Research Assistant

Okanagan College; Kelowna; Hybrid; CAD 25,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Okanagan College is seeking a Research Assistant to support an exploratory study on student feedback during an LMS transition. The role involves literature synthesis, data collection and organization, data analysis, and knowledge dissemination.

Flexible hybrid work with bi-weekly in-person check-ins at the Kelowna campus, for a 100-hour project from October 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027. The successful candidate must be a current OC student, possess strong communication skills, and pay close

Qualifications

• Must be a current student at Okanagan College (this is a funding requirement).
• Strong communication skills and high attention to detail are essential.
• Ability to work independently is required.
• Previous research experience is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Literature syntheses: assist in gathering, organizing, and summarizing academic literature on educational technology adoption, faculty workload, and LMS design.
• Data collection & organization: help administer and organize research artifacts, assist with transcribing interview audio.
• Data analysis: assist in thematic coding and compiling descriptive statistics from institutional artifacts.
• Knowledge dissemination: contribute to drafting research summaries, preparing summary tables, and formatting manuscripts and presentations.

Skills

Current student at OC

Strong communication

Detail-oriented

Independent work

Research experience (asset)

Job description

When you join Okanagan College, you're joining a team that is transforming lives and communities.

Every course you create, every student you support and every connection you build, it all matters.

Be a part of a vibrant campus community, where the work you do every day truly makes a difference.

Project Name: Student Feedback on Institutional Direction and Faculty Professional Development during LMS Transition

Desired Start Date: October 1, 2026

Position End Date: March 31, 2027

Salary range: $18.42 - $23.51

Bargaining Unit: BCGEU Support

Classification: Research Assistant

Type of appointment: Non-regular student

Closing date: September 30, 2026

Your Opportunity

This exploratory study seeks to explore student perceptions on specific LMS design choices they find helpful and challenging to their learning. By capturing student feedback during a technical migration audit, this research will identify design standards to inform institutional faculty development and improve online instructional quality. A descriptive research question is guiding this research, as it asks what is going on in terms of actual observable events and behaviour: How can student perceptions and feedback of effective course design captured during an LMS migration audit inform institution-wide design standards and the development professional learning for faculty and instructors?

• Literature Syntheses: assist in gathering, organizing, and summarizing academic literature on educational technology adoption, faculty workload, and LMS design.
• Data Collection & Organization: help administer organize research artifacts, assist with transcribing interview audio.
• Data Analysis: assist in systematic analyzing institutional artifacts, perform thematic coding, and compile descriptive statistics.
• Knowledge Dissemination: Contribute to drafting research summaries, preparing summary tables, and formatting manuscripts and presentations.

Location/Schedule of Work

This is a flexible hybrid position, with bi-weekly in-person check-in with the project supervisor at the Kelowna campus. The project is funded for 100 hours; RA can expect to work between 5-8 hours per weekend, depending on project need between October 1, 2026 and March 31, 2027.

Skills/Qualities Sought

• Must be a current student at Okanagan College (this is a requirement of the funding source); have strong communication skills; high attention to detail; ability to work independently.
• Previous research experience is an asset.

Our Values

• Students first: Creating meaningful life-long educational opportunities of the highest quality for alumni, current, and future students is at the heart of everything we do.
• Community: We are one College. We enthusiastically embrace the opportunity to work with, learn from, and support everyone we encounter collaboratively and collegially.
• Respect: We welcome, embrace, and celebrate that which make us unique in creating an environment in which every individual is valued, affirming our commitment to human dignity for all.
• Courage: We are courageous in our actions in areas that contribute to positive change in our communities and beyond. We have the courage to be vulnerable. We are truthful, sincere, and act ethically with honesty and fairness.
• Relationships: We steward meaningful relationships built on a foundation of reciprocity. We are compassionate, empathic, and care for the holistic well-being of students, employees, community members, and the land.
• Distinction: We choose activities in which we can achieve excellence and positively impact society.

Okanagan College is committed to increasing the equitable and inclusive participation of marginalized people in all aspects of college life. We welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black People, members of racialized groups/visible minorities, people with disabilities and people with diverse gender identities or expressions. People with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, [e-mail].