Job Postings
Journal Coordinator
Social Work and the Administration of a Journal, Faculty of Social Work
Area: Social Work and Journal Development
Duration: Approximately 12 months
Start Date: December, 2023
The Faculty of Social Work invites applications for a Journal Coordinator position. This position can work remotely from home. This is a part-time opportunity for up to 10 hours per week.
Job Description:
The main focus of this position will be to assist with the development and implementation of a Faculty of Social Work Journal. Other responsibilities include managing research ethics applications and amendments, managing a national study in Canada, conducting interviews and analyzing data, drafting publications and reports, contributing to knowledge mobilization activities (peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, webinars, workshops, etc.) and other duties as required.
Qualifications:
• Applicants must be currently enrolled in an accredited Social Work program in Canada.
• Applicants should have a strong interest in academic publishing and knowledge mobilization.
• Minimum 2-years of experience in a research setting.
• Prior experience with qualitative interviews and qualitative data analysis.
• Strong organizational and coordination skills.
• Strong communication skills (written and interpersonal).
• Flexibility, commitment, and ability to plan meetings (scheduling, location, recruiting participants).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, specifically MS Word, Power Point, and Excel.
• Experience with ZOOM and Microsoft Teams.
• Experience working in academic journal development or management is a strong asset.
• Experience with program evaluation is a strong asset.
• Experience with SPSS and NVivo is a definite asset.
• Experience using PeopleSoft or similar program is a strong asset.
Application Details:
Please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, sample of published or other academic work, and names and contact information of two referees by Nov 24, 2023 to: TFELproject@ucalgary.ca
Subject Line: Journal Coordinator Application – Name
We would like to thank all applicants in advance for submitting their resumes; please note that only those candidates chosen to continue on through the selection process will be contacted.
Student Research Assistant Position- Faculty of Social Work
Area: Green Social Work and Field Education
Duration: Approximately six months, with a possibility of extension
Start Date: December, 2023
Looking Back and Moving Forward: Interrogating ‘Resilient Communities’ to Floods from an Emic Perspective in Southern Alberta research project, led by Dr. Mahed Choudhury, invites applications for a Student Research Assistant position. This part-time fixed term position will be for approximately six months, with a possibility of extension.
Position Description
This role is open to MSW or senior BSW students in Social Work. The overall goal of the project is to better understand the perceptions and understandings of ‘resilient communities’ 10 years after the 2013 Southern Alberta (SA) floods from an emic (insiders’) perspective, focusing on flood-affected communities in SA, including Calgary, High River, Banff, Canmore, Black Diamond, Cochrane, Sundre, and Turner Valley. The projet will document communities’ own narratives and reflections on flood-related past memory, experience, and learning; and negotiation, adaptation, and reflection on new pathways of resilience as it is shaped by governmental interventions and deliberations. To achieve this goal, semi-structured interviews, key informants interviews, and transect-walks will be conducted in SA communities. The Research Assistant will transcribe the interviews, assist with planning knowledge exchange/mobilization events (e.g., workshops and webinars), update the relevant literature for reports and publications, and contribute to the preliminary data analysis.
Qualifications:
• Applicants must be currently enrolled in an accredited Social Work program in Canada.
• Applicants are required to have relevant practice research experience and demonstrated capacity to work effectively in a collaborative environment.
• Experience in interview transcriptions and data analysis using NVivo is an asset.
• Experience in organizing documents using Teams and conducting qualitative interviews is an asset.
• Knowledge on community resilience and disaster risk reduction is an asset.
Application Details:
Please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, sample of published or other academic work, and names and contact information of two referees by Dec 03, 2023 to TFELproject@ucalgary.ca.
Subject Line: Resilient communities Project – RA Application – Name
We would like to thank all applicants in advance for submitting their resumes; please note that only those candidates chosen to continue on through the selection process will be contacted.
Student Research Assistant – French Translator Social Work and Field Education, Faculty of Social Work
Position Description
Area: Social Work and Field Education
Duration: Approximately 4 months with a possibility of extension
Start Date: November, 2023
The Transforming the Field Education Landscape: Intersections of Research and Practice in Canadian Social Work Field Education research project, led by Project Director Julie Drolet, invites applications for a Student Research Assistant – French Translator position in Social Work. This position will work remotely from home.
Job Description:
The student research assistant will contribute to “Transforming the Field Education Landscape: Intersections of Research and Practice in Canadian Social Work Field Education” (funded by a SSHRC Partnership Grant) led by Project Director Dr. Julie Drolet. The goal of this partnership is to integrate research and practice in the preparation of the next generation of social workers by developing partnered research training initiatives that enhance student and trainee research practice knowledge and applied skill development.
This role will be mainly focused on translating the monthly newsletter from English into French. Other responsibilities include managing research ethics applications and amendments, managing a national study in Canada, analyzing data, drafting publications and reports, contributing to knowledge mobilization activities (peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, webinars, workshops, etc.) and other duties as required.
Qualifications:
• Fluent in French and English.
• Applicants must be current students in an accredited program in Canada.
• Applicants are required to have relevant practice research experience and demonstrated
capacity to work effectively in a collaborative environment.
• Experience in leadership, and training and mentoring of students is an asset.
Application Deadline:
The position will remain open until filled; applications will be reviewed starting Nov 6, 2023.
Application Details:
Please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, sample of published or other academic work, and names and contact information of two referees to: Tfelproject@ucalgary.ca
Subject Line: TFEL Research Assistant Application – Name.
We would like to thank all applicants in advance for submitting their resumes; please note that only those candidates chosen to continue on through the selection process will be contacted.
CASWE-ACFTS Services Coordinator
The 35 hours per week position requires a staff person for the coordination and administration of two central services offered by CASWE-ACFTS: 1) Publishing of the CSWR-RCSS, the Canadian Social Work Review- Revue Canadienne de Travail Social, and 2) Online Field Instructor’s course. The Services Coordinator will also provide some support with member services and membership engagement.
Reporting to the Executive Director, the Service Coordinator works exclusively remotely, completing tasks as required, independently and within a team. The candidate must be well organized, energetic, enthusiastic, able to work as part of a small, collaborative team, and flexible to changing priorities. The candidate should also have an openness to learning new software/platforms as required for the position. The candidate must be fluent in French and English and capacity in an Indigenous language is considered an asset. The workload may fluctuate given the annual cycle. Some occasional traveling will be needed as well.
Overall Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree, or Master’s degree, preferably in social work or related field
- Experience in a higher education environment
- Experience with editorial responsibilities and peer review processes
- English/French fluency (spoken and written)
- Capacity for taking the initiative and working independently.
- Ability to communicate technical solutions to a variety of audiences.
- Ability to maintain a professional, courteous and positive demeanor.
- Ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously while under strict timelines.
- Willingness to learn and problem solve
- Excellent time management, task prioritisation capacities, and attention to detail
- Capacity to work with confidential information
- Familiarity with tools and mechanisms required for instructional facilitation in an online learning environment.
- Computer competency and knowledge of current technology and software (ie. Internet, Office).
- Experience with learning technology tools and learning management systems
- Ability to use Microsoft Office and content-management systems (i.e. OpenCMS)
Please note: This is a remote position, which requires access to a stable internet connection.
Candidates can send their CV and cover letter to ed-dg@caswe-acfts.ca. Only candidates who are shortlisted will be contacted for an interview. The posting will remain open as long as needed to find a robust fit for this position.
Reach out!
Student research assistants and postdoctoral scholars are invited to participate in our partnered training and mentoring activities through various research activities and other events. TFEL recruits multiple student research assistants and postdoctoral scholars in every academic semester. Job postings can be found here.
Student research assistants are involved in coordinating project activities, developing training resources, creating digital stories, conducting literature reviews, recruiting research participants, analyzing survey and interview data, writing various reports, and contributing to planning virtual events, workshops, and webinars. It’s even possible for these paid student research assistant positions to be used as paid practicum opportunities!
Postdoctoral scholars are contributing to TFEL through the three streams of research activities: 1) digital storytelling; 2) national study; and 3) applied practice research. Activities include, but are not limited to, managing research ethics applications and amendments, facilitating a national study and other surveys relevant to the project, analyzing data, supervising and training students, drafting publications and reports, contributing to knowledge mobilization activities such as conference presentations, and other research activities.
We strongly encourage you to apply and reach out to us if you have any questions!
