Student Research Assistant

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Hiring Unit:

Department of Biology (Professor Andrew Gonzalez)

Position Summary:

• Communicate and collaborate with diverse stakeholders to assist in the development and document analysis pipelines for calculating essential biodiversity variables and indicators.
• Review and test analysis pipelines that are contributed by BON in a Box collaborators: read publications and reach out to collaborators and team to understand the analysis, test pipelines with different parameters, fix R and python code when issues arise, and review the pipeline documentation.
• Regularly test and maintain existing analysis pipelines. This will involve running pipelines in the tool and fixing any code that no longer works due to package or software updates.
• Assist with coordination of the peer-review process for analysis pipelines.
• Coordinate and communicate with collaborators who review contributed pipelines.
• Assist with searching relevant grants and assist with writing and reviewing project proposals.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Able to quickly grasp new concepts.
• Fluent in English (French an asset). 
• MUST BE WORK STUDY APPROVED, McGill University.

Education/Experience:

• Strong background in ecological theory and methods.
• Proficiency in R coding and experience with biodiversity data analysis.
• Experience in R coding, Python or Julia an asset. 
• Pursuing a degree in biology, data science, or similar field. 

Location:  This position is located in Montreal, Quebec and the work for this position is expected to be performed in Quebec.

Knowledge of French and English: McGill University is an English-language university where day to day duties may require English communication both verbally and in writing.  The level of English required for this position has been assessed at a level # (4) qualifier on a scale of 0-4.

Hourly Salary:

$18.19

Hours per Week:

30 (Part time)

Location:

Stewart Biology Bldg

Supervisor:

Professor

Position Start Date:

2025-03-26

Position End Date:

2025-08-29

Deadline to Apply:

2025-04-09

This position is covered by the Association of McGill University Research Employees (AMURE) collective agreement.

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