Graduate Research Assistant III(PhD) - BRI

Position Overview Graduate Research Assistant III (PhD) – BRI Location: Alpine Department: Borderlands Research Institute Job No.: G98283 Salary: $30,000/year + fringe benefits Requirements Master’s degree, working toward a doctoral degree. Preferred Qualifications Complete tasks with minimal supervision. Learn new skills as necessary. Comfortably operate Microsoft Office software. Support students, faculty, and administration in a positive and professional manner. Exhibit excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and be solution oriented. Uphold FERPA and other confidential matters. Ability to work 20 hours per week. Primary Responsibilities All graduate research assistants coordinate with a faculty mentor to guide and direct activities. Additionally, Graduate Research Assistant III assists faculty members with collecting and analyzing data, reporting results on various research projects, and is expected to mentor and assist other students as part of the research team. While the faculty member serves as PI, the Graduate Research Assistant III co‑leads planning, data collection, data analysis, reports, and publications, with the expectation that leadership increases over the term of the project. The Graduate Research Assistant III initiates communication of project status to the faculty mentor and co‑develops communications with stakeholders. The Graduate Research Assistant III is required to mentor an undergraduate student. Responsible for personal safety and safety of others; must exercise caution and practice safe work habits at all times. This position is security sensitive. Equal Opportunity Statement It is the policy of Sul Ross State University to provide equal employment opportunity for all persons in accordance with their individual job‑related qualifications and without consideration of race, creed, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and ancestry. Equal employment opportunities shall be afforded in all personnel actions or decisions including, but not necessarily limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, upgrading, promotion, demotion, termination and salary. Retaliation is prohibited against a person who opposes a discriminatory practice, files a charge, testifies, assists or participates in an investigative proceeding or hearing. #J-18808-Ljbffr Sul Ross State University