Research Assistant (2 Year Term)

University of Toronto; Toronto; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Toronto seeks a candidate for a research and administrative role in wildfire science. Ideal candidates possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree, with at least a year of relevant experience and a solid foundation in communication and organizational skills, ready to contribute to diverse research projects within a leading faculty.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year experience in wildfire science, risk and hazard modelling.
• Experience in Forestry research.
• Proficient in MS Office, R, Python programming.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining a database and generating reports.
• Coordinating meeting schedules and materials.
• Following rules for administering research studies.

Skills

Communication

Organizational

Problem-Solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

MS Office

R

Python

GitHub

Job description

Date Posted: 06/05/2025
Req ID: 43274
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Architecture,Landscape&Design
Department: Daniels Faculty of Arch., Land & Design
Campus:St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

About us:

The Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at the University of Toronto offers graduate programs in architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, forestry, and visual studies — as well as unique undergraduate programs that use architectural studies and visual studies as a lens through which students may pursue a broad, liberal arts-based education. Its mission is to educate students, prepare professionals, and cultivate scholars who will play a leading role in creating more culturally engaged, ecologically sustainable, socially just, and artfully conceived environments.

The greater Toronto region serves as a dynamic laboratory for both its students and faculty, while the University of Toronto, which year after year ranks among the top universities in the world, provides a wealth of knowledge and expertise that they can draw from. Like Toronto, Daniels students and faculty are incredibly cosmopolitan in sensibility, hailing from every part of the world, with their work crossing all sorts of geographic and cultural boundaries. The city’s multicultural networks and international connections make the Daniels Faculty a powerful place to start a career.


Your opportunity:

Reporting to the Principal Investigator, the incumbent will support research and administrative aspects of projects in the area of wildfire, lidar, and fuel modelling in the Institute of Forestry and Conservation within the Daniels Faculty.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Following rules and procedural instructions when administering research studies
• Maintaining a database
• Coordinating meeting schedules, agendas, materials, action and follow-up items
• Responding to enquiries within the defined scope of the role and redirecting as appropriate
• Providing orientation to others on work procedures and practices

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience. Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum one (1) year of experience in wildfire science, risk, and hazard modelling.
• Experience in Forestry research.
• Knowledge of terrestrial lidar scanning technology and data structures.
• Experience abiding rules and procedural instructions when administering research studies.
• Experience collating and organizing materials.
• Experience coordinating meeting schedules, agendas, materials, action and follow-up items.
• Experience coding quantitative data, maintaining a database and generating reports.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; with sensitivity to diverse communication styles and value systems.
• Proficiency in MS Office (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint), knowledge of R and Python programming and GitHub with the ability to stay current and learn new applications and technology related to research activities.
• Proficiency working in Windows and Linux environments
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Accountable
• Achievement oriented
• Diligent
• Organized
• Team player

Closing Date: 06/13/2025, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Grant - Term
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 05 -- $52,481. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $67,115. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Research Administration & Teaching
Notes:2 Year Term position

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.