Project: Aftergrad NB: Automated Application for Admission to New Brunswick Universities

Aftergrad NB is a new initiative to increase enrolment in post-secondary education in New Brunswick. The research will assess the impact of two interventions: providing up-to-date labour market information and auto-completing applications to all four provincial universities for level two high school students.   Ten schools will be included in the study. Participating high schools will reflect the province’s diversity, and will include four Anglophone schools, four Francophone schools, and two schools with large numbers of Aboriginal students.

Through attendance at a seminar on labour market trends, 300 grade twelve students will be given information about upcoming labour market shortages in the province. After the seminar, students will complete a short survey. University application forms will be completed for 150 students from five high schools (the experimental group) to the public universities in the province. The post-secondary education pathways of the experimental group and the control group will be compared with each other and with the student cohort not involved in the research.

Duties:

– assist in the creation of the labour market seminars

– compile information on post-secondary financial assistance for students

– prepare an information session for parents/guardians

– assist in the creation of materials for the project website

– co-facilitate the parental information sessions

– co-facilitate the labour market seminars in high schools

– assist in the administration of the student surveys

– collect information for university admission forms from students

– data management, organization and coding

Qualifications:

– graduate student registered with the University of New Brunswick in a relevant field of study

– ability to work within a team environment as well as independently

– experience in both qualitative and quantitative research

– strong oral and written communication skills

– valid driver’s license

– bilingualism is an asset

Term: 10 hours per week from May 4 to December 11, 2015 (330 hours total)

Pay: $22.69/hour for a masters student or $23.69/hour for a doctoral student (UNB regulations)

To apply, please email a cover letter, CV and 2 letters of support/references to Catherine Holtmann, the Aftergrad NB lead investigator, at cathy.holtmann@unb.ca by March 27, 2015.