Welcome to the recruitment page for information on current projects you may participate in at the Multilingualism and Literacy Lab at the University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE).
Current Opportunities
The Multilingualism & Literacy Lab at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, is looking to hire proficient Arabic speaking student research assistants to work on a research project seeking to evaluate the language, literacy and discourse skills of Syrian refugee children from 6-12 years old in both Arabic and English.
Position Description:
- Research assistants will code narrative stories in Arabic for cognates (standard vs spoken form) and content words (nouns, verbs, adjectives).
- Research assistants will enter data into Excel.
- Other tasks may be assigned.
Requirements:
- Undergraduate or graduate student.
- Strong proficiency in standard Arabic and Syrian spoken Arabic (speaking, reading, writing) is a must.
- Experience with data entry and analysis is preferred but not required.
Location:
- Remote.
If you have the skills and experience required, we want to hear from you! Please send us your resume, cover letter, and an unofficial transcript.
Accepting applications on a rolling basis.
The Multilingualism & Literacy Lab at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, is looking to hire proficient French and/or English speaking student research assistants to work on a research project seeking to understand the relationship between oral language and reading comprehension among children who receive school instruction in French, either as the first or second language.
Position Description:
- Research assistants will administer a battery of language and reading measures in French to school age children. Parallel English measures are also administered when children are learning French as a second language.
- Research assistants will collect data among school age children in school boards in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
- They will process data at the Multilingualism & Literacy Lab.
Requirements:
- Undergraduate or graduate student.
- Strong proficiency French. Preference will be given to native French speakers.
- Strong proficiency in English.
- Basic research skills are preferred but not required (interacting with children, administering experimental and standardized measures, coding and entering data).
- Availability to collect data in-person in schools around the GTA is a must.
Location:
- Data collection including preparation will occur completely in-person.
- Data entry will occur in a hybrid format.
If you have the skills and experience required, we want to hear from you! Please send us your resume, cover letter, and an unofficial transcript.
Accepting applications on a rolling basis.
