With over 20,000 members, SSMU’s role is to represent undergraduate students and to offer them services since 1908.

The Academic Research Commissioner will research facts on university governance and coordinate student research proposals.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1) Work with the SSMU Vice-President (University Affairs) and the SSMU Senators to research facts of university governance and student affairs at McGill University and other peer institutions of postsecondary education;

2) Work with the SSMU Vice-President (University Affairs) and the SSMU Senators to coordinate student research proposals;

3) Attend meetings of SSMU’s Senate Caucus;

4) Sit on a minimum of one university level committee;

5) Write a detailed exit report, to be submitted to the SSMU Vice-President (University Affairs) by no later than April 30th.

Developed knowledge of both SSMU and McGill’s governance structure;

Substantial historical memory of SSMU-McGill relations;

Ability to coordinate and work with SSMU Senators and commissioned researchers;

Organization skills;

Ability to negotiate confidential information and documents;

Application of knowledge in concrete policy development in conjunction with the Vice-President University Affairs and SSMU Senators

• Paid position: $12.67 per hour

• Hours: On average 5-10 hours per week

• Contract: September 1st, 2016 through April 30th, 2017

• Deadline to apply is on March 21st, 2016

• http://ssmu.mcgill.ca/