Research Assistant - New York, United States - Research Foundation of The City University of New York

Research Foundation of The City University of New York

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New York, United States

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Description

General Description:

Project Background:

Bridges to Academic Success (Bridges) is a program that provides educational services and advocates for newcomer students who enter U.S.

schools with limited academic skills, including low levels of literacy in their home languages.

Bridges supports schools, teachers, and students by helping to accelerate language, literacy, and content area learning through special school programming, curricula, and professional development for educators.

Bridges is part of the
Center for Advanced Study in Education (CASE), a group of researchers and practitioners who conduct basic and applied research concerned with improving and upgrading the quality of education in urban areas.

In addition, we work and collaborate with linguistic researchers from the Research Institute for the Study of Language in Urban Society (RISLUS).

General Description:

Under the supervision of the Research Associate and the support of the Senior Project Director/PI, the Research Assistant will support the data collection.

Responsibilities will include qualitative and quantitative data collection, interfacing with lab site teachers and administrative staff, conducting interviews and focus groups, observing teacher professional development meetings, observing classes in Project schools.

The specialty of the Research Assistant will be in language and literacy, preferably in the field of education, educational psychology and/or linguistics.

Projected Start Date:
April 22, 2024

Time Commitment:
Part-time, 7-10 hours per week through June 30, 2024. In the school year, mostly focused on training.

The time commitment, pending renewal of our contract and individual performance review, will be approximately 2 days per week (14 hours) from July 1, June 30th, 2025, with time mostly focused on school sites (field data collection) in the new school year.

Travelling will be required to schools throughout the year for data collection purposes.

Duties include, but not limited to:

Observe lab site classes in project schools as needed (take field notes/ use curriculum specific observation protocol).
Conduct focus groups with students as permitted by IRB.
Conduct interviews with teachers.
Interface with Bridges staff and evaluation partners as needed.
Participate in research meetings (biweekly) and occasional staff meetings
Travel to school site(s) as needed, approximately twice per month.
Assist in qualitative and quantitative data analysis and report writing.
Other duties as assigned.

Other Duties:

Qualifications:

Core Competencies and Qualifications

Graduate student in a research related field
Some research experience and/or methods courses
Experience working with youth and teachers
Proficiency in a second language, preferably Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Haitian Creole, or French.
Demonstrated proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
Technologically adept and comfortable with a variety of apps and online platforms
Excellent writing skills
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
Experience working on a team
Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to be flexible, and work independently
Ability or willingness to learn R and Dedoose

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of or willingness to learn qualitative research skills, including the use of Dedoose and R

RFCUNY Benefits:

_RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals_**
About the Research Foundation:The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963.

RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer.

It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.