Research Student Assistant - Advanced Technologies

Alcorn State University; Lorman (MS); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Alcorn State University in Mississippi is seeking a Research Assistant to support faculty and research staff across ongoing projects. You'll help collect, organize, clean, and analyze data, and assist in developing surveys and experiments.

Work includes preparing abstracts and posters, attending meetings, and assisting with outreach activities. Ideal candidates are enrolled students with a research interest, good time management, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student.
• Interest in research and subject area related to the project.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office or comparable software.
• Ability to meet deadlines and maintain accurate records.
• Ability to analyze information and draw conclusions.
• Time-management and organizational skills.
• Professionalism, dependability, and willingness to learn.
• Ability to communicate effectively with faculty, students, researchers and stakeholders.
• Critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist faculty and research staff with ongoing research projects and related activities.
• Assist with collecting, organizing, cleaning, and analyzing research data.
• Assist in developing surveys, questionnaires, interview materials, experiments, or other research instruments.
• Occasionally assist the department with outreach activities, such as STEM Day, Meet and Greet, High School Upward Bound visits.
• Assist with preparation of research reports, abstracts, posters, presentations, manuscripts, and other scholarly materials.
• Participate in research meetings, seminars, conferences, workshops, and presentations as appropriate.
• Perform other research-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Independent work

Team collaboration

Deadline management

Record keeping

Data analysis

Time management

Organizational skills

Professionalism

Willingness to learn

Communication

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Assist faculty and research staff with ongoing research projects and related activities.
• Assist with collecting, organizing, cleaning, and analyzing research data.
• Assist in developing surveys, questionnaires, interview materials, experiments, or other research instruments.
• Occasionally assist the department with outreach activities, such as STEM Day, Meet and Greet, High School Upward Bound visits.
• Assist with preparation of research reports, abstracts, posters, presentations, manuscripts, and other scholarly materials.
• Participate in research meetings, seminars, conferences, workshops, and presentations as appropriate.
• Perform other research-related duties as assigned.

• Currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student at the institution.
• Demonstrated interest in research and the subject area related to the assigned project.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a research team.
• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office or comparable productivity software.
• Ability to meet deadlines and maintain accurate records.

• Ability to analyze information and draw appropriate conclusions.
• Effective time-management and organizational skills.
• Professionalism, dependability, and willingness to learn.
• Ability to communicate effectively with faculty, students, researchers, and other stakeholders.

• Critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.