitivity to issues faced by people who use injection drugs, including people who are street-involved.
• Proficiency in obtaining informed consent and conducting data collection.
• Alignment with a substance use harm reduction perspective.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency at Microsoft Office and related software.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Work experience in harm reduction an asset, but not required.

Physical Demands Pay Grade As Per CUPE 2419 Salary Range Per CUPE 2419 Collective Agreement Status Term Work Hours




Duration (if Term/Temporary) Full-Time/Part-Time Part Time Preference Posting Target Posting Not Targeted

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Job Open Date
11/03/2023


Job Close Date
12/01/2023


Open Until Filled
No


Special Application Instructions
If you require further information regarding this competition please contact the faculty/department you are applying to.

Under Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Regulations the University of Regina is required to verify that International Students are eligible to work on campus prior to being hired. To confirm this eligibility, International Students are requested to contact UR International \xe2\x80\x93 Student Services to obtain a \xe2\x80\x9cVerification of Academic Status for the Eligibility to Work on Campus\xe2\x80\x9d letter that must be provided to the hiring manager prior to hiring. These letters must be updated each semester and/or as circumstances change.


Diversity Statement
The University of Regina is committed to an inclusive workplace that reflects the richness of the community that we serve. The University welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, including individuals within the University\xe2\x80\x99s employment equity categories of women, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, Indigenous persons, individuals of diverse gender and sexual orientation and all groups protected by the Human Rights Code.


Competition Number
20232092SS