Graduate Research Fellow

Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metro; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 24,796 - 46,838; Full time

Job summary

Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metro invites applications for Research Fellowships in collaboration with the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI). Fellows will engage in data collection, survey development, and longitudinal analyses.

Participants will support ARI’s research programs, work with graduate students, and gain practical experience in personnel selection and talent management within a military context at Fort Belvoir.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in an Industrial-Organizational (IO) Psychology graduate program.
• Experience with literature reviews and data management.
• Interest in personnel selection, talent management, or longitudinal research.
• Proficiency with time series analysis and SPSS.
• Strong written and oral communication, and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Assist in data collection and longitudinal study design.
• Develop surveys and administer them for military assessment topics.
• Conduct time series analyses and data analyses (quantitative and qualitative).
• Prepare conference materials and technical reports.
• Collaborate with ARI researchers and graduate students.

Skills

Data management

Data analysis techniques

Literature review

Time series analysis

SPSS

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Teamwork skills

Interest in IO psychology

Education

IO Psychology graduate program

Tools

SPSS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Career Opportunities with Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metro

Are you ready for new challenges and new opportunities? Join our team!

Research Fellowships: The Consortium Research Fellows Program has multiple fellowships available with the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI). These fellowships are for graduate students enrolled in psychology and other related behavioral science programs.

Location: Fort Belvoir

Wage: The hourly wage ranges from $18.00 to $34.00 and is determined by the graduate student’s academic standing and program of study. Graduate students interested in these fellowships will be expected to work up to but no more than 20-30 hours per week and have the option of working 40 hours per week during the summer.

Research Support: The student Research Fellow will support ARI’s research program and will be assigned to one or more research topic areas. The student will engage in data collection, longitudinal research design, survey development, survey administration, quantitative and qualitative data analyses, conference preparation, and technical report writing.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of data management and data analysis techniques
• Experience and skill performing literature review
• Interest in personnel selection and assignment, talent management, or longitudinal research
• Proficiency with time series analysis
• Working knowledge of SPSS
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (i.e., Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Good oral/written communication skills
• Good teamwork skills

Candidates enrolled in an Industrial-Organizational (IO) Psychology program are particularly encouraged to apply. IO psychology graduate students will gain applied research experience with the following:

• Working with very large data sets
• Applying experience with psychometrics
• Conducting time series analyses
• Providing empirically-based solutions to military assessment and selection problems