Research personnel

The Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity (SRCA) Office's post-award team can help you navigate hiring student research assistants, postdoctoral fellows and other project personnel.

Contact us for general research-related information on:

• appointment set up
• budgets
• employer costs
• payment processing

For assistance or information on positions with a VIUFA, BCGEU, CUPE or ADMIN affiliation, please contact the Human Resources Office. For student Work-op funded positions, contact Campus Student Employment .

Common reseach appointment types

Research Assistants

Graduate and undergraduate students may be hired as research assistants. Student research assistants are hired as employees of VIU and can be paid from your available research project budgets. Campus Student Employment provides advice and guidance in the hiring of all VIU students. The Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity (SRCA) Office will provide advice on the hiring of non-VIU students.

Postdoctoral Fellows

Postdoctoral fellows are covered under VIU institutional policy [RS03 Postdoctoral Fellowship; Postdoctoral Fellowship (procedure)].  For additional information, please contact the Director, Research Services  in the Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity (SRCA) Office.

Project personnel

Personnel, other than students, can be hired to work on research projects.  There are special conditions that apply to these positions, so you will want to discuss details with SRCA in advance of making any commitments or appointments.

To discuss special circumstances, please seek advice from the Director of Research Services.