Student Assistant I - Counseling

Job Description

Job Description

Palo Alto University (PAU), a private, non-profit university, founded in 1975 and located in the heart of Northern California’s Silicon Valley, is a community grounded in values of social justice, dedicated to addressing pressing and emerging issues in the fields of psychology and counseling that meets the needs of today’s diverse society. The students at PAU reflect the diversity of the region, are engaged in their education, and committed to improving the lives of others. The University sees diversity in its staff and faculty as very important to serving its diverse student body (or synonymous with inclusive excellence). PAU offers undergraduate and graduate programs with online, hybrid and residential options. PAU has an engaged faculty who make significant contributions to their fields and prepare future leaders who make a difference in the lives of individuals and communities. When you put all of this together, PAU creates a legacy of confident, competent, and compassionate professionals who are at the forefront of psychology and counseling and who move ahead in life by moving lives ahead. 

Position Description 

Job Title: Student Assistant (Teaching/Research)  

Department: Counseling 

Reports To: Dr. Tameeka Hunter 

Location: Remote via Zoom 

Date:  September 11, 2025 to August 21, 2026   

Employment Status:  Part Time; approximately 10 hours per week  

Overview 

Student Assistant for multiple courses, research projects, and tasks Standard Research Assistant Duties & Responsibilities: 

Specific Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Assist with quantitative and/or qualitative research projects 
• Conduct literature review/annotated bibliography/reference list development 
• Assist with survey creation 
• Collect and analyze data 
• Maintain accurate records safeguarding the confidentiality of subjects, as necessary 
• Attend project meetings 
• Complete clerical updates to Canvas 
• Assist with course tasks

Required Qualifications : 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Be a current PAU student; doctoral student from any discipline strongly preferred 
• Ability to meet deadlines (occasionally quick ones) 
• Proficient with APA formatting 
• Be detail-oriented and responsive; have excellent written communication skills, 
• Proficient with Qualtrics 
• Comfort with Excel 

Application Procedures: 

PAU is committed to providing an educational environment that supports a diverse, equitable and inclusive population.  In your cover letter, please include information on how your background and experience has prepared you to be in an environment that holds equity and inclusion core to its mission and values.  

EEOC Policy: 

No Discrimination: The University is an equal opportunity employer and is firmly committed to non-discrimination in its hiring and other employment practices and in the application of its personnel policies. In compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, except where a bona fide occupational qualification exists, employment decisions will be made irrespective of the staff member's backgrounds of race, color, religion, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, age (except for minors), sex, marital status, citizenship status, military service status, sexual orientation, medical condition (cancer-related or genetic condition), disability and/or any another status protected by law. 

As provided by law, and when it is requested to do so, the University will offer reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, if the individual is otherwise qualified to safely and to the University standards of quality of work, perform all essential functions of the position and if it will be done without undue hardship to the University.

PAU has a high-quality work environment that attracts and welcomes a diversity of backgrounds of its employees.  In your application or in a cover letter, please include information on how your background and experience has prepared you to work at a high level of quality of work with co-workers from a variety of different backgrounds.