Graduate Research Assistant - Faculty of Education
$27.81 per hour, plus 4% vacation pay, as per PSAC Local 86000
September 1, 2025 鈥� June 1, 2026
The Faculty of Education is looking for a graduate research assistant to help with a project which explores expressions of joy in educational leadership. This research explores the ways in which school principals experience and find joy in their work. It addresses increasing concerns surrounding work intensification amongst school principals. It seeks to highlight the joys which emerge within the work of principalship, a concept which has not been explored within principal work. This research project will be conducted in PEI, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and BC. Remote participation in this project is expected.
The primary activities of the successful candidate will involve promoting the research project amongst school leadership organizations and school boards. You will be asked to interact with potential participants and provide information about the project and respond to any queries they might have. In the Fall and winter, you will also be managing informed consent procedures and conducting interviews alongside the principal investigator, Dr. Ken MacKinnon. In the spring you will begin data analysis and begin to work on knowledge mobilization projects.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Weekly meetings with supervisor to discuss progress
- Contacting school leadership organizations and school board personnel to promote the project and recruit participants
- Manage social media posts to recruit participants
- Interact with potential participants and manage informed consent processes
- Conduct interviews alongside the PI
- Data analysis
- Knowledge mobilization projects
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must be a current Graduate student at 海角社区
- Ability to write clearly and concisely in English for academic purposes and adjust writing based on mentoring and editing from supervisor
- Attention to detail in research and writing
- Organizational skills
- Creative problem solver
- Superior oral communication skills
- Interest in educational leadership
- Actively studying educational leadership as it pertains to the work of principals and vice principals in Canada
- A well-informed understanding and engagement in issues of equity and educational leadership is an asset
- Experience working in the K through 12 public education system is an asset
NOTE: candidate may be asked to provide writing sample to demonstrate fulfillment of some of the above criteria.
This position is covered by a Collective Agreement between the Public Service Alliance of Canada and the 海角社区. Priority will be given to 海角社区 students.
Please submit electronically an , a cover letter, quoting the competition number, and a resume to be received no later than the closing date via the link posted on the 海角社区 Human Resources website (www.upei.ca/hr/). Applications will not be accepted via email.
If you are unable to apply online, you can drop off your resume to the Human Resources Department, Kelley Building, 海角社区, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 4P3, Fax Number (902) 894-2895.
海角社区 is committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and reconciliation and believes in providing a positive learning and working environment where every person feels empowered to contribute. 海角社区 is committed to the principle of equity in employment and encourages applications from underrepresented groups including women, Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. If you require accommodation in any part of the process, please direct your inquiries, in confidence, to our HR Officer, hrofficer@upei.ca. Applications will not be accepted via email.
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