Graduate Research Assistant - CHOICE+ Research Assistant - Winter 2027

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APPLICATION DEADLINE: Thursday November 19th, 11:59PM

Academic department: Kinesiology & Health Sciences

Academic Term: Winter 2027

Mode of delivery: In-Person

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QUALIFICATIONS

Educational Requirements

Current doctoral student. Student should have completed an undergraduate degree in dietetics and a masters in epi/biostatistics.

Description of Qualifications

Prior experience with CHOICE+ project and data analytics. Project and data management. Experience with the Nutrition & Aging Lab research.

Course Specific Requirements

Qualtrics, data management, communications with CHOICE+ assessors on data management, experience with qualitative data collection and analysis; high level of independence for managing and analyzing data.

Compensation: $58.46 / hour, plus 4% vacation pay (GRA – Doctoral)

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