Research Assistant

hybrid
Toronto/Ohsweken/Remote, Ontario, Canada .
contract . May 19, 2026

Description

Research Assistant

Summer Contract

Ohsweken/Toronto/Remote

Hourly Salary: $25

Closing Date: June 2, 2025, at 5:00 pm EST

Employment Opportunity

Indspire is an Indigenous led Charity that has grown and developed into one of the Top 10 Charities of Impact in Canada that invests in the education of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people for the long-term benefit of these individuals, their families and communities, and Canada.

Indspire is seeking two (2) motivated students to join our Research & Impact team for the summer. This role offers hands-on experience in a professional, mission-driven organization and an opportunity to contribute to initiatives that support Indigenous learners across the country.

This is an opportunity to apply data science and research techniques within an Indigenous context by collecting, cleaning, analyzing, and reporting data.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you’ll be:

Contributing to research activities, including data collection, cleaning, analysis, reporting and knowledge translation.
Producing research results under the supervision and with support of the Research and Impact team.
Developing materials for communicating results, including reports, blog entries, videos, presentations, and other resources.
Utilizing secondary data sources to answer key research questions.
Participating in the evaluation of programs and events including analyses, reflections, and reports.

Qualifications

Enrolled or completed a degree in Indigenous Studies, Social Science, Psychology, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Data Science, and other research related programs, or equivalent experience.
An understanding of Indigenous research methodologies is an asset.
An interest in applying data science and research techniques to an Indigenous context to support and promote Indigenous interests is preferred.
A strong familiarity with spreadsheet tools like Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets.
Familiarity with Survey Monkey, Sharepoint, and Notion an asset,
Strong numeracy skills: a capacity to read and understand data from various sources, synthesize understanding across multiple data sources,
A drive to learn including new software and research methods, especially in a fast-paced and hands-on environment.
Strong and effective spoken, written, and research communication skills.
Ability to work both in a team environment and independently, including ability to stay on task and effectively communicate as a remote staff person.

We are an Indigenous organization whose mandate is to promote opportunities for Indigenous people. We encourage applications from qualified First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people and all others interested in the position.

Indspire is committed to ensuring an equal opportunity recruitment process. Accommodation is available to all applicants upon request. We are committed to providing any accommodation required to ensure a barrier-free process. Please contact us via email at hr@indspire.ca, we will work with all applicants to accommodate any accessibility needs.

To learn more about Indspire, visit indspire.ca.

Deadline for Applications: June 2, 2026, at 5:00 pm EST

Please note that this employer uses artificial intelligence tools to assist in screening applicants for this publicly advertised position.

Compensation

$25.00 - $25.00 per hour

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