Job Details

True North
As the largest post-secondary institution in northern Alberta, Northwestern Polytechnic is a natural point of convergence for knowledge, skills, creativity, and collaboration. Striving to spark and empower success, NWP’s mission is geared towards both individual and collective progress. NWP offers a wide variety of engaging and in-demand academic programs in certificates, diplomas, apprenticeships, and degrees. We exist wholeheartedly for the domestic and international students who call our campuses home, the distinctive communities and industries we serve, and the staff and faculty who honour us with their expertise and insights every day. While our potential as one of Alberta’s newest polytechnics is ever-growing, we recognize the importance of having authentic and highly effective contributors by our side. We are currently recruiting individuals who are inspired by opportunity, driven by results, and aligned to NWP’s core values of being responsive, innovative, and connected. Finding your fit in one of our specialized schools or departments means a bright future with competitive compensation, attractive benefits packages, reliable networks, high quality of life, and unparalleled learning community experiences. If you are looking to transform the post-secondary landscape with polytechnic education, research, and partnerships, Northwestern Polytechnic is your employer of choice.

The Role:
The successful candidate will support a grant application for a research project that aims to develop and evaluate an immersive virtual reality (VR) learning environment for kinesiology students. The candidate will support the progression of the grant application with an interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include:

• Completing required research training such as TCPS 2 CORE certification and One Search training with an NWP librarian.
• Contributing to the research grant application as determined by the research team. This may include conducting literature reviews and report writing.
• Participating in writing workshops with the research team.
• Other research duties as determined by research faculty.

What we offer:
Student Research Assistants will work fewer than 10 hours per week, with a cap on the project hours for a total of 100 hours.

The appointment will end on March 13, 2027.

Requirements:

• Must be enrolled full time in a degree, diploma, or certificate program at NWP. Preference will be given to students in Kinesiology and Health Science programs.
• Must have completed an introductory statistics course (PE1090 or ST1510).
• Must have a competitive GPA.

How to Apply:
Only applications received electronically via the NWP website will be considered. 
We review all applications to select candidates whose qualifications and experience most closely meet our needs.
Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted. For general inquiries, please contact HR at humanresources@nwpolytech.ca.

Thank you for applying to Northwestern Polytechnic!