Roper Center Graduate Research Assistant Opportunity (75%)
Fall 2014 Semester
Responsibilities (to be divided among this RA and our current RA):
- Assist with public opinion research and producing reports and media releases on salient issues to be released to journalists, scholars, political decision-makers, and posted on Roper Center website
- Assist with research on congressional elections (with a focus on 2014) or other academic subjects
- Assist with organizing events on and off campus, including media outreach
- Help supervise and mentor undergraduate RAs
Qualifications:
- Intelligent, ambitious, professionally responsible
- Quantitative research skills, including SPSS and other statistical packages
- MS word, excel, powerpoint, etc.
- Good writing skills
- Good teaching skills
- Knowledge of public opinion or American politics
Misc. Benefits:
- Possibility of employment on a 12-month basis
- Opportunities for co-authorship
- Become part of an internationally-renowned professional research and outreach team
- Networking opportunities
- Opportunities to receive and provide mentorship
Applications:
- CV or professional resume that includes three references
- UConn graduate school transcript and for less advanced students an undergraduate transcript (both can be unofficial)
- Brief letter of interest and qualifications
- Deadline for best consideration: September 4, 2014
- Email materials to Kathleen.weldon@uconn.edu.
For more information, contact: Kathleen Weldon at Kathleen.weldon@uconn.edu