Location where work is to be performed:

Main Campus

Session:

2025 Fall Semester | Trimestre d'automne

Faculty:

École de gestion Telfer / Telfer School of Management

Unit:

Students_Research Support

Job Classification:

Teaching Assistant/Demonstrator/Lab Monitor (CUPE)

Posting Type:

Général / General

Course Title:

Financial Research and Learning Lab

Course Code:

Financial Research and Learning Lab

Section:

Supervisor name (if known):

Danielle Michaud

Date Posted:

July 17, 2025

Applications must be received BEFORE:

July 28, 2025

Description of tasks (hours):

Unless specified below, specific allocation of hours to various tasks should be articulated in a description of work negotiated and signed by you and the supervising professor prior to the commencement of work.

Recherche / Research:0

Préparation / Preparation:0

Contact avec étudiants / Contact with Students:0

Correction - Notation / Grading:0

Surveillance / Proctoring:0

Formation / Training:0

Autre / Other:0

Number of positions:

1

Expected Enrolment:

NA

Work Start Date:

September 02, 2025

Work End Date:

December 05, 2025

Total Work Hours:

115

Language of Work:

Anglais | English, Français | French

Graduate Hourly Rate:

53.56

Undergraduate Hourly Rate:

33.99

Requirements and Nature of Work:

Target: Students registered in an undergrad program

                

The Financial Research and Learning Lab Assistant will be responsible for assisting users on lab resources, ensuring terminals and lab resources are operational by contacting Telfer IT support, or helpdesks when needed, and supervising the finance lab in the supervisor’s absence.  The role will also include assisting in planning events along with working on day-to-day maintenance and monitoring of the lab.  The assistant will also help the supervisor with miscellaneous projects throughout the semester as needed.

Job Description:

Help control access to the lab and the computer terminals as well as supervise the physical or online space in the absence of the Lab Supervisor to ensure efficiency in lab operations. Offer support to lab users for available software and databases (initial training will be provided if needed). Help with day-to-day tasks and maintenance of resources and websites in the lab. Assist the Lab Supervisor in the organization of events (training sessions, presentations, workshops, competitions, etc.) as well as the organizers during these lab events. Help monitor lab reservations and scheduling. Help with the maintenance of the Finance Lab website, subject guides and social media updates. Provide feedback on existing or potential software and databases as well as find opportunities for curriculum integration with the lab. Collect lab metrics.

Qualifications

Display initiative, professionalism, communication, and organizational skills. Display interest, or experience, in working with the public and providing customer service or training. Experience in searching for information and working with financial databases such as Bloomberg, Factset and Capital IQ.  Knowledge of RIT is a strong asset. (Please attach your Bloomberg BMC or Factset certificates if available) Ability to learn and develop expertise in lab resources independently (initial training will be provided if needed). Display knowledge or have an interest in finance, capital markets. Bilingualism (French and English) is a strong asset.

Schedule

Sunday and Monday, can include day and evening hours.

Additional Information and/or Comments:

All University of Ottawa employees are required under provincial law to successfully complete all mandatory legislated training offered by the University. The list of training requirements may be modified by provincial law. If you are invited to continue the selection process, please notify us of any particular adaptive measures you might require. We may consult with the Health and Wellness sector of Human Resources, if needed. Any information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence.

The hiring process will be governed by the current CUPE 2626 collective agreement; you can click here to find out more.

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