Description
Title : Graduate Assistant
Position Number : 0000GA11
Hiring Unit : Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Excellence / Assessment and Curriculum Support Center
Location : Manoa Campus
Date Posted : February 23, 2024
Closing Date : Continuous recruitment : Review of applications to begin on March 11, 2024 and will continue until position is filled.
Salary Information : Monthly salary, $1,919 / $25,908 annual (step 12) @ 20 hours per week
Monthly Appointment Type : 11-Month
Part Time / Full Time : Part Time
Full Time Equivalency : 50%
Temporary / Permanent : Temporary
Other Conditions : To begin as soon as possible. Renewal of appointment is dependent on satisfactory performance, program needs, availability of funds, and meeting the eligibility requirements of the assistantship (for details , go to the UHM Graduate Division website Eligibility & Criteria Graduate Division (hawaii.edu).
Duties and Responsibilities :
- As part of the Assessment and Curriculum Support Center, assist in conducting qualitative and quantitative research in higher education, including, but not limited to reviewing the literature, collecting data, managing and analyzing data, summarizing data, and writing reports;
- Assist in planning, offering and evaluating workshops, events, projects, and online materials;
- Train and assist in supervising student assistants, volunteers and interns;
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications :
- Acceptance or enrollment in a UH M?noa Masters or PhD program in good academic standing; if currently enrolled, 3.0 GPA or above and making appropriate progress toward degree.
- Coursework in qualitative and / or quantitative research methods involving human behavior (e.g., Educational Research Design, Qualitative Research in Social Science / Education, Indigenous Applied Research Methods, Analysis in Field Research Methods, Intro to Quantitative Methods, Survey Research Design and Analysis, Statistical Analysis for Social Sciences / Education)
- Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing.
- Complete assigned tasks with a high degree of attention to detail, accuracy and quality.
- Able to work independently, take initiative as appropriate, and reliably contribute to the team.
- Computer literate in word processing, spreadsheet and statistics software.
- Demonstrated interest in higher education and assessment and evaluation.
- Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
- Demonstrated ability to be positive and professional in a work environment.
- Must be residing on O ahu, Hawai i and be available on-campus.
Desirable Qualifications :
- Demonstrated skills and previous work experience with higher education program assessment or evaluation.
- Experience with project management and / or event planning.
- Experience with updating websites, desktop and / or graphic design.