Job Description

In the appointment of Student Assistant, your general duties and responsibilities will be:

• Schedule and facilitate regular meetings with the Research Assistant cohort, design and deliver skills-building workshops, manage a community learning environment in Canvas, and create peer-connection opportunities for students and faculty.
• Coach the undergraduate Research Assistant cohort on how to put together a research project design.
• Collaborate with the RASI team on scheduling and coordination of resources for sharing with program participants.
• Communicate with a cohort of 10 students and faculty to help maintain a mentored community learning environment.
• Interact with students, which may include direct one-on-one, group instruction (at least 5 in person workshops), online, coaching, referral, meetings or other (email, Canvas, or other) within the allotted time.
• Monitor and update the Collaborative Mentorship USRA canvas course as the main communication channel for the cohort.

Your general location of work will be the University of Saskatchewan and you will report to Jordan Epp.

Required Number of Hours up to 66 hours for the term of employment
Duration of Employment September 16, 2026 – April 30, 2026

Qualifications (Skills and Abilities)

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Coordination with multiple audiences.
• Coaching, teaching and facilitation skills.
• Experience developing research proposals and research funding applications.
• Experience with Canvas learning management system is considered an asset.
• Familiarity with SaP model (Student as Partner) is considered an asset.

You must be registered in a graduate program.

To Apply
Interested applicants must include the following in their application: cover letter, resume, and contact information of 3 references (name, job title, email address, phone number). Send your application materials to: undergraduate.research@usask.ca no later than August 25, 2026.

Inquiries regarding this position can be directed to the uRSAW Team at undergraduate.research@usask.ca

Where a graduate student is appointed to this position, it will be in-scope of PSAC.

Department: Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives
Supervisor Job Title: uRSAW Program Coordinator
Status: Casual
Employment Group: Graduate Students - PSAC
Rate of Pay: Current rates of pay
Posted Date: 8/11/2026
Closing Date: 8/25/2026
Number of Openings: 1
Work Location: On Campus

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