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CDOT projects employ students as Research Assistants (RAs) for co-op WIL placements, summer jobs, and part-time work while studying at Seneca, and recent graduates on non-renewable contracts.
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== What You Should Know about Working at CDOT ==
CDOT Research Assistants are have tranditionally been hired in four categories:* Students CoWork-Ops Integrated Learning - Full-time employment as part of the [http://www.senecac.onsenecacollege.ca/coop programs/fulltime-work-integrated-learning.html Seneca Student CoWork-op Integrated Learning program](formerly co-op).
* Summer Students - Full-time employment during the summer semester (May-August). To be eligible in this category, candidates must be returning to full-time study at Seneca after the summer.
* Part-time - Part-time employment (up to 24 hours/week depending on study workload). Candidates may be studying at Seneca or be Seneca graduates, or in some cases, candidates not affiliated with Seneca may be considered.
If you are considering working in CDOT in a future semester, it is a good idea to develop some experience, open source community connections, and a portfolio of your work. You should be able to demonstrate that you solve problems creatively, work effectively in and with an open source community, have self-initiative, and that you learn new skills and knowledge as necessary.
In order to do this, you will need to go beyond what you can do in the classroom: augment your studies with personal experimentationand self-learning.
Here are some ideas:
** Which courses you have taken that deal with open source code and technologies; and
** Which courses you have taken that are related to the position for which you are applying.
* If you are applying for a co-op WIL position:** How many semesters of co-op you could work (1, 2, or 3)
* If you are applying for part-time work:
** Your availability, if known; and
== Job Opportunities ==
=== OSTEP Research Assistants for Winter 2018 2019 (JanSep-AprDec) ===
* See the Seneca Work Integrated Learning (WIL) website for current OSTEP WIL (co-op) positions.
Watch for CDOT job postings:
* On this web page.
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