med_eng Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Hello Originally I was placing my graduate research assistant and TA experiences under employment (since I was being paid by the university), but noticed the following posted in the Employment section on OMSAS: "Do not list research positions which are part of your graduate training or honours program. These should be listed under the Research section." This seems less intuitive because of the specific details required under the 'Add/change details' section for 'Research'. For example, what do I put under 'Type of publication' or 'Title of Project'? How have other graduate students overcome this problem? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattg Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 I was wondering a similar thing... it seems my nserc summer work as a student research would intuitively go under research... but then i know it is also important to highlight work ethic and such, as in employment... this research job is 9-5, monday to friday, and it seems this might go overlooked as a full time summer job if i put it under research... hmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattg Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 i would definitely list TA work under employment though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
med_eng Posted August 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 List it under employment eventhough specifically it was mentioned to put it under research? It was also mentioned that NSERC undergrad summer work goes under awards not employment...just a heads up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bj89 Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 List it under employment eventhough specifically it was mentioned to put it under research? It was also mentioned that NSERC undergrad summer work goes under awards not employment...just a heads up! i was also thinking of putting that under employment too... but i guess not? and i had the same question about the research stuff... cuz ive been volunteering in a lab and was wondering if that should go into research or volunteer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattg Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 It was also mentioned that NSERC undergrad summer work goes under awards not employment...just a heads up! Yea, I saw that, but it doesn't make sense to me, since it IS research (ie. what if you publish a paper from it, then it would definitely go under research... I am in the process of writing one up with my prof, and although I know you aren't supposed to write "in preparation", I still think it would go under research nevertheless... I did put the NSERC USRA Scholarship under awards, but then I also put the research under research, explaining my role, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invincible110 Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Im sorry where did you get those details about what specifically can go under employment? I am trying to find out more information about classification of certain items in the sketch and any info would be appreciated. Thanks EDIT:nvm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endeavour Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Guys, The sketch is meant to take a glance at your overall activities. So for you TA and research teaching related work, it can go under employement if you want Or you can lump it into research (in the case of the NSERC). No committee in the right state of mind would pick at those things. At the end of the day, place it in the category you think best fits. In my own application, i placed TA hours under employement. No biggies. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Endeavour, I like your approach and attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bj89 Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 if we completed a summer nserc scholarship but have not published yet, how can we include it in research because we'd have nothing to write under type of publication... i also don't know where to put my summer-paid research position from last summer... i found where it says not to put it under employment, but how could i put it into research? what would i put under publication type? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 I believe if there was no publication yet, you are dead in the water on publication type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bj89 Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 actually maybe i'll just list them in employment anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g37 Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Im sorry where did you get those details about what specifically can go under employment? I am trying to find out more information about classification of certain items in the sketch and any info would be appreciated. Thanks EDIT:nvm Same question...I'm having a hard time finding the link to this info in COMPASS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bj89 Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Same question...I'm having a hard time finding the link to this info in COMPASS... list any activity under employment, then go to add/change details and it will appear in the top paragraph. it will tell you to include nserc in awards and that you shouldnt include research training that was part of your graduate or honors degree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g37 Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 list any activity under employment, then go to add/change details and it will appear in the top paragraph. it will tell you to include nserc in awards and that you shouldnt include research training that was part of your graduate or honors degree Ah, gotcha. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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