Graduate Research Assistant - Education Analytics

University of Texas; Utah; On-site; USD 23,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin seeks a Graduate Research Assistant to support research projects through data analysis, literature reviews, and reporting in partnership with UT-Austin. The role involves preparing data, reviewing evidence, and creating clear visuals and summaries for technical and non-technical audiences.

Enrolled UT-Austin graduate student with experience in cleaning/analyzing data and using R will collaborate with E3 Alliance and university researchers to communicate findings

Qualifications

• Enrolled in UT-Austin Graduate Program to be eligible for Graduate Research Assistant positions.
• Demonstrated experience cleaning, transforming, analyzing, and documenting quantitative data for research or evaluation.
• Proficiency using R to create reproducible analytic workflows with clear scripts and comments.
• Ability to interpret research questions, define analytic approaches, and produce accurate tables/figures.
• Experience conducting literature reviews and synthesizing evidence.

Responsibilities

• Clean, organize, validate, and document data from approved sources.
• Create and maintain reproducible analytic scripts and workflows.
• Analyze data and produce clear tables, figures, and outputs.
• Follow data security and version control practices; communicate findings to diverse audiences.

Skills

Data cleaning & transformation

Quantitative data analysis

Reporting & memo writing

Effective communication

Literature review

Education

Enrollment in UT-Austin Graduate Program

Tools

R

Job description

The University of Texas at Austin seeks a Graduate Research Assistant to support research projects through data analysis, literature reviews, and reporting in partnership with UT-Austin. The role involves preparing data, reviewing evidence, and creating clear visuals and summaries for technical and non-technical audiences.

Enrolled UT-Austin graduate student with experience in cleaning/analyzing data and using R will collaborate with E3 Alliance and university researchers to communicate findings