Summer 2010 Research Assistant
The Center for Technology in Government (CTG) summer Research Assistant performs a variety of assignments that support the Center’s ongoing applied research project. Specific assignments may include participating in the design and implementation of specific research activities such as focus groups, interviews, field observation, surveys, modeling, policy analysis, data analysis, literature reviews, and other related tasks to support the project outcomes.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Enrolled in a doctoral program in a social science or related professional program or discipline,
- Demonstrated skill with research tools and techniques,
- Excellent ability to write for and present material to both scholarly and practitioner audiences,
- Strong analytical skills, and
- Strong communications and interpersonal skills.
Compensation and Commitment:
This is a full time summer position for up to 37.5 hours per work week for 12 weeks. Summer employment at CTG will begin May 27th and end on August 18th. There is a possibility for continued employment, contingent upon the availability of new funding for Fall 2010. The funding for this position is supported by the NSF IIS-CPATH grant awarded to the University at Albany, SUNY for the project entitled “Learning Computational Thinking in Context: Using Problems and Cases in Financial Market Regulation,” award #0939137.
Application Instructions:
Please mail, fax, or e-mail letter of application and resume no later than Tuesday, May 11, 2010 to:
Attention: Brian Burke
University at Albany, SUNY
187 Wolf Road, Suite 301
Albany, New York 12205
Telephone: 518-442-3895
Fax: 518-442-3886
E-mail: bburke@ctg.albany.edu
The University at Albany is an EO/AA/IRCA/ADA employer.