Posting Summary
The Department of Library and Information Science seeks Program/Research Assistants to work with a chair director or faculty to support administrative duties; may create documents organize events update websites maintain departmental/program data work with a researcher on a specific area of inquiry; may record and analyze data conduct literature reviews abstract information develop research protocols conduct focus groups and interviews complete IRB forms.
Overview
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey is a leading national research university and the state of New Jerseys preeminent comprehensive public institution of higher education. Established in 1766 the university is the eighth oldest higher education institution in the United States. More than 69000 students and 22500 full and parttime faculty and staff learn work and serve the public at Rutgers locations across New Jersey and around the world. The School of Communication and Information (SC&I) on the RutgersNew Brunswick campus houses a dynamic community of scholars who conduct engaged research and teach in the areas of communication information science and information technology journalism librarianship media studies organizational and health communication public relations and other professional practice areas. SC&I has about 2500 enrolled students and teaches thousands of other Rutgers students in our five undergraduate programs two masters degrees an interdisciplinary doctoral program and nondegree continuing education programs. We value our culture of collegiality and work hard to support the success of our full and parttime faculty staff and students. For more about the school and its activities see: comminfo.rutgers. The Department of Library and Information Science is characterized by a research and learning culture that is inclusive diverse and cohesive international in scope and local in impact. We believe that information makes a profound difference in the lives of people communities and organizations. We undertake boundarybreaking research that seeks to understand and enhance peoples lives by enabling and supporting their interactions with information in whatever contexts and forms that may happen. We educate professionals for diverse information service and technology contexts. They are prepared to design manage and evaluate systems and services that support peoples and communities interactions with information. Our graduates play a leading role in enabling people to create use and preserve knowledge. They are peoplecentered in their work critical and reflective thinkers creative problem solvers and effective communicators.