"Graduate Research Assistant II - BRI"

Job Details

Job Title: Graduate Research Assistant II - BRI

Location: Alpine

Department: Borderlands Research Institute

Posting Date: 07/18/2025

Until Filled: Yes

Salary: $1,500 monthly - 20 hours/week

Required: Bachelor’s degree, working on master’s degree; must be enrolled in 9 sch in fall/spring and 6 sch in summer.

Preferred: Complete tasks with minimal supervision. Learn new skills as necessary. Comfortably operate Microsoft Office software. Support students, faculty and administration in a positive and professional manner. Exhibit excellent communication skills, attention to details and be solution oriented. Uphold FERPA and other confidential matters. Ability to work 20 hours per week.

Primary Responsibilities: All graduate Research assistants will coordinate with a faculty mentor to guide and direct activities. Additionally, Graduate Research Assistant II will assist faculty members with collecting and analyzing data and reporting results on various research projects and are expected to assist other students as part of the research team. The Graduate Research Assistant II will take ownership in all aspects of the research project, including planning, data collection, data analysis, reports, and publications. The Graduate Research Assistant II will communicate project status to the faculty mentor as requested and will help communicate with stakeholders. The Graduate Research Assistant II is required to mentor an undergraduate student. Responsible for personal safety and safety of others; must exercise caution and practice safe work habits at all times.

This position is security sensitive.

Other Information: Texas Law requires a 60 day waiting period before new state employees are eligible to enroll in health insurance.

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Sul Ross State University to provide equal employment opportunity for all persons in accordance with their individual, job related qualifications and without consideration of race, creed, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status and ancestry. Equal employment opportunities shall be afforded in all personnel actions or decisions including, but not necessarily limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, upgrading, promotion, demotion, termination and salary. Retaliation is prohibited against a person who opposes a discriminatory practice, files a charge, testifies, assists or participates in an investigative proceeding or hearing.

Notice of Availability of the Annual Security & Fire Safety Report: The Annual Security & Fire Safety Report is available online at https://srinfo.sulross.edu/udps/. The report contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Non-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.

A paper copy of the report will be provided upon request. If you would like to receive a paper copy, you can contact the Office of Student Life, located on the Alpine Campus in the Morgan University Center, Room 211 or you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling 432-837-8424 or emailing stulife@sulross.edu