Research Associate

Lensa; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading career site is hiring a Research Associate for the Center for the Humanities in Extended Reality at New Jersey Institute of Technology. The position involves supporting research projects, database creation, and grant applications. Candidates should have experience in digital humanities and display excellent writing and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Experience working in digital humanities required.
• Strong written and oral presentation skills necessary.
• Collaborative team experience on digital scholarship projects preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support all aspects of a research project, including creating databases.
• Provide digital humanities research support and technical development.
• Demonstrate knowledge of various methods for digital scholarship.

Skills

Technical development

Digital humanities

Problem-solving

Analytical capacities

Writing ability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline

Job description

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Title

Research Associate

Department

Albert A. Dorman Honors College

Reports To

Dean, Albert Dorman Honors College

Position Type

Staff

Position Summary

The Center for the Humanities in Extended Reality (CHXR) at the Albert Dorman Honors College at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) seeks candidates to fill a Research Associate position. Candidates are expected to support all aspects of a research project, including creating a database in XR and supporting grant applications to develop the project further.

Essential Functions

• This position provides digital humanities research support as well as technical development and consulting for the Center for the Humanities in Extended Reality.
• As a research associate, this candidate will demonstrate strong writing ability, excellent knowledge of various methods and techniques necessary in digital scholarship projects, and a willingness to explore and develop new skills as needed.
• Expected areas may include working knowledge of Unity, creation and curation of immersive environments (XR), databases and non-relational object storage solutions, web-development technologies and frameworks (JavaScript, CSS, HTML5) suitable for static-site generation; Python; and/or machine learning techniques and AI.
  
  

Prerequisite Qualifications

• Candidates must have demonstrated experience working in the digital humanities.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline.
• Demonstrated strong written and oral presentation skills are required.
• Experience with digital scholarship projects and the ability to communicate complex ideas in an understandable way to a broad variety of stakeholders.
• Willingness and demonstrated ability to learn new skills and technologies beyond existing areas of knowledge, including new software applications and/or programming languages.
• Experience successfully working in a collaborative team on interdisciplinary digital scholarship projects.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical capacities.
• At the university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the university, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree preferred.
• Data visualization, digital humanities, or database experience is preferred.
• A demonstrated willingness to, or experience with leading undergraduate research projects.
• Grant-writing experience.
• A record of academic publications or the equivalent.
• Experience working with honors students and incorporating undergraduates into the candidate’s own research area is preferred.
• Project management experience.
  
  

Bargaining Unit

AFT-UCAN

Salary Information

In compliance with the NJ Pay Transparency Law, the negotiated starting annual salary range for this position is $42,706 (USD). NJIT

considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses or other items.

To learn more about the comprehensive benefits NJIT offers for this position, please visit our benefits page: https://hr.njit.edu/health-benefits.

Flsa

Exempt

Full-Time

Special Instructions For Applicants

• Applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, names of 3 references, previous digital humanities or other similar project(s), and a writing sample.
• Full consideration will be given to candidates that apply by Jun 16, 2025.
• This is a one year position with the possibility for a one year renewal.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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