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Job ID: 16840

Full Time Research Assistant

Eligibility Requirements:

$16/per hour

30 hours/week

Start: May 11^th

End: August 28^th

Application Deadline: Sunday April 26^th @11:59pm

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Description

Under the supervision of Dr. James Orbinski, Director, the Modelling Health Impacts of Climate Change RAY student will:

• Support the development of a transdisciplinary strategy for planetary health and environmental research at the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research
• Support the “Modelling the Health Impacts of Climate Change in Malawi” project
• Support the “Ecological Footprint” project
• Assist in the development and submission of a grant proposal for “Modelling the Health Impacts of Climate and Salinity Changes in Bangladesh”
• Design appropriate tools, methods, and communication outputs for all planetary health and environmental research
• Attend and actively participate in a weekly transdisciplinary seminar series on planetary health and environmental research
• Provide events support including administrative and logistical support

Specific research activities the student will be engaged in

• Create a structured and annotated bibliographic review of existing literature;
• Create a digital research archive of PDFs of identified papers;
• Create a series of draft PowerPoint presentations that capture the core conceptual content.

Type of research experience the student will receive:

• Critical thinking
• Conducting literature review
• Preparing presentations and written outputs of research

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

• Methodological training on data analysis
• Subject matter training on global health and humanitarianism
• Day-to-day supervision by DIGHR Research Fellow
• Regular status meetings with your supervising full-time faculty and Dahdaleh Institute Director, Dr. James Orbinski

Qualifications

• Current undergraduate York student (we encourage applicants from diverse programs of study)
• Demonstrated interest in global health
• Demonstrated skills, experience, and familiarity with conducting literature reviews
• Experience working with people from a variety of backgrounds/cultures
• Excellent communication skills: professional email/phone correspondence, public speaking, and presentation proficiency
• 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

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