Student Opportunity SU26 - TB Initiative Research Assistant

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Published on April 21, 2026

Job ID: 135750

Job Title: TB Initiative Research Assistant

Application Deadline: Monday, April 27 @ 11:59 p.m. ET

Applications are only accepted through the Survey Monkey. Note: applicants must be eligible to participate in the Research @ York (RAY) program, see eligibility criteria.

Hourly wage: $19-22 per hour, based on experience

Hours per week: 6-10 hours per week

Start date: May 30, 2026

End date: August 30, 2026

Job description

To support a global tuberculosis research network (Social Science and Health Innovations For TB or SSHIFTB), housed at the Dahdaleh Institute, under the supervision of Dr Daftary. The student will be engaged in website management, newsletter content curation and design, social media, and professional communication. The student will develop skills related to literature review and content synthesis, professional writing, communication and coordination with interdisciplinary global health researchers working outside of Canada, including opportunities to develop research-related media outputs, and become a core member of Dr Daftary’s research team. Students who show initiative, a strong work ethic, and capacity for collaboration may be invited to work for subsequent terms.

Minimum criteria

• Full time student in the BA/BSc Global Health program at York University
• Entering 3^rd year in Fall 2026 and/or finished minimum 3 of the core GH 2000-level courses
• Average of A- or higher in Global Health courses taken to date 
• Excellent writing and communication skills in English (essay construction, proofreading, spell/grammar check, professional email communication)
• Strong social media skills (LinkedIn, at minimum)
• Experience building or managing websites (WordPress, ideally)
• Experience building or managing email management systems (Mailchimp, ideally) 
• Some experience conducting scientific database searches (PubMed or Medline OVID, ideally)
• Some experience engaging with international communities (research or general community), even if only on a casual or personal level

Additional criteria

• Works independently and resourcefully once tasks are assigned
• Communicates and coordinates with a team when collaboration is required
• Attends weekly meeting/s (1-2h/week) at an agreed upon time
• Responds to emails etc within 48h (M-F)
• Adheres to agreed-upon deadlines, diarizing where needed
• Is proactive and highly organized, identifies milestones required and self-manages time to achieve those milestones

Interested students who meet the minimum criteria (and ideally, the additional criteria) are invited to complete a screening survey by Apri 27, 11:59 pm: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XPBFX5V. Successful students will be invited to submit their CV by May 4 with the opportunity to ask questions. Other students will not be contacted. Thank you in advance for your interest and all the best.

* Students should not email the professor (e.g., to share their CV, ask for a clarification on a survey question, or learn about the survey result) unless the professor first emails them. *

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