COSMOS Graduate Research Assistant UIUX

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The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a metropolitan research university that provides an accessible quality education through flexible learning and unparalleled internship opportunities. At UA Little Rock we prepare our more than 8900 students to be innovators and responsible leaders in their fields. Committed to its metropolitan research university mission UA Little Rock is a driving force in Little Rocks thriving cultural community and a major component of the city and states growing profile as a regional leader in research technology transfer economic development and job creation.

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Required Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelors Degree from an accredited institution of higher education;

• Regular admission to a graduate degree program or good standing with the Graduate School for continuing graduate students;

• Ability to work the required hours (FT50 20 hours per week/PT25 10 hours per week) with regular attendance.

Preferred Education and/or Experience:

• A candidate with a bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Science or a relevant discipline will be given preference;

• The candidate should be familiar with popular social media platforms and keep abreast of latest tools and technologies;

• A candidate with experience in visual arts designing and computer programming will be given preference.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with social media analysis for the research projects hypothesis generation and evaluation for understanding cyber behaviors data collection cleaning preprocessing analyzing findings from the data writing research findings and presenting the research at conferences scientific venues program reviews and other venues;

• Produce traditional or digital sketches of UI models based on business requirements;

• Produce static web pages based on sketches & requirements;

• Implement frontend behaviors for web pages;

• Produce visual and/or written content for website articles or social media posts;

• Other tasks as needed.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of HTML/CSS;

• Good experience with VS Code;

• Knowledge of Google Chrome Developer Tools;

• Experience with code versioning like GitHub;

• Extensive knowledge of the Adobe CC Suite including but not limited to Adobe XD Illustrator Photoshop InDesign & Lightroom or Figma;

• Knowledge of JavaScript and ability to implement dynamic behaviors in web pages (ReactJS is a plus);

• Proficiency with the Office Suite including but not limited to Microsoft Excel Word & PowerPoint;

• Experience with transmitting skills and knowledge;

• Ability to interact with people of diverse ethnic backgrounds;

• Communication skills writing skills and public speaking;

• Effective organizational skills.

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Special Instructions to Applicants:

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is committed to providing a safe campus community. We conduct background checks for applicants being considered for employment. Background checks include a criminal background check and a sex offender registry check. For certain positions there may also be a financial (credit) background check a Motor Vehicle Registry MVR check and/or drug screening. Required checks are identified in the position listing. A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication or adverse financial history information alone shall not disqualify an applicant in the absence of a relationship to the requirements of the position. Background check information will be used in a confidential nondiscriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.

Persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment.

All application information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.

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