Posting Reason:
New Position
Location where work is to be performed:
Main Campus
Session:
2027 Winter Semester | Trimestre d'hiver
Faculty:
Faculté des sciences sociales / Faculty of Social Sciences
Unit:
School of Psychology_INSPIRE
Job Classification:
Research Assistant (CUPE)
Posting Type:
Recherche / Research
Course Title:
N/A
Course Code:
N/A
Section:
Supervisor name (if known):
Justin Duncan
Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):
2026/11/11
Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):
2026/11/25
Description of tasks (hours):
Unless specified below, specific allocation of hours to various tasks should be articulated in a description of work negotiated and signed by you and the supervising professor prior to the commencement of work.
Recherche / Research:0
Préparation / Preparation:0
Contact avec étudiants / Contact with Students:0
Correction - Notation / Grading:0
Surveillance / Proctoring:0
Formation / Training:0
Autre / Other:0
Number of positions:
6
Expected Enrolment:
N/A
Work Start Date:
January 11, 2027
Work End Date:
April 30, 2027
Total Work Hours:
130
Hourly Rate:
AE-RA-Tuteur / TA-RA-Tutor : $33.83 ou/or $53.31 (Sept. 2026 - Aug. 2027)
Undergraduate students will be paid at the lower rate; while graduate students will be paid at the higher rate.
These rates do not include vacation pay nor statutory pay.
Method of Delivery:
N/A
Language of Work:
Anglais | English, Français | French
Requirements and Nature of Work:
Responsibilities:
Assistanship is part of the support team in charge of the INSPIRE Core Facility: laboratories and lab equipments, student and community pools of the integrated system for participation in research (ISPR), and Qualtrics online survey platform.
The assistant will provide onsite help and support for experimental setup, monitor the proper use of laboratory facilities and equipment, ensure technical support for equipment failures and fulfil other responsibilities relating to the management of the research infrastructure.
Qualifications:
Baccalaureate with Honours in Psychology or its equivalent (applicants currently finishing this degree may also apply;
They must indicate when they are expected to have completed their degree requirements)
Other comments or notes:
Priority will be given to candidates in a Masters or Doctorate program in psychology or related field, to bilingual candidates, and to candidates with experience within INSPIRE intallations (or analogous ones).
Candidates should highlight applicable experiences in their CV.
Furthermore, candidates should demonstrate knowledge/experience in the following:
1. MindWare psychophysiological data collection material.
2. Conception, preparation and presentation of visual and auditory stimuli
3. Eye-tracking and Eyelink hardware
4. Software relative to Biolab (MindWare), E-Prime (Psychology software tools), and Experiment Builder (SR research)
5. SONA systems platform
6. Qualtrics platform
Additional Information and/or Comments:
All University of Ottawa employees are required under provincial law to successfully complete all mandatory legislated training offered by the University. The list of training requirements may be modified by provincial law. If you are invited to continue the selection process, please notify us of any particular adaptive measures you might require. We may consult with the Health and Wellness sector of Human Resources, if needed. Any information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence.
The hiring process will be governed by the current CUPE 2626 collective agreement; you can click here to find out more.
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