Graduate Research Assistant- Literatures & Cultural Studies

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Job Site; Edinburg (TX); On-site; USD 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley seeks a Graduate Research Assistant to support a multivolume collection of nineteenth-century British primary sources on Latin America. Responsibilities include formatting checks, citation verification, database research, and editing PDFs under supervision.

Ideal candidates are admitted to a graduate program, in good academic standing, and registered full-time for the term. Appointment is 0.25 FTE in Edinburg, TX.

Qualifications

• Must be admitted to a graduate degree program.
• Must be in good academic standing.
• Be registered full-time for the respective semester – nine (9) credits in fall, nine (9) in spring, or three (3) in summer, or be researching with a UTRGV faculty member.

Responsibilities

• Assist with research for a multivolume collection of nineteenth-century British sources about Latin America.
• Check and correct formatting and documentation style.
• Look up and obtain articles from databases, download and edit PDFs, and verify historical information.

Skills

Attention to detail

Citation skills

Word processing

Tools

Microsoft Word

Adobe Acrobat

Google Books

British Periodicals

Job description

Office Location
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1201 W. University Drive
Human Resources
MASS Building 2 nd Floor
Edinburg, TX 78539

Edinburg: [phone]
Brownsville: [phone]
Office hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.

Faculty Recruitment:
College of Engineering & Computer Science: [e-mail]

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Please see Special Instructions for more details.

Dear Applicant,
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days.

Title Information

Assistantship Title

Assistantship Title Graduate Research Assistant

Job Class Code

Job Class Code 10095

FLSA

FLSA Exempt

Minimum Qualifications

1. Must be admitted to a graduate degree program.
2. Must be in good academic standing
3. Be registered full-time for the respective semester – nine (9) semester credit hours during the fall semester, nine (9) semester credit hours during the spring semester, or three (3) semester credit hours during the summer session or be registered in the required number of semester credit hours to fulfill the only remaining requirements of the degree plan.

Position Information

Posting Number

Posting Number A0899

Working Title

Location

Location Edinburg, Texas

College

College College of Liberal Arts

Department

Department College of Liberal Arts / Literatures and Cultural Studies

Division

Division Provost - Academic Affairs

FTE

FTE .250

Scope of Job

Assisting with research for a multivolume collection of nineteenth-century British primary sources about Latin America: checking and correcting formatting and documentation style, looking up and obtaining articles from databases, downloading and editing pdfs, potentially researching sources to double-check historical information.

Discipline Specific Required Qualifications

Meticulous eye for detail and organization, experience with citing sources, familiarity with UTRGV library website search and databases such as British Periodicals; Microsoft Word; Adobe Acrobat. Will also be required to use GoogleBooks.
Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be admitted to a graduate degree program
• Must be in good academic standing
• Be registered full-time for the respective semester—nine (9) semester credit hours during the fall semester, nine (9) semester credit hours during the spring semester, three (3) semester credit hours during the summer session—or be performing supervised research with a UTRGV faculty member (Summer only) – or be registered in the required number of semester credit hours to fulfill the only remaining requirements of the degree plan.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience reading, researching and using primary sources, especially before the twentieth century. Also, Spanish reading fluency and ability to translate would be helpful.

Number of Vacancies

Number of Vacancies 1

Desired Start Date

Desired Start Date 09/01/2023

EEO Statement

It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.

Open Date

Open Date 05/09/2023

Special Instructions to Applicants

Dear Applicant,
Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:
Date of Birth
Social Security Number
Gender
Ethnicity/Race
Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days.

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