Position Summary

The Federal Work Study Research Assistant will support research activities across three projects focused on bilingual language development, early mathematics learning, and autism research. This position provides hands-on experience in educational, developmental, and behavioral research, with opportunities to develop skills in data collection, assessment, intervention implementation, research methods, and data management.

Research assistants will contribute to ongoing studies involving bilingual oral language intervention for emergent bilingual children, dynamic assessment of symbolic and arithmetic learning, and developmental outcomes among autistic children and adolescents. Responsibilities may include preparing study materials, managing research databases, entering and verifying data, supporting participant scheduling and communication, conducting literature reviews, assisting with conference presentations and research reports, participating in child and family research visits, supporting small-group instructional activities, conducting implementation observations, and assisting with school- and community-based data collection.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with child and family research activities in school and community settings.
• Supporting assessment, intervention, and data collection activities across multiple research projects.
• Scoring assessments and entering or verifying data in research databases.
• Preparing materials for assessments, intervention sessions, and research visits.
• Assisting with literature reviews, research reports, presentations, and other scholarly activities.
• Participating in weekly supervision and training meetings.
• Maintaining professionalism, reliability, and confidentiality in all research activities.
• Following established research procedures to support data quality and consistency.

Hours of Work - Approximately 7-15 hours per week during the academic semester. Students are expected to work primarily during standard business hours (e.g., 10:00 am to 5:00 pm). Students are expected to work on campus in the research office at least two days per week. Additional work may be completed remotely when appropriate and approved by the supervisor.