Research Assistant Position
Department of Political Studies
Posting Date: September 30, 2026
Closing Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Contract Length: Approximately 20-30 hours of work, beginning as soon as possible, with flexible scheduling.
Supervising Faculty Member: Dr. Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant
The Department of Political Studies seeks a quantitatively skilled research assistant to support a research project involving social media data.
Description:
The research assistant will assist with developing and training a model to code the sentiment of social media posts from Twitter/X.
Qualifications:
The position requires proficiency in Python and experience with large language models and machine-learning methods, particularly Word2Vec and Bag-of-Words approaches.
Familiarity with Canadian politics, gender studies, and demographic coding would be an asset, but is not required.
Applicants may be undergraduate or graduate students from any program.
Required Documentation:
Resume and a brief statement highlighting relevant qualifications and experiences.
Application Procedure:
Please send applications directly to the faculty supervisor, Dr. Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant, at egg@queensu.ca by Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
Questions about the position may be directed to Dr. Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant at egg@queensu.ca.
Employment Equity and Accessibility Statement:
Queen’s is strongly committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace and encourages applications from Black, racialized/visible minority and Indigenous people, women, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQ+ persons. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority, including any qualified individuals who have a valid legal work status in Canada.
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