Research Assistant, Experiments Linear Forms in Catalan's Constant

Research Assistant, Experiments with Linear Forms in Catalan's Constant

Competition Number: RC83.26

Department: Mathematics and Statistics

Location: Winnipeg, MB

Job Type: Term

Date Posted: 05/29/2026

Closing Date: 06/04/2026

Salary: $17.22 - $20.10 per hour plus 6% vacation pay

Research Assistants are normally students, in a University of Winnipeg undergraduate program, employed to assist with tasks related to research. Work is performed within defined guidelines and under supervision of a more senior researcher or faculty member.

The successful applicant will assist Dr. Eskandari in writing a computer program and producing data sets for a project on Catalan's constant. Other duties may include literature review and manuscript preparation.

• Computer coding and data collection, analysis and interpretation.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, completed or near completion.
• Experience with computer languages and coding.
• Familiarity with coding in Sage and/or Python.

• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.

The period of work will be from June 8, 2026 - July 11, 2026 and the estimated total hours of work will be 0-200 hours
.

Note: This position is represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada - Research Capacity Unit.

Note: The work described in this posting will be conducted in-person.

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