Student Asst - FWS

University of South Florida • Tampa, FL

2d • $16 - $17

About The Position

The Federal Work Study Research Assistant will support research activities across three projects focused on bilingual language development, early mathematics learning, and autism research. This position provides hands-on experience in educational, developmental, and behavioral research, with opportunities to develop skills in data collection, assessment, intervention implementation, research methods, and data management. Research assistants will contribute to ongoing studies involving bilingual oral language intervention for emergent bilingual children, dynamic assessment of symbolic and arithmetic learning, and developmental outcomes among autistic children and adolescents. Responsibilities may include preparing study materials, managing research databases, entering and verifying data, supporting participant scheduling and communication, conducting literature reviews, assisting with conference presentations and research reports, participating in child and family research visits, supporting small-group instructional activities, conducting implementation observations, and assisting with school- and community-based data collection. This position is ideal for students interested in psychology, education, communication sciences and disorders, speech-language pathology, behavior analysis, occupational therapy, social work, public health, medicine, or related fields who are seeking meaningful research experience and mentorship.

Requirements

• Federal Work Study eligibility

Nice To Haves

• Interest in psychology
• Interest in education
• Interest in communication sciences and disorders
• Interest in speech-language pathology
• Interest in behavior analysis
• Interest in occupational therapy
• Interest in social work
• Interest in public health
• Interest in medicine
• Interest in related fields

Responsibilities

• Preparing study materials
• Managing research databases
• Entering and verifying data
• Supporting participant scheduling and communication
• Conducting literature reviews
• Assisting with conference presentations and research reports
• Participating in child and family research visits
• Supporting small-group instructional activities
• Conducting implementation observations
• Assisting with school- and community-based data collection

Benefits

• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• life insurance
• retirement plan options
• employee and dependent tuition programs
• generous leave
• employee perks and discounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed