Level UP: CSVR Project Research Assistant, Stage 1 (Sep-Oct 2022)
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Data analysis Social sciencesSkills
empirical research ethical standards and conduct survey platforms research experimental design experimentation health risk assessmentsI have a position available for 1 student for 80 hours to develop a literature review, ethics application, and an online experiment to examine perceived risk factors for perpetration of campus sexual violence. The student would learn how to conduct a literature review on risk factors related to gender based violence and campus sexual violence, develop stimuli for an online experiment, contribute to completing an ethics application, and build the online experiment through a survey platform (i.e., Qualtrics). The goal of this research project is to engage undergraduate students in the development of an experiment that would examine student perceptions of campus sexual violence risk factors. The goal of this project for a student research assistant is to learn how to develop experiments to examine an empirical research question in the social sciences.
- Learn to review relevant peer-reviewed literature: Complete 20 hours of reviewing peer-reviewed literature (student can perform this work remotely)
- Learn to develop a rigorous experimental design and to complete an institutional ethics application: Complete 30 hours of developing an experiment and helping to complete an ethics application (student can perform this work remotely)
- Learn to use a survey platform to execute an experiment: Complete 25 hours of building an experiment on a survey platform (student can perform this work remotely)
- Learn to coordinate a research project, including managing a small research team of undergraduate volunteers (2-3 other students): Complete 5 hours of correspondence and meetings with other students (much of this will be done remotely, with two 1-hour meetings in-person)
I will provide all of the necessary training, access to Qualtrics and the research ethics platform, and library resources necessary to complete the project. I will also be directly involved in supervision of the student RA and the volunteer students involved with this project. I will meet with the student once per week (remotely) to monitor progress and provide assistance and feedback as needed.
About the company
The Department of Psychology is a large and dynamic department, offering both a major and a minor in psychology in both the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees, and a honours degree option. Our 23 tenured and tenure-track faculty members are engaged in research in all areas of psychology, and, in addition to offering a high caliber of classroom instruction, students are encouraged to take advantage of opportunities such as honours and independent studies to add further depth to their educational experience. Field placements in clinical psychology, at a variety of community organizations, is also made available to eligible students.
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