Position: Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) Interviewer
The Bloomington Urban Forestry Research Group (BUFRG) at the Center for the Study of Institutions, Population, and Environmental Change at Indiana University (http://www.indiana.edu/~cipec/research/bufrg_about.php) is looking for temporary Graduate Research Assistants (GRAs) at the Masters or PhD level to conduct interviews with individuals in neighborhoods in large cities in the U.S. as part of the Evaluating the Outcomes of Neighborhood Urban Forestry Project (http://www.indiana.edu/~cipec/research/bufrg_projects_03.php). Major duties: Coordinate with BUFRG and local tree-planting nonprofit to obtain individual contact information for interviews Maintain up-to-date Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Social/Behavioral Researchers Training in accordance with Institutional Review Board protocol Contact potential interviewees and arrange and conduct interviews according to Institutional Review Board protocol During each interview, make an audio recording, fill out an interview form, and take careful notes and send these items to the Bloomington research team Required skills/qualifications: Current graduate student (Masters or PhD) or completed graduate degree in one of the following preferred fields: Sociology, Anthropology, Journalism, Social-ecological systems (or similar fields of training) Experience and/or coursework in qualitative interviewing Organized, dependable, detail oriented GRAs will be responsible for their own transportation around the city to conduct interviews Compensation: $12.00/hour Duration: Maximum of 40 hours per week for 10 weeks (max. 400 hours) between ~May and August, 2014 Location: 1 position per city in St. Louis, MO; Indianapolis, IN; Atlanta, GA; Philadelphia, PA; and Detroit, MI. Application submission: If interested, please visit: http://jobs.indiana.edu/ and search under Browse and Apply for job number 10534. Create an account to apply and upload your resume / CV and a cover letter that includes your qualifications and contact information for at least two professional references. Review of applications will begin April 11, 2014. Contact with questions: Dr. Sarah Mincey ([email protected]) or Jess Vogt ([email protected]) -- Sarah Mincey, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Associate, Indiana University The Vincent and Elinor Ostrom Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis CIPEC, 408 N. Indiana Ave, Room 226 Bloomington, IN 47408 (606)356-6353 (c)
