Student Advanced Level-Research
About The Position
The Director of First-Year Engineering and Integrative Engineering is seeking a research assistant to contribute to education research projects focused on student support and success. The assistant will support ongoing and newly developed projects and join a cross-institutional team working on equitable access to engineering education. The role may involve contributing to multiple research projects, including work on graduate-school pathways for low-income computing students, engineering faculty understanding of students and racial equity, student agency and leadership, arts-based representations of engineering, community funds of knowledge in New Mexico, and math journeys and access to engineering professions at UNM.
Requirements
- Be enrolled in a degree-seeking program at UNM.
- Be enrolled at least half-time (6 hours) at UNM during fall and spring semesters; audit hours do not count.
- If participating in Work Study, meet Satisfactory Academic Progress.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of engineering education, such as being a current or former engineering student.
- Experience educating in STEM, such as working as a teaching assistant, tutor, or grader.
- Strong written and oral communication skills; a writing sample may be requested.
- Commitment to improving education for all.
- Experience conducting research, such as lab research, a thesis project, or independent study.
Responsibilities
- Conduct qualitative analysis of interview and text data.
- Conduct statistical analysis of institutional and survey data.
- Create visual summaries of data.
- Coauthor, revise, or proofread education research papers.
- Attend research meetings with collaborators.
- Conduct educational research interviews or observations after training, when applicable.
- Manage and archive data and files.
- Schedule research meetings and maintain their agendas.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
