CURI Academic Year Student Researcher Hazlett
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Job Location:
Northfield, OH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
4 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Title: CURI Academic Year Researcher
Classification:Student Employee (non-exempt)
Name and Address of Employer:St. Olaf College 1520 St. Olaf Ave Northfield MN 55057
If the position requires the student to work off campus provide the name and address here:
Department Name: CURI
Unit Number (5 digits): 16118
Length of Position:See Employment Authorization
Contact Person/Supervisor:Faculty advisor
Pay Rate (Check One) Standard Hourly Rate x Supervisory/Special Skills Hourly Rate
Description of the Position: (Purpose of the Position): Students work together with a faculty member on scholarly or artistic projects.
Project Title: Informal Physics Education Research
Faculty Mentor:Eric Hazlett
Project Description: Informal Physics Education Researcher: We are seeking two students to investigate the impacts of informal physics on perception of identity and belonging in STEM. The student would need to be familiar with how to create and analyze survey data for quantitative and qualitative investigation. The position is for two students that would work as a team. One should be familiar with the research methods covered in SOAN 371/373 and the other should have familiarity with the PHYS232 course or STEMQuest activities. The research will lead to publication and presentation of results and a better understanding of how to increase participation and inclusion in STEM disciplines. The student will be expected to work an average of 8 hours a week from Feb 5th through May 12th.
Transferable Skills: Research and presentations.
Duties and Responsibilities:Each project has its own timing (number of hours per week and number of weeks) as determined by the individual faculty mentor. See theCURI Digital Olaf databasefor individual project descriptions and details.
Qualifications: (Education/Experience/Skills) A student interested in applying for the CURI academic year program must be enrolled as an on-campus St. Olaf student. There is no GPA requirement that must be met in order to apply for the program but a students academic record will be considered during the selection process. Skills are dependent on individual projects.
If you dont have a work award and select No to the application questions your application will be automatically rejected by the system. If you apply and are rejected please contact Erin Eltonga to resolve this for you.
This job description is for general information purposes. It is not intended to list all duties and responsibilities of the job description is subject to change at any time by St. Olaf College with or without prior notice.
Key Skills
- Intelligence Community Experience
- Python
- Spss
- Microsoft Word
- R
- Regression Analysis
- Windows
- Stata
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Research Experience
- Data Modeling
- Writing Skills
