Research Assistant, Meta Ad Library Research Project

Research Assistants are normally students, in a University of Winnipeg undergraduate program, employed to assist with tasks related to research. Work is performed within defined guidelines and under supervision of a more senior researcher or faculty member.

Position Overview:

This position would involve various research activities associated with a longer term project tracking the use of Facebook and Instagram advertisements for political communication related to climate policy, energy development, and related issues.

Duties:

• Research design for content analysis.
• Test coding to gain intercoder reliability for content analysis.
• Coding of Facebook Ads for content analysis.
• Analysis of results.
• Reading and writing for literature review related to the research.
• Writing up and publishing results.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 3 years in a relevant humanities or social sciences program (ideally Rhetoric and Communications, though related fields such as Sociology, English, Political Science, and others would also be suitable).

Condition(s) of Employment:

• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.

The period of work will be from December 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025 and the estimated total hours of work will be 0-150 hours.

Note: This position is represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada - Research Capacity Unit.

Note: The work described in this posting will be conducted remotely.

The University of Winnipeg is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognizes that a diverse staff and faculty benefits and enriches the work, learning and research environments, and is essential to academic and institutional excellence. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and encourage women, racialized persons, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQ+ persons to confidentially self-identify at time of application.

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