Student Research Assistant

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Position Summary:

Based in Montreal, the research assistant will provide support to the NPI and research team in Botswana and coordinate between this team and researchers at Participatory Research at McGill. The research assistant will work primarily in person at the Department of Family Medicine in Montreal.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Support data analysis: survey data, fuzzy cognitive mapping, focus groups, interviews.

• Search and summarize literature on the research topic.

• Coordinate activities, including coordination between Montreal and Botswana.

• Support preparation of manuscripts, posters and presentations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in social or health sciences

• Experience supporting similar projects in Botswana

• Experience using CIETmap software.

• Experience with fuzzy cognitive mapping.

• Good writing skills.

• Fluent in French.

Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University, you must be both authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based / located.
McGill University is an English-language university where most teaching and research activities are conducted in the English language, thereby requiring English communication both verbally and in writing.

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This position is covered by the Association of McGill University Research Employees (AMURE) collective agreement.

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