Are you someone who has a passion for community, storytelling, and improving the student experience? Are you a creative, curious, and out-of-the-box thinker? Do you already have a wealth of experience on your resume? We’re excited to share our postings for two full-time roles at the Innovation Hub: Research lead and Senior Project Assistant. To learn more about these roles and how to apply, take a look below.
The Innovation Hub is committed to providing a high-performing work-integrated learning environment for our student staff while delivering high-quality design research to our clients. Reporting directly to the Manager, Innovation Projects, both the Research Lead and the Senior Project Assistant are 14-month full-time casual contract roles designed to be an intensive learning opportunity for recent graduates and/or part-time students with a resume already full of leadership and relevant experience related to the respective role. These two roles are designed to be intensive and challenging and offer a rewarding experience of growth and career development.
Each role’s contract is April 2024 – June 2025 inclusive. The deadline to apply is January 14, 2024. To learn more about the roles, hear from our current incumbents and learn how to apply, take a look below.
Hear from Our Current Senior Leadership Team!
Research Lead
“The Innovation Hub has fostered my growth in more ways than one. The environment nurtures technical workplace skills with interpersonal development and self-growth. The emphasis on human-centred research fosters a team full of passionate and empathetic students who want to make positive changes to the campus community.
As the current Research Lead, I value the opportunity to learn from the knowledge and experiences students bring to the workplace or share during student feedback events. Along with learning how to manage and support several research projects, this role positively challenges me to use story-telling and design research to produce impactful insights.” – Tiffany Cao, Current Research Lead
Senior Project Assistant
“The Senior Project Assistant role at the Innovation Hub was my first full-time role in my career outside of my undergraduate degree. I learned what it means to be a leader and what leader I want to be to support people around me. A leader to me brings their whole self with all their quirks, abilities, and skill sets that celebrate the uniqueness of all.
As the current Senior Project Assistant, I am challenged to reimagine project management, redefine our communications processes and branding, and recreate organizational systems that produce high-quality work I can feel proud of. I am always stretched beyond my limits, learning the possibilities of my role are endless, in an environment where learning from failure is welcomed.” – Paul Kaita, Current Senior Project Assistant
Research Lead (CLNx Job ID 230267)
Directly supporting the Manager, Innovation Hub, the Research Lead takes a leadership role in all design research activities and supports strategic and operational planning for the Innovation Hub. The Research Lead supports all design research projects; creating and carrying out training for team members, meeting with project partners, ensuring project milestones are met, and presenting the work to partners and within the broader University of Toronto community. The Research Lead also maintains the Innovation Hub’s design research process documentation, ensuring that all Innovation Hub practices and procedures meet excellent standards.
Job Details
- Contract Length: April 2024 – June 2025
- Wage: $40/hour
- Hours per week: 40 hours (8:00am – 5:00pm with 1-hour unpaid lunch)
Senior Project Assistant (CLNx Job ID 230268)
Directly supporting the Manager, Innovation Hub, the Senior Project Assistant takes a leadership role in all elements of administration, strategic and operational planning, and communications/graphic design at the Innovation Hub. The Senior Project Assistant supports Innovation Hub employees’ payroll; supports all Innovation Hub teams carrying out their work; supports all project management; meets with project partners and ensures project milestones are met. The Senior Project Assistant also maintains all Innovation Hub operations and administration and communications documentation, ensuring that all Innovation Hub practices meet excellent standards.
Job Details
- Contract Length: April 2024 – June 2025
- Wage: $33/hour
- Hours per week: 35 hours (9:00am – 5:00pm with 1-hour unpaid lunch)
How to Apply
Please review the Innovation Hub blog at http://blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca/innovationhub/ prior to applying. Include in your cover letter why you want to do this job and how you feel you meet the requirements. Applications without a tailored cover letter will not be considered. You can either apply through the University of Toronto Co-Curricular Learning Network or by emailing innovationhub@utoronto.ca your application materials by Sunday, January 14, 2024.
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