Graduate Student Research Assistant

Posting Details

Posting Details

Position Title Graduate Student Research Assistant Department 2055 - Human Development & Child Study Position Number E12055 Requisition No. TC06553 Salary Range/Pay Rate $30/hour Benefits of Working at Oakland University

No benefits are associated with this position.

Employee Group/Grade Casual Job Category Casual /Temporary Casual/Temp Classification Work Schedule Casual (19hrs or less, No Benefits ) Shift/Days Pay Schedule Hour Number of Hrs./Wk. 10

Position Information

Position Information

Employee's Effective Start Date 10/26/2026 If this is a Temporary position, provide end date or enter N/A for any other position type. 09/30/2027 Minimum Qualifications

• PhD student in Early Childhood Education
• Attendance at the Essentials Instructional Practices in Early Literacy Training of Trainers (TOT) in Birth to 3 and/or Prekindergarten
• Knowledge and/or experience designing surveys
• Knowledge and/or experience conducting interviews and focus groups
• Strong background in qualitative research
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Good command of Google Suite
• Open to learning new technology and research approaches

Desired Qualifications

• Prior experience with program evaluation

Position Purpose

The Department of Human Development and Child Studies (HDCS), housed in the School of Education and Human Services, invites applications to a part-time Research Assistant position to work on a research and evaluation project on Early Literacy training of trainers.

Job Duties

Responsibilities include literature review, document review, instrument design; develop interview/focus group protocols and conduct interviews/focus groups; managing/arranging data collection, including supervising focus group interviewers; survey data collection, entry, cleaning, and processing; coding and data analysis; help with report writing; and additional tasks as assigned.

Job Open Date 10/26/2026 Job Close Date Open Until Filled No

Position Specific Questions

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Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents

• Cover Letter
• Resume

Optional Documents