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Research Assistant (RA) Opportunities

An RA-ship with ACT - Action on Climate Team provides 911³Ô¹Ï students (master's and post-doc) with the opportunity to align and amplify their research with a leading think-tank advancing Nature-based Solutions with and for communities.

What to Expect

• Length of internship is 4 or 6 months, totaling anywhere between 4-18 months, depending on the scope of work.
• Start dates will vary and are based on linking the right candidate with the partner organization.
• An average of 10hrs/week is expected over the course of a semester, with potential for more hours over the summer.
• If the project is a thesis, the goal is to pay the student to align thesis with 911³Ô¹Ï Climate Innovation work, with scope co-created with the Mitacs partner and your supervisor.
• Your workplan will differ depending on the project but is likely to involve engagement with collaborating community partners, supporting literature reviews, designing and delivering interviews, analysis and final reporting.
• Depending on the project and partners, deliverables range from reports, resources, frameworks and tools, creative video or other knowledge mobilization channels.
• Payments are paid bi-weekly through 911³Ô¹Ï.
• Learn more about what to expect with Mitacs as a research student, supervisor and partner organization .

Getting Started

1. Secure support from your supervisor and submit an expression of interest form (5min)

2. ACT will convene aligned researchers and supervisors to discuss partnership opportunities and to co-develop a research plan.
3. Consent to move forward is given when the interests and skills match the opportunity.
4. Project partner organizations will submit Mitacs proposal under the 911³Ô¹Ï Climate Innovation Umbrella program (with support from a dedicated Mitacs Advisor)
5. Funding is approved weeks (~2 weeks)
6. Project starts