CUPE – Fall/Winter 2023-24 – RA – Common Law

Job title: CUPE – Fall/Winter 2023-24 – RA – Common Law

Job description: Location where work is to be performed: Main Campus

Session: 2023 Trimestre d’automne | Fall Term

Faculty: Section de Common Law / Common Law Section

Unit: Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic

Job Classification: Research Assistant (CUPE)

Posting Type: Recherche / Research

Course Title: n/a

Course Code: n/a

Section:

Supervisor name (if known):

David Fewer

Date Posted: October 06, 2023

Closing Date: October 21, 2023

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above

Description of tasks (hours): Recherche / Research:0

Préparation / Preparation:0

Contact avec étudiants / Contact with Students:0

Correction – Notation / Grading:0

Surveillance / Proctoring:0

Formation / Training:0

Autre / Other:0

Number of positions: 1

Expected Enrolment: n/a

Work Start Date: October 25, 2023

Work End Date: April 30, 2024

Total Work Hours: 150

Language of Work: Anglais | English, Français | French

Graduate Hourly Rate: 46.45

Undergraduate Hourly Rate: 29.46

Requirements and Nature of Work:

Nature of Work:

CIPPIC is seeking a research assistant to support our intellectual property advocacy. The ideal candidate will offer the following qualities:

– Is a current law student

– Has already taken a course in intellectual property law

– Has or is taking patent law

– Ideally, has studied and written on technical patent law issues such as disclosure, overbreadth, and claims construction;

– Has working experience with intellectual property professionals

– Has intellectual property litigation experience, and has ideally worked on factums, pleadings, and memoranda of fact and law

– Is a strong writer and editor

– Has experience working and/or volunteering in public interest and/or civil society initiatives

– Has experience working in group settings on written materials

– Has experience working in educational settings

– Has a background in the sciences, with a bio-chemistry or organic chemistry focus being ideal

The position involves working closely with CIPPIC staff and interns to:

– Undertake research technical and challenging intellectual property law issues;

– Participate in drafting, reviewing and editing research memoranda, legal reports and litigation documents; and

– Participate in writing, editing and publishing public education materials.

Minimum Qualifications:

An undergraduate degree or suitable equi in any discipline. The candidate must have completed one year of the JD program in French or English common law, or the droit civil program.

All University of Ottawa employees are required under provincial law to successfully complete all mandatory legislated training offered by the University. The list of training requirements may be modified by provincial law. If you are invited to continue the selection process, please notify us of any particular adaptive measures you might require. We may consult with the Health and Wellness sector of Human Resources, if needed. Any information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence.

The hiring process will be governed by the current CUPE 2626 collective agreement; you can click to find out more.

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact the academic unit to communicate the accommodation need.

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