Senior Research Assistant, Experiencing Community in Human Rights Education - PSAC-RC

Competition Number: RC149.26 Date Posted: October 19, 2026 Department: Global College Researcher: Dr. Matthew Hamilton and Dr. Kristi Kenyon Position Vacancies: 1 Salary: $20.97 per hour plus 6% vacation pay

Senior Research Assistants are normally graduate students, or University of Winnipeg undergraduate students, employed to assist in the execution and evaluation of research projects in their area of study. The positions may oversee Research Assistants in areas such as the use of proper techniques, analysis, and documentation. Senior Research Assistants work under the general supervision or direction of more senior researchers or faculty members, and are expected to exercise judgment in prioritizing, planning and organizing their own work within defined parameters.

Position Overview:

The Senior Research Assistant will support various aspects of a research project evaluating the pedagogical impact of experiential learning on student belonging and resilience in undergraduate human rights courses. The SRA will work closely with the faculty supervisors (Dr.

Matthew

Hamilton and Dr.

Kristi

Kenyon) and the research team to conduct academic literature reviews, manage ethical protocols and participant recruitment, support survey administration independently of instructors, coordinate qualitative interviews and transcriptions, and assist with data management, analysis, and overall organization of the research program.

Duties:

- Attend research team meetings, including developing agendas, coordinating logistics, documenting decisions, and following up on action items.
- Participate in the development of a research survey and, with guidance and training, create the survey in Qualtrix.
- Administer project surveys in person in introductory human rights classes




- Coordinate and support qualitative data collection, including semi-structured interviews, audio recording management, transcription oversight and data storage.
- Participate in qualitative data analysis and writing
- Assist in the project's literature review process, including developing search strategies, organizing and synthesizing literature
- Contribute to knowledge mobilization and dissemination, including conference presentations, academic publications, skilled publications, and other public-facing research activities.
- Other administrative, coordination, research and communication tasks as required.

Qualifications:

- Upper-year undergraduate in human rights (preferred), political science, education, or a related field.
- Experience conducting academic literature reviews, with the ability to independently identify, evaluate, synthesize, and organize scholarly literature.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively.
- Interest in student well-being, mental health, flourishing, and/or K–12 education, and a commitment to collaborative, strengths-based, and participant-engaged research.
- Demonstrated experience in, or experience with qualitative research, including survey development, data collection, interview or focus group facilitation, and analysis.
- Demonstrated tact, professionalism and confidentiality.
- Completion of, or willingness to complete, the tri-council ethics tutorial.





Condition(s) of Employment:

- Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.

The period of work will be from Nov 06, 2026 - Mar 31, 2027 and the estimated total hours of work will be 120-150 hours. Note: This position is represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada - Research Capacity Unit.

Note: The work described in this posting will be conducted in person.

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📌 Senior Research Assistant, Experiencing Community in Human Rights Education (Winnipeg)
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