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Job # 300 R&D

Supervisor

Professor Eunice Eunhee Jang, Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development                                          

Job/Project Title

AI-Driven Educational Transformation: Embracing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Job Description

The purpose of the project is to spearhead a new SSHRC partnership grant application. A team of ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ researchers will propose to pursue a pan-Canadian multidisciplinary partnership project focusing on leveraging AI for educational transformation and embracing equity, diversity, and inclusion. The R&GA will be working with the ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ team on the development of a partnership grant application and the identification of partners.

Duties

The R &GA will be engaged in the following tasks:

1. Scoping review of the status quo of AI in education in Canadian and global contexts;
2. Critical literature review of EDI challenges and premises in AI application to education
3. Facilitating meetings with partners and project teams.

Job Location

²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ and online

Period of Assignment

September 1, 2024—April 30, 2025

Hours of Assignment

240 hours                                            

Required Skills

1. Knowledge and skills in both qualitative and quantitative research approaches
2. Knowledge and experience of research on AI in education
3. Excellent communication skills (oral, written)

Additional Requirements

None.

Evening or Weekend Work

Not required.

Eligibility

• To hold an R&D GA, you must be registered as a full-time student at ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ in an eligible program.
• Masters students (including MA, MEd, MT, and MA-CSE) students are eligible to hold a R&D GA in the first 2 years of their program.
• MA-SCCP students are eligible to hold an R&D GA in the first 3 years of their program.
• Full-time doctoral students (PhD, EdD) are eligible to hold an R&D GA in the first 6 years of their program.
• Flex-time PhD students are eligible to be considered for a GA or R&D GA once during the first 5 years of their program and must be pursuing full-time studies as per the .
• You are ineligible for an R&D GA if you are holding a combination of scholarships, fellowships, ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½-arranged teaching assistantships, ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½-arranged course instructorships and/or research assistantships greater than or equal to the value of a full R&D GA during the academic year (September-August)
• You may not hold a Graduate Assistantship (GA) and an R&D Graduate Assistantship (R&D GA) at the same time
• For Fall/Winter, Fall, and Winter contracts, students who are full-time employees at the ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ or elsewhere, are ineligible to be considered for R&D Graduate Assistantships under the  Full-time employment is defined as 35 hours per week, or where different, the number of hours specified in an employee's contract as full-time employment.
• Appointments are conditional upon a student being legally authorized to work in Canada by virtue of having a Social Insurance Number (SIN) and Canada-issued study permit by the commencement date of the appointment or, at the latest, within 14 days following the commencement date of the appointment.  Students will need a Canadian bank account to receive remuneration.

Application Deadline

June 13, 2024. No late applications will be considered.

Application Instructions

Please email your cover letter and resume as one pdf document to eun.jang@utoronto.ca and copy to oise.research@utoronto.ca. Please quote the job number in your subject line and your student number in your covering letter. If applying for more than one R&D GA position, please submit a separate application for each job.

Full-time students may not concurrently hold a Graduate Assistantship and a Research and Development Graduate Assistantship. 

Research Development Graduate Assistantships (RDGA) are remuneration for graduate students who are engaged in research and/or field development-oriented projects contributing to their academic and professional development. The wage rate for a 2024-25 Fall/Winter RDGA is $13,382.84. 

The ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. 

The ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ invites all qualified applicants to apply.