Graduate Assistant (0000GA11) UHCDC

Honolulu, HI - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 6 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Title: Graduate Research Assistant
Position Number: 0000GA11
Hiring Unit: School of Architecture (UHCDC)
Location: Manoa Campus
Date Posted: November 15 2025
Closing Date: November 302025
Salary Information: $2335.50 monthly / $28026 annual (Step 14)
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Full Time/Part Time: Part Time - Full Time Equivalency: 50%
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary

Other Conditions: To begin January 5 2026. Renewal of appointment is contingent on program need satisfactory performance and/or availability of funds.

University of Hawaii Community Design Center (UHCDC) is a service-learning program and teaching practice established and led by the University of Hawaii (UH) School of Architecture that provides a platform for applied research planning placemaking and design involving UH faculty staff students and partnered professionals across UH campuses departments and professional disciplines ( partner with state city and county agencies the University of Hawaii non-profit organizations and community groups on public interest built environment work. Our collective seeks to ensure that diverse perspectives are reflected and integrated into public serving projects.

This GRA position will focus on research and architectural design work related to Hawaiis food infrastructure with an emphasis on community engagement systems mapping site architecture and landscape design.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsible for applied research related to urban ecological cultural and architectural planning and design.
Conduct literature policy and historical document reviews and archival research.
Conduct site visits and compile field observations.
Synthesize site based research into site analyses.
Assist in the development implementation and evaluation of stakeholder and community outreach including interviews focus groups surveys workshops forums and other forms of user or community outreach and engagement.
Assist in creating research-based designs for Proof of Concept projects for UHCDC represented in sketches diagrams concept drawings models and renderings in collaboration with a project team.
Assist with creating visuals for graphic reports.
Assist with writing and editing research reports and presentations and support the dissemination of findings.
Presents to client stakeholder and community groups on research findings and design development.
Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must be a degree-seeking graduate student (Masters or PhD) admitted to or registered in a graduate program at UH Manoa in architecture.
Must be in good academic standing and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or above and maintain full-time enrollment.
Experience working on architectural projects related to food and agricultural production.
Experience working with local communities and government.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Must have good written and oral communication skills.
Must have a strong portfolio of work demonstrating fluency with the Adobe Suite (Photoshop Indesign Illustrator) Rhino/CAD Revit Lumion ArcGIS or equivalent modeling rendering or mapping software).
Must be available to work occasional evenings and weekends when required.

Desirable Qualifications:

Working knowledge of principles practices and techniques in the community design field.
Working knowledge of local government.
Multi-disciplinary architecture and landscape architecture skills to address all aspects of programming architectural and landscape design.
Ability to interpret and present information and ideas clearly and accurately in writing verbally and by preparation of reports and other materials.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external organizations groups team leaders and members and individuals.
Ability to participate in overnight travel to neighbor islands to conduct site visits and community engagement as part of the UHCDC team.

To Apply:

Click on the Apply button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach the required documents by the closing date:

Cover letter indicating how you satisfy the minimum and desirable qualifications.
Curriculum vitae
Work samples from three design projects
The names and contact information (including email address) of three (3) professional references.
Official transcripts (copies accepted however official transcripts will be required upon hire)

The application will be considered incomplete if materials are unreadable. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Inquiries:

Cathi Ho Schar:

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DescriptionTitle: Graduate Research AssistantPosition Number: 0000GA11Hiring Unit: School of Architecture (UHCDC)Location: Manoa CampusDate Posted: November 15 2025Closing Date: November 302025Salary Information: $2335.50 monthly / $28026 annual (Step 14)Monthly Type: 11 MonthFull Time/Part Time: Pa...