HEDx Graduate Resourcing Assistant (Student Wage)
HEDx Graduate Resourcing Assistant (Student Wage)
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The University of Virginias Karsh Institute of Democracy in partnership with Campus Compact the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and More Perfect is seeking a Graduate Assistant to support the creation of the Higher Education Democracy Exchange (HEDx) platform. The HEDx platform will be a dynamic multi-functional standalone platform that empowers higher education institutions individually and collectively to promote democratic engagement and advance civic and community learning.
One of the four functionalities of the HEDx platform is a Scaling Civic Innovation resource hub which will contain curated tools and resources designed to scale impactful civic and community-based practices. The hub will feature crowd-sourced best practices and model programs from across higher education that emphasize replication and scale. The Graduate Assistant will support the HEDx Advisors and overall projects work on identifying and collating resources to include on the platform as well as supporting the creation of inclusion parameters to support an uploading capability post-launch. Resources will be collated in alignment with More Perfects Five Democracy Goals drawing from sources such as:
- Web searches
- Conference presentations (ESC CUMU Compact ADP Civic Learning Week Democracy conferences)
- Systems such as Give Pulse Collaboratory
- Carnegie Research Lab
- Meetings and outreach to those in the higher education
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the HEDx Advisors focusing on Resourcing in the collation of resources
- Search and collate resources about current programs related to More Perfects Five Democracy Goals
- Support the creation administration and analysis of a survey in the field to find additional examples of relevant programming with guidance and direction led by HEDx Advisors
- Inventory resources and create a guiding document of search criteria
- Contribute to the creation of a template that outlines the proper display of resources on the platform including summaries tags and source attributions
- Attend and participate in working sessions during UVA Karsh Institute of Democracys Democracy360 in Charlottesville VA October 15-17 2025
- Additional tasks related to data analysis as agreed upon in consultation with relevant HEDx Advisors the Graduate Assistant and their direct supervisor
Anticipated Assignment Dates: August 2025 April 2026
Position Type: Part-time hourly wage approximately 5-10 hours per week. The bulk of the work will take place between August 2025 and January 2026.
Position Compensation: $25/hour
Minimum Qualifications:
- Education: Current graduate student enrolled full-time at the University of Virginia
- Capable of accurately following oral and written instructions completing tasks promptly and reliably an exhibiting exceptional attention to detail
- Excellent organizational and analytical skills
- Experience using spreadsheets to capture large quantities of information
Application Requirements:
- CV or resume
- Cover letter
The graduate assistant will be hired by the Karsh Institute of Democracy and will report to Nikki Kain assistant director of programming at the Karsh Institute of Democracy. They will work directly with Alisa Jimenez HEDx Project Manager and should expect to work closely with HEDx Advisors. Applications and questions should be directed to Nikki Kain at using the subject line HEDx Graduate Assistantship Resourcing.
About HEDx:
The Higher Education Democracy Exchange (HEDx) platform. will be a dynamic multi-functional standalone platform. HEDx is an initiative of Campus Compact in partnership with the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) alongsideUniversity of Virginias Karsh Institute of Democracy and More Perfect.
The primary audiences will be higher education-based faculty students administrators and civic leaders. Secondary audiences include funders who work in the civic engagement space state and national policy leaders and employers in the spaceboth for-profit and nonprofit. The platform is intended to enable access to data validate civic skills share and acquire resources and best practices crowdsource ideas to scale initiatives across institutions and access a diverse network of civic experts to support campus and community engagement and advance civic efforts. The HEDx platform will empower higher education institutions individually and collectively to promote democratic engagement and advance civic and community learning. Currently campuses across the country engage in a wide variety of civic engagement efforts but they are often siloed and limited in scope. HEDx aims to bridge these disparate efforts through four core functions: (1) civic indicator dashboards that aggregate data from national and campus-level sources to illustrate higher educations contributions to supporting and advancing democracy (2) a civic credential clearinghouse that connect students faculty and staff to professional development opportunities that enhance their civic knowledge and marketable skills (3) hubs for scaling civic innovation that house curated tools and resources designed to scale impactful civic and community-based practices and (4) a civic experts network that facilitates connections coaching and strategy building by providing access to a diverse pool of civic leaders and experts.
For more information please see:
- Campus Compact and AAC&U announce Higher Education Democracy Exchange (HEDx)
- Request for Proposals: HEDx
The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Click here to read more about UVAs commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment.
Employment Type
Part-Time
