Positions available: 2

Abstract

The Research Assistant II position is an internship role. The Research Assistant will complete an assigned project as part of a remote (virtual) team to produce a report and associated dataset for Soteria120. The Research Assistant is responsible for negotiating the scope and schedule of the project and then completing the project to the best of their abilities. The Research Assistant will work as part of a team of Research Assistants and be partnered with a Soteria120 team member who will provide general and project-specific direction, coaching, feedback, and supervision.

About Soteria120

Soteria120 was founded in January 2020 to deliver integrated risk management and education technology. We use mobile, adaptive microlearning to deliver knowledge and capability assessments that drive learning and performance content, influencing behaviours in the workplace.

Visit Soteria120.comfor more information.

Benefits of Working with us

- Opportunity to participate in an exciting project with the potential to save lives and disrupt an entire industry

- Opportunity to learn about challenges associated with starting a new business

- Opportunity to learn about emerging trends at the intersection of key industry sectors

General Duties

- Research Soteria120’s values, services, products, plans, and market.

- Proactively engage with the Soteria120 team to validate your understanding of our aspirations and expectations

- Use digital communication technology (email, Zoom, etc.) to interact with the Soteria120 team

- Use the internet to collect information and use a cloud filing system (MS Office, OneDrive) to store and sort that information

Specific Project Duties

Soteria120 uses a unique, custom-designed process for educational content design, research, and development. You will apply this process to a topic as directed by your supervisor, and will work through the full process of building and testing your program in our platform.

1. Conduct content research for Soteria120’s instructional programs. This will include:

a. Secondary source analysis and comparison

b. Content collection, sorting, and formatting

c. Content development

Level-Up Program Scope of Work:

• 80 hours x2 students
• Writing detractor questions (e.g., in a multiple choice question, adding the incorrect answers) based on directed research
• Uploading, editing, and publishing content from a Word document to our unique online content platform.

Required Skills and Abilities

- Self-starter (effective at self-directing activities rather than waiting for direction)

- Proactive communication abilities

- Intermediate MS Office 365 skills

- Intermediate data analysis

- Intermediate survey design

- Intermediate written communication

- Basic/Intermediate digital communication skills and etiquette

- Basic/Intermediate qualitative and quantitative research

- Basic organization, project management, and teamwork abilities

Beneficial Capabilities and Interests

- Assertiveness

- Interest in the Workplace Learning and Development industry

- Interest in Performance Management industry

- Interest in working with start-up businesses

We've worked with over 75 students on Riipen and can provide both direct task-related supervision as well as general advice on work and school related issues