Posting Reason:

New Position

Location where work is to be performed:

Main Campus

Session:

2026 Winter Semester | Trimestre d'hiver

Faculty:

Faculté des sciences sociales / Faculty of Social Sciences

Unit:

School of Psychology_Giorgio Tasca_JM

Job Classification:

Research Assistant (CUPE)

Posting Type:

Recherche / Research

Course Title:

N/A

Course Code:

N/A

Section:

Supervisor name (if known):

Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/01/26

Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/02/10

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:

N/A

Work Start Date:

February 09, 2026

Work End Date:

April 30, 2026

Total Work Hours:

110

Hourly Rate:

AE-RA-Tuteur / TA-RA-Tutor : $31.89 ou/or $50.25 (2024-2025)

The academic year starts on September 1 and ends on August 31.

Undergraduate students will be paid at the lower rate; while graduate students will be paid at the higher rate.

These rates do not included vacation pay nor statutory pay.

These rates will be applied until a new collective agreement is ratified. Retro will be paid after the ratification.

Language of Work:

Anglais | English

Requirements and Nature of Work:

Responsibilities:

• An undergraduate research assistant (RA) will assist with administering and monitoring data collection via Qualtrics and verifying data completeness and accuracy.

• In addition, the RA will contribute to reviewing the literature on counselling self-efficacy and related factors, and will assist with preliminary data analyses using R.

• After data analyses, the RA will contribute to knowledge translation activities, such as developing visual summaries and materials for webinars. Training and ongoing support in the use of Qualtrics and R will be provided. Work will be completed in a hybrid format with a mix of virtual and in-person components. See below for more information on the research project that these tasks are related to: Research Project Overview: Mental health professionals play a vital role in supporting individual and community well-being. Training mental health professionals is a demanding but essential process that shapes the competence and well-being of future clinicians, and thus the quality of care clients receive. A critical goal during training is the development of counselling self-efficacy, which refers to the belief in one’s ability to conduct counselling interventions effectively. High counselling self-efficacy is associated with greater competence, resilience, and improved client outcomes, but relatively little is known about how it develops or what factors influence its growth over time. The goal of this project is to better understand the development of counselling self-efficacy among mental health professional trainees and the factors that predict changes in counselling self-efficacy during training. We will use a growing longitudinal dataset of mental health trainees at the Scuola di Psicoterapia Integrata, a training program for mental health professionals in Italy. The study will track changes in counselling self-efficacy across four years of professional training and examine how personal characteristics such as perfectionism and anxiety, and relational factors (i.e., sense of support and belonging within the training program) predict counselling self-efficacy development. The study will also be the first to explore how identity factors such as gender, race, sexual orientation, and immigration status influence counselling self-efficacy development. Findings will guide mental health professional education practices by identifying how, when, and for whom counselling self-efficacy develops and inform best practices in the recruitment, training, and retention of mental health professionals, ultimately improving client mental health outcomes. To learn more about the project, please contact [email protected]

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate student in the School of Psychology
• Completed/willingness to complete TCPS2 core course
• Successfully completed undergraduate psychology courses in Research Methods and Ethics, Quantitative Statistics I and II.
• Experience with literature reviews

Other comments:

• In alignment with our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, with priority consideration for those from groups historically underrepresented in psychological research.
• While not a requirement for the position, familiarity with Italian language/culture and enrollment in the honours stream will be considered a valuable asset.
• We encourage applicants to submit a brief cover letter outlining their previous research experience, qualifications for this position, and interest in this work in regards to their professional/educational goals.
• *Please note: This position runs from February 9 to May 31, 2026 across two academic sessions and will be administered through two separate contracts (110 hours, February–April; 50 hours, May). Applicants must be available for the full period. Remote work may be possible in May.

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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