CURI Academic Year Student Researcher - Hazlett

St. Olaf College•Northfield, MN

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Students work together with a faculty member on scholarly or artistic projects. Project Title: Informal Physics Education Research Faculty Mentor: Eric Hazlett Project Description: Informal Physics Education Researcher: We are seeking two students to investigate the impacts of informal physics on perception of identity and belonging in STEM. The student would need to be familiar with how to create and analyze survey data for quantitative and qualitative investigation. The position is for two students that would work as a team. One should be familiar with the research methods covered in SOAN 371/373 and the other should have familiarity with the PHYS232 course or STEMQuest activities. The research will lead to publication and presentation of results and a better understanding of how to increase participation and inclusion in STEM disciplines. The student will be expected to work an average of 8 hours a week from Feb 5th through May 12th. Transferable Skills: Research and presentations.

Requirements

A student interested in applying for the CURI academic year program must be enrolled as an on-campus St. Olaf student.
There is no GPA requirement that must be met in order to apply for the program, but a student’s academic record will be considered during the selection process.
Skills are dependent on individual projects.
If you don’t have a work award and select, No, to the application questions your application will be automatically rejected by the system.
If you apply and are rejected please contact Erin Eltonga to resolve this for you.

Responsibilities

Each project has its own timing (number of hours per week and number of weeks), as determined by the individual faculty mentor.
See the CURI Digital Olaf database for individual project descriptions and details.

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