Environmental Social Science Research Assistant

Requisition ID: 2024-7861

of Openings: 1

Location: US-UT-Logan Category: Research (non-Faculty) Position Type: Non-benefited (hourly) Part-Time Job Classification: Non-Benefited College: Quinney College of Natural Resourcs Department: Environment and Society Advertised Salary: $15.00 per hour

Overview Research assistant will provide support for Dr. Courtney Flint's project including the Utah Wellbeing Project (surveys on wellbeing in Utah cities and towns) and research on irrigation companies in the Great Salt Lake.

Responsibilities Support research through transcribing recorded interviews, coding open ended survey data, and other tasks as needed.

Qualifications Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience working with various types of data
• Exceptional listener and communicator who effectively conveys information verbally and in writing
• Strong organizational skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to effectively prioritize and juggle multiple projects
• Ability to adapt to changing conditions or work assignments.
• Excellent interpersonal abilities
• Cultural sensitivity and an ability to build rapport with a diverse workforce in multicultural settings.
• Team player who excels at building trusting relationships with customers and co-workers.
• Productive worker with solid work ethic who exerts effort in successfully completing tasks.
• Dependable, responsible contributor committed to excellence and success.
• Self-starter who takes initiative with minimal supervision.
• Willingness to learn new skills or techniques.

Required Documents Along with the online application, please attach:

• Resume to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under "Resume/CV"
• Contact information for three professional references
• Cover letter to be typed/pasted at the end of your application

Document size may not exceed 10 MB.

Advertised Salary $15.00 per hour

ADA Employees work indoors and are protected from weather and/or contaminants, but not, necessarily, occasional temperature changes. The employee is regularly required to sit and often uses repetitive hand motions. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and may lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

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