Research assistant: PhD, Department of Marketing
Last updated: November 6, 2024, 1:19 p.m.
Job title: Research Assistant
Date posted: November 6, 2024
Application deadline: November 13, 2024
Start date: December 1, 2024
End date: May 31, 2025
Hours per week: 10
P. I or immediate supervisor: Yuyan Wei
Job description
Reporting to Yuyan Wei, assistant professor in the Department of Marketing in the John Molson School of Business, the candidate will be responsible for carrying out research tasks related to a project on responsible innovation in business.
Position requirements
The successful candidate will:
- Conduct literature review
- Research design
- Data collection
- Regularly meet and report findings to supervisor
- Other research tasks as outlined by Principal Investigator.
Qualifications/skills required
- Master’s degree in marketing or a field pertinent to the primary responsibilities with two years of related research experience.
- Good spoken and written English.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines.
- Strong qualitative and quantitative data collection skills.
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
Application instructions
Please send your CV and cover letter to yuyan.wei@concordia.ca by the posting end date of November 13, 2024.
Rate of pay
$32.50 per hour (inclusive of 4% vacation pay).
*This position is subject to all conditions outlined in the TRAC collective agreement
The Department of Marketing advances knowledge through teaching, research and service. We offer our undergraduate and graduate students a superior education that is both timely and relevant. We conduct highly respected research which is published in the leading academic journals. We also serve the academic, business and not-for-profit communities with our teaching and research activities.
Concordia University’s John Molson School of Business is one of the leading business schools in the country and one of the largest in the world, with a total student population of over 9,000. Located in the heart of downtown Montreal, the AACSB-accredited school offers programs at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels. The school’s internationally renowned faculty members are constantly pushing the boundaries of business research and many of them have been recognized for their exceptional teaching and scholarship. The school’s vision is to be one of the world’s most relevant, responsible and respected business schools. With a mission to provide an engaging learning and research environment that empowers its community to achieve its greatest potential for the betterment of business and society, the John Molson School of Business works tirelessly to provide a constantly evolving curriculum that reflects current business trends and climates.
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