"Forensic Anthropology Grant Assistant"

Job Details

Position Title: Forensic Anthropology Grant Assistant

Department: FC Anthropology

Advertised Pay: $15.02/hr

Campus Location: Washburn University

Application Deadline: Application review will begin as applications are received and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants can be assured of full consideration if submitted by November 5, 2025.

Position Summary: University Upper Division Anthropology coursework, including laboratory methods in forensic anthropology, bioarcheology, or similarly titled course and practical experience with the parameters included in the MOSAIC: Unifying Methods of Sex, Stature, Affinity, & Age for Identification through Computational Standardization research project, specifically morphological and metric methods for biological profile estimation in forensic anthropology. The work schedule for this temporary role is flexible and will be determined in coordination with the supervisor. The yearly maximum is 999 hours. This temporary position is funded in full or in part by a grant award.

About Washburn University: Washburn University is a teaching-focused, student-centered, public institution located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students. Washburn has a student body of over 5,500 undergraduate, graduate, and law students, a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible. The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals.

Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a dynamic faculty, staff, and student body and cultivating a robust learning and working environment and curriculum. We employ more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka and strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, and a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation. In 2024, Washburn was recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to Great Colleges to Work For® program.

Essential Functions:

• Assist co-PI on grant-related activities including administrative responsibilities, clerical work, data cleaning, and manuscript assistance.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience with Microsoft and Airtable.
• Undergraduate course in statistics.
• Relevant university coursework in forensic anthropology, including laboratory methods in forensic anthropology (or similarly titled course) and practical experience with the parameters included in the MOSAIC: Unifying Methods of Sex, Stature, Affinity, & Age for Identification through Computational Standardization research project, specifically morphological and metric methods for biological profile estimation in forensic anthropology.
• Proven effective organizational skills.
• Ability to work effectively independently and as part of a team.
• Data analysis and filing experience.
• Effective time management skills.

Hourly, Part-time

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