Research Assistant job posting – Canadian Symposium on Academic Integrity – April 2019

We are planning a national symposium on academic integrity at the University of Calgary. I’ll be sharing more details about the symposium soon. Right now, we are looking for a Research Assistant to help us with the planning, organization and management of the Canadian Symposium on Academic Integrity – April 17-18, 2019.

A job description is below. We are expecting this role to have an increasing time commitment as we approach the actual event in April, so availability during March and April 2019 is critical.

This position is open to both undergraduate and graduate students, currently enrolled at the University of Calgary. Being currently enrolled as a student at the University of Calgary is a requirement for this position.

There is one position available and the person must be available to work in person on campus. A full job description follows.

Research Assistant – Job Description

Project: Canadian Symposium on Academic Integrity – April 17-18, 2019

Start date: Immediate

Maximum: 12 hours/week (3 hour shifts) – Scheduled as per project needs.

Work term: Fall 2018 and Winter 2019 terms

Work location: University of Calgary, main campus

Job Description:

The Research Assistant is responsible for working as part of the symposium planning team that supports the Canadian Symposium on Academic Integrity

Duties include:

• Attend and actively participate in team meetings.
• Assist with symposium planning and logistics.
• Assist with symposium promotion, including social media.
• Maintain detailed and organized project documentation, including reports, team meeting notes, etc.
• Manage a team of student volunteers.
• Assist with the preparation and publication of peer-reviewed conference proceedings.
• Communicate with conference participants, as needed.
• Assist with clerical work as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Previous Experience/Qualifications:

• Must be currently enrolled as a student at the University of Calgary.
• Previous experience with event planning and/or volunteer coordination is an asset.
• Independent and self-driven candidate is ideal.
• Ability to function independently yet collaboratively within a team.
• Attention to detail is critical.
• Exceptional communication skills required to interact with other staff members, conference participants.
• Excellent oral and written skills in English.
• Commit to being fully available in person for conference preparations April 8—16, 2019.
• Commit to attending the symposium in person for full-days on April 17-18, 2019.

Additional Information:

This is a part-time, casual position. We anticipate this role will include a maximum of 175 hours, distributed over shifts of not less than 3 hours and not more than 7 hours, with a maximum of 12 hours per week. There will be no hours scheduled on weekends or statutory holidays.

This is an on-campus position and the successful individual must be available in person for team meetings.

Application deadline: Friday, November 16, 2018

Please submit your cover letter and c.v. to the Symposium Co-Chairs:

Dr. Sarah Elaine Eaton, Dr. Jennifer Lock, and  Dr. Meadow Schroeder

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2018 International Day of Action Against Contract Cheating

At the University of Calgary we will mark the International Day of Action Against Contract Cheating on October 17, 2018. We join with dozens of other institutions worldwide who have pledged their commitment to take action by registering their participate with the International Center for Academic Integrity.

Contract cheating includes, but is not limited to, essay mills, homework completion services and impersonators for exams and even course work. Join us for an engaging and invigorating campus-wide discussion about how we tackle this complex subject.

At the University of Calgary, I’ll be co-hosting a campus-wide event with our our Academic Integrity Coordinator, Lee-Ann Penaluna, hosted by the Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning.

In this session participants will:

• Explore what contract cheating is in a post-secondary context.
• Explore how multi-stakeholder approaches are needed to address this complex subject.
• Reflect on concrete ways to detect and deter contract cheating.

We are excited to announce we’ll have a special guest presentation via Skype from Dr. Thomas Lancaster, from the UK, whose is one of the world’s leading experts on contract cheating.

We will also join in the social media white board campaign, using the hashtags #excelwithintegrity and #defeatthecheat.

The event is open to everyone on campus, including students, faculty, staff and others. We also welcome members of the public to find out more about what contract cheating is and how to take action to promote integrity in education. Register to attend the University of Calgary event here.

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Sarah Elaine Eaton is a faculty member in the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada.

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