Research assistantship during PhD (in US) considered work experience under FSW?

[immigrationfun]

Hi all,
Can Research assistantship / Internship done during PhD (in the US) be counted as work experience under FSW category? my RA was 20 hrs per week, paid and I have clear contracts mentioning research responsibilities. On the same line, does paid internships taken during summers count?
Thanks!

 

[snowbirdflying]

Yes. Enter this experience into your EE profile, the system will automatically issue you with the points. I did that and it worked. Just waiting for the ITA now. Hope it is happening on June 1st.

 

[sandy1203m]

Hi Admin,
My Wife has done PHD from USA and we have claimed the 3 year and more work experience point in our express entry profile.
She got a roles and responsibility letter from her university with Research Assistant and Teaching assistant job title , 20 Hours a week and Full Time job and duration is 5 years.


Will that be okay? We just passed the medical post receiving AOR.