Student and Staff Opportunities
Graduate Academic Assistant (GAA) Position
Capacity is hiring a GAA for a one-year SSHRC-funded study titled “Do current instruments to assess housing security consider gender-based violence? A scoping review through a structural lens of housing justice.”
The position is from September 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, and will be under the supervision of Dr. Vicky Bungay. Applicants must be currently enrolled in a graduate program at the University of British Columbia, and must have completed a research methods course at the graduate level. The position is paid hourly and will average 10-12 hours per week. Pay will be $34/hour plus 4% vacation pay. Specific hours of work will be negotiated. The work will be based at Capacity: The Centre for Research in Community Engagement & Gender Equity at the UBC School of Nursing on the Vancouver campus.
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To apply, please submit a brief cover letter and CV to Patricia Tait, Capacity Program Manager, at capacity.research@ubc.ca by August 25, 2025.
Partnership Opportunities
Partnership and engagement are essential to Capacity: The Centre for Research in Community Engagement and Gender Equity. To be effective, our work depends on community–academic collaboration. By working hand‑in‑hand with diverse partners—ranging from frontline service providers to anti-racist and gender equity advocates—we seek to co-create research that is deeply rooted in lived experience, ensuring findings and recommendations are both relevant and transformative. Such collaboration enriches the research process by fostering knowledge exchange, building trust, enhancing capacity, and laying the groundwork for sustainable impact—benefiting both the communities involved and academic partners .
Capacity’s commitment “to develop, test and inform practices, programs and policies that positively affect the well‑being of people who regularly experience health and social inequities” is only possible when partners are engaged from start to finish. This mutual engagement ensures that studies address real-world needs, are culturally responsive, and yield tangible benefits. It also supports capacity and sustainability by embedding skills, infrastructure, and ongoing learning into communities.
If you’re interested in contributing—whether as a research partner, community advisor, or student/trainee collaborator—Capacity welcomes you. Please visit their website or reach out directly (capacity.research@ubc.ca) to learn about current collaboration opportunities, available roles, and upcoming initiatives .