Remote Research Assistant: Equity in NbS

Antioch University; Keene (NH); Remote; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Antioch University seeks a student enrolled in the Environmental Studies MS program for Fall 2026 to support the ENACTS project. This remote-friendly role focuses on community resilience workshops, survey analysis, manuscript preparation, and stakeholder engagement across multiple Living Hubs.

The position runs Aug 17, 2026 to Dec 11, 2026, with 20 hours per week and periodic team meetings. Travel to project sites is required, with NH/KY/RI locations in scope.

Qualifications

• Ability to work with others and communicate effectively.
• Ability to travel for project workshops.
• Prior research and experience with effective community organizing, particularly with centering equity, nature-based solutions, and community resilience and climate preparedness issues is strongly preferred.
• Prior qualitative and quantitative research experience is strongly preferred, including psychosocial survey development, administration, and analysis; effective data management, and record of publication.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate in implementing half-day Community Resilience workshops in each of the three Living Hubs, including participant recruitment and day-of delivery (8 hours/week).
• Collaborate in workshop survey instrument administration and analysis characterizing process-based equity and its influence on NbS decision-making (2 hours/week).
• Collaborate on preparing manuscripts for peer review, based on semi-structured interviews, CRW1 activities, findings, and digitization of assets (2 hours/week).
• Mobilize and manage project stakeholder engagement, including identifying and engaging Living Hub community participants/NbS decision makers (5 hours/week).
• Collaborate in developing presentations and reports on the team’s work for the ENACTS team and others (1 hour/week).
• Develop and share with AUNE Comms team narrative description and photo image documenting project activities relevant for social media (0.5 hours/week).
• Participate in weekly Antioch team meetings and periodic ENACTS team meetings from August 17 2026 to December 7 2026 (1.5 hours/week).

Job description

Antioch University seeks a student enrolled in the Environmental Studies MS program for Fall 2026 to support the ENACTS project. This remote-friendly role focuses on community resilience workshops, survey analysis, manuscript preparation, and stakeholder engagement across multiple Living Hubs.

The position runs Aug 17, 2026 to Dec 11, 2026, with 20 hours per week and periodic team meetings. Travel to project sites is required, with NH/KY/RI locations in scope.