- Location
- Education Building, Canada
- Type
- Part-time
- Department
- Education
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Workday
Description
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Position Summary:
· Conduct online literature searches about Jamaican call-in radio programs
· Assist with writing literature reviews
· Co-ordinate project activities
· Assist with REB application process
· Coordinate communications among team members (including the co-investigator and research assistant in Jamaica)
· Assist with interviewing and communication with prospective participants
· Coordinate date preparation and communicate with service providers (e.g. transcribers)
· Participate in analysis of all data
· Assist with the preparation and presentation of conference papers, and with the preparation of journal publications
· Assist with the preparation of project reports, concept notes, and a Partnership Development Grant application at the end of the project
· Attend all team meetings (virtual)
· Collate and prepare materials for the project website and any social media presence
· Book all travel and accommodations, and submit expense claims
Qualifications:
· Can speak and understand the Jamaican language Creole (Patwa)
· Strong knowledge of theoretical and methodological frameworks of Black radical tradition/thought and/or decolonial thought and/or Critical Theory/Critical Race Theory
· Excellent written, communication, organizational, and collaboration/teamwork skills
· Awareness of community-based and participatory research methodologies. Experience in such projects or working with Black communities an asset
· Experience using NVivo qualitative analysis software an asset.
Education/experience requirements
· Master’s Degree
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.
McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, [email protected].