Research Assistant

This position is a part of the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA). 

This position has a term length of one year plus a day and offers a comprehensive benefits package which can be viewed on our Benefits Overview page .

Location: This role is in-person and work primarily located at North Campus, Edmonton.

Working for the University of Alberta

The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community.

The University of Alberta is teeming with change makers, community builders, and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day. We are home to more than 40,000 students in 200+ undergraduate and 500+ graduate programs, over 13,000 faculty and staff, 260,000 alumni worldwide and have been recognized as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for over a decade.

Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross section of people—from our students and stakeholders, to our renowned researchers and innovators who are quite literally curing diseases, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger, and more just.

Department/Faculty Summary

Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering.

Position Summary

• Assist a team of Engineers by breaking down the project tasks, scheduling project milestones, and compiling, individual reports for the research sponsor.
• Support the design, development, and coding of the truck-shovel computer simulation model.
• Work with the Engineers to evaluate the development of mines, and asses the mining operations and, production schedules.
• Assist with the development of the computer applications required for assessing mine operation databases and historical data through statistical analysis.
• Under the guidance of the PI, provide analysis of the selection of mining equipment and its performance.
• Support four Ph.D. students and a CRD grant research.

Duties

• Duties of the position includes but not limited to design, development, and coding of a truck shovel computer simulation model to evaluate the development of mines, asses the mining operations, production schedules, and provide analysis on selection of mining equipment and its performance.
• Responsible for coordinating and supervising a team of engineers by breaking down the project tasks, scheduling project milestones and compiling individual reports for the research sponsor. In addition to the simulation model, developing the computer applications required for assessing mine operation databases and historical data through statistical analysis.

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma
• Preference for candidates with a Computing Science or Computer Engineering background
• Strong computer programming skills, databases, and simulation modeling of industrial systems required

Note: Online applications are accepted until midnight Mountain Standard Time of the closing date.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.