Part-Time Research Assistant in Project Coordination
Last updated: April 9, 2024, 2:41 p.m.
Department
Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering
Position Title
Part-Time Research Assistant in Project Coordination
Posting Period
April 11, 2024, through April 25, 2024
Position Start and End Dates
May 1, 2024, through April 30, 2025
Brief Description of Duties and Expertise
The ideal candidate will work on a project to support and coordinate algorithm and software development for a team composed of industrial partners and university reseach groups. The responsibilities include conducting literature review, coordinating project meetings, managing project resources, and developing software interfaces and related websites.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree or at the final stage of the Master’s studies in design, with a strong experience in graphic and website design
- Excellent customer requirements understanding and acquisition
- Experience with ChatGPT and Prompt Engineering
- Outstanding experience in systematic literature review methodologies and related AI tools
- Accountable, responsible, and collaborative
Principal Investigator and Supervisor
Dr. Yong Zeng
Salary Information
$24/hour, 20 hours per week
Application Instructions
- Interested applicants should submit by email a cover letter and curriculum vitae to Dr. Yong Zeng at yong.zeng@concordia.ca
- The subject for the e-mail should be: Part-Time Research Assistant in Project Coordination
- Filenames: CV – NSERC-CREO-RA-CV-YourName.pdf; Cover letter - NSERC-CREO-RA-CoverLetter-YourName.pdf
- In your CV, please add two names of referees and their contacts.
This posting will remain active until the successful applicant is selected. We thank all the applicants, but only the selected candidates will be contacted for an interview.
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Territorial Acknowledgement
Concordia University is located on unceded Indigenous lands. The Kanien’kehá:ka Nation is recognized as the custodians of the lands and waters on which we gather today. Tiohtià:ke/Montreal is historically known as a gathering place for many First Nations. Today, it is home to a diverse population of Indigenous and other peoples. We respect the continued connections with the past, present and future in our ongoing relationships with Indigenous and other peoples within the Montreal community.
Employment Equity
Concordia University is strongly committed to employment equity within its community, and to recruiting a diverse faculty and staff. The University encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including women, members of visible minorities, Indigenous persons, members of sexual minorities, persons with disabilities, and others who may contribute to diversification; candidates are invited to self-identify in their applications.
Immigration Status
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian and Permanent Residents will be given priority. To comply with the Government of Canada’s reporting requirements, the University is obliged to gather information about applicants’ status as either Permanent Residents of Canada or Canadian citizens. While applicants need not identify their country of origin or current citizenship, all applications must include one of the following statements:
Yes, I am a citizen or permanent resident of Canada
or
No, I am not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada.
