BRICS Student Research Assistant

FORDHAM University; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 24,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Fordham University in New York invites applications for a BRICS Student Research Assistant position. The role supports the Power of Hyperlocal Procurement project, involving local small businesses and Bronx community partners.

It offers hands-on opportunities in mixed-methods research and community-engaged scholarship. The position requires current enrollment as undergrad or grad student, bilingual Spanish/English, strong interpersonal skills, and regular in-person fieldwork in the Bronx.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student at Fordham University.
• Bilingual – Fluent in both Spanish and English.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Interest in entrepreneurship, small-business development, empirical business research, and primary data collection.
• Comfort engaging with community members and business owners.
• Regular availability for in-person fieldwork in the Bronx.

Responsibilities

• Assists with business landscape research, data collection, cleaning, and organization.
• Supports outreach to South Bronx small businesses and institutional partners.
• Helps administer surveys.
• Assists with interviews and focus groups.
• Participates in fieldwork, community meetings, and business engagement activities in the Bronx.
• Assists with qualitative and quantitative data analysis.
• Supports the preparation of research summaries, presentations, and project deliverables.

Skills

Bilingual Spanish/English

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Interest in entrepreneurship & applied

Community engagement

Fieldwork in Bronx

Job description

Position Information

About Fordham

Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.

Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

Reporting to the Associate Professor of Marketing in the Gabelli School of Business, the BRICS Student Research Assistant is an advanced undergraduate or graduate student who will support-the Power of Hyperlocal Procurement: Building Local Supply Pathways in the South Bronx, a two-year community-engaged research project examining how local small businesses can become stronger suppliers to Bronx institutions.This project is in partnership with the Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation .(WHEDco).

This position provides an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in mixed-methods research, community-engaged scholarship, economic development, and the design of practical solutions that strengthen relationships between local entrepreneurs and institutional buyers. The position requires a minimum commitment of one academic year, with the possibility of continuing for the full two-year duration of the project.

Essential Functions

• Assists with business landscape research, data collection, cleaning, and organization.
• Supports outreach to South Bronx small businesses and institutional partners.
• Helps administer surveys.
• Assists with interviews and focus groups.
• Participates in fieldwork, community meetings, and business engagement activities in the Bronx.
• Assists with qualitative and quantitative data analysis.
• Supports the preparation of research summaries, presentations, and project deliverables.

Essential Functions Note

This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list.
The University may assign additional related duties as necessary.

Additional Functions

Required Qualifications: Education and Experience

Currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student at Fordham University.

Required Qualifications: Knowledge and Skills

• Bi-lingual – Fluent in both Spanish and English.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Demonstrate an interest in entrepreneurship, small-business development, empirical business research, and primary data collection.
• Comfort engaging with community members and business owners.
• Regular availability for in-person fieldwork in the Bronx.

Preferred Qualifications

Minimum Hourly Salary

17.50

Maximum Hourly Salary

21.32

EEO Statement

Fordham University is committed to excellence and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.

Fordham University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Physical Activity and Work Environment

Please check the level of frequency that best describes the physical demands that are required for the position.

• Sitting Not Required
• Repetitive Hand Motion (such as typing)
• Repetitive Hand Motion (such as typing) Not Required
• Hearing, Listening, Talking Not Required
• Standing
• Standing Not Required
• Walking
• Walking Not Required
• Running
• Running Not Required
• Bending, Stooping, Kneeling, squatting, Crouching, Crawling
• Bending, Stooping, Kneeling, squatting, Crouching, Crawling Not Required
• Climbing stairs Not Required
• Climbing ladders
• Climbing ladders Not Required
• Reaching overhead
• Reaching overhead Not Required
• Pulling, pushing
• Pulling, pushing Not Required
• Shoveling
• Shoveling Not Required
• Lifting – up to 20 pounds
• Lifting – up to 20 pounds Not Required
• Lifting – up to 50 pounds
• Lifting – up to 50 pounds Not Required
• Lifting – over 50 pounds Not Required

Work Environment Office Environment: Employees are protected from weather conditions or contaminants, but not necessarily occasional temperature changes., Outdoor Environment: Employees work outdoors and may not be protected from weather conditions.

Supplemental questions you will be required to answer on the application (No action is needed on this page)

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• * Are you fluent in Spanish?
  • Yes
  • No
• * Are you a current full time undergraduate or graduate student at Fordham University?
  • Yes
  • No