Job description Research Assistant, University in the Vancouver Island and Coast Region

Find out what work is like for a research assistant, university in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Post-secondary teaching and research assistants (NOC 41201).

Post-secondary teaching and research assistants

Description

Post-secondary teaching and research assistants assist university professors, community college and CEGEP teachers and other faculty members in teaching and research activities at universities and colleges.

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Post-secondary teaching and research assistants have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Post-secondary teaching assistants
  • Organize reference materials, visual aids and other materials as required by university professors or college teachers for lectures
  • Conduct seminars, discussion groups and laboratory sessions to supplement lectures
  • Assist in the preparation and administration of examinations
  • Grade examinations, term papers and laboratory reports.
  • Research assistants
  • Conduct literature reviews, surveys, laboratory experiments and other research for use in scholarly publications
  • Compile research results and assist professors in the analysis of results and the preparation of journal articles or papers.

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 41201), and a list of similar occupations:

  • college laboratory assistant
  • college teaching assistant
  • graduate assistant - university
  • post-secondary research assistant
  • university research assistant

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Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

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