Student Opportunity: Global Legal Epidemiology Research Assistant

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Published on April 6, 2021

Job ID: 27501

Application Deadline: Thursday, April 22, 2021 @11:59pm

Eligibility Criteria: sfs.yorku.ca/work-study-programs/how-to-apply-for-ray-positions

Applications are only accepted through the Career Centre. Go to careers.yorku.ca/online-system/ and search for the posting with the Job ID (listed above).

Hourly Wage: $18 per hour

Weekly Hours: 12 hours per week

Start Date: May 5, 2021

End Date: August 31, 2021

Job Description

Under the supervision of Dr. Mathieu Poirier, the Global Legal Epidemiology RAY student will:

• Support the development of a global legal epidemiology study of tobacco control measures’ impacts in Europe over the last 45 years;
• Support the “Quasi-experimental equity evaluation of COVID-19 interventions in Latin American and Canadian cities” project;
• Provide support to grant applications, administrative duties, and communications activities related to global legal epidemiology;
• Develop skills needed for rigorous social science research on COVID-19 equity and tobacco control;
• Attend and actively participate in occasional Global Strategy Lab meetings and seminars.

Specific research activities the student(s) will be engaged in:

• Gathering data from international government agencies and research organizations;
• Compiling and cleaning quantitative and qualitative data in Excel, Word, and other software;
• Creating a structured and annotated bibliographic review of existing literature;
• Managing sources using Zotero reference management software.

Type of research experience the student(s) will receive:

• Critical thinking;
• Data collection and cleaning;
• Conducting literature review;
• Reference management.

Type of training and support that will be provided to the student(s) in carrying out these research activities:

• Methodological training on data collection and analysis;
• Subject matter training on global legal epidemiology;
• Regular status meetings with your supervising full-time faculty and staff.

Qualifications

• Current undergraduate York student (we encourage applicants from diverse programs of study);
• Demonstrated interest in global health;
• Demonstrated skills, experience, and familiarity with data collection and literature review;
• Experience working with people from a variety of backgrounds/cultures;
• Excellent communication skills: professional email/phone correspondence;
• Excellent computer skills (word processing, email, database management, spreadsheets);
• Demonstrates an eagerness to learn and take on initiative;
• Demonstrates organizational and time management skills;
• Ability and willingness to work both independently and as part of a team with researchers, students, and staff;
• Ability to read and/or write in Spanish, Portuguese, or other language would be considered an asset.

List of applications materials:

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• Short writing sample

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