Term (May 5, 2025 - August 15, 2025) - 25 hours/week
Department:
Executive Services / City Hall
Salary:
$27.13 / hour (*not part of BCGEU Union)
Posted Date & Time:
March 25, 2025, 10:00 am
Closing Date & Time:
April 1, 2025, 9:00 am
Last Modified Date & Time:
March 25, 2025, 10:03 am
Status:
Open
Description:
Reporting to the Manager of Executive Services, the BREATHE Research Assistant will be responsible for carrying out the objectives defined by the BREATHE research team. BREATHE (Building Resilience to Emerging Airborne Threats and Heat Events) is a community climate resilience research project being led by researchers from the BC Lung Foundation and Simon Fraser University. The project hosts workshops throughout BC, teaching at-risk communities how to stay safe during extreme climate events, such as periods of poor air quality due to wildfires, periods of extreme heat, and other emergencies. The BREATHE team is looking for an enthusiastic student with a passion for environmental health, public health, and community engagement. The Research Assistant will support the senior project coordinator in delivering BREATHE workshops to rural and urban communities in Northeast BC that are impacted by wildfire smoke events. The research being conducted will inform government health agencies on how best to communicate with older, at-risk populations about extreme climate events & staying safe. See job description below.
