Role overview

Description

About the Role

The department of Criminal Justice in the Faculty of Arts is seeking two Project Assistants to support the filming two mock trial videos - one in a conventional criminal court and the other in an Indigenous court. This project will evaluate whether mock trial videos can improve competence and critical awareness for future justice professionals. In addition to filming the videos (which will be done by Media Services), the project includes interviews and survey design with CRJS faculty and students and in-class pre- and post- learning assessments. This project will be guided by the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and grounded in principles of active learning and student-faculty-professional partnerships. Supervision and training will be provided to the Project Assistants to support their academic learning.

This is a flexible position whose work schedule is variable and may include an irregular schedule of not less than three (3) hours per shift and up to thirty-five (35) hours per week.

Responsibilities

Help recruit student actors, act in the video, and help during the filming.
Take field notes, including reflective comments on the filming and production process.
Create an annotated bibliography and/or conduct a literature review guided by the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning and its literature.
Participate in data analysis and drafting a manuscript.
The Project Assistants will be encouraged to participate in dissemination activities, including presentations at MRU Research & Scholarship Days and MRU CURE in 2027.
Complete one of the research data management workshops listed here.
Complete the TCPS2: Core 2022 research ethics course.

Qualifications

This position is ideal for a third- or fourth- year student.

Salary:$15.45 - $19.44 per hour

Closing Date:October 7, 2026

A resume should be submitted in one.pdf document. Please title your.pdf document as follows: [Last Name]_[Requisition Number]_[Document Title].pdf (ex. Smith_1234_CV.pdf).