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Department:
School of International Service
Time Type:
Part time
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt
Job Description:
Summary:
This position is tied to an SSHRC grant for research assistant purposes. The student will work with the two-faculty involved in the project on research papers, memos, bibliographic searches and assist with and attend a policy workshop to take place in DC. The workshop will require good administrative skills, willingness to deal with logistics, work with the budget person, and work on program/planning etc. It might also require working on putting together information related to research projects/papers. Applicant must have prior research and administrative experience. Applicants must be able to work the requisite hours as the position is from September –March. If the applicant can only work for the Fall semester, we may consider the application, but as the workshop is likely to be scheduled in January 2027 (or March), so we prefer applicants who have the time commitment to work for the duration of the position. The position starts September 1 and ends March 31, 2027.
As the project involves trade-related issues, we are interested in students who have specific interest in trade policy or related issues. The geographic focus is on Europe, Canada and the United States. Students who have an interest in political economy, regulation, trade and technology, international economic law, trade agreements, or related issues are strongly encouraged to apply.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
Most student positions at American University are eligible to use Federal Work Study (FWS) awards, with a few exceptions. FWS funds cannot be applied to janitorial, construction, partisan or sectarian positions. For information or questions regarding FWS funds, please contact American University's Office of Financial Aid.
Important guidance for current American University employees: American University current employees, including those employed in student positions, must apply through their employee Workday account. If you are a current employee at American University, please log into your employee Workday account and select the Find Jobs report which will take you to our internal career listings. Applying outside of your employee Workday account may cause delays in a hire process.
Department:
School of International Service
Time Type:
Part time
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt
Job Description:
Summary:
This position is tied to an SSHRC grant for research assistant purposes. The student will work with the two-faculty involved in the project on research papers, memos, bibliographic searches and assist with and attend a policy workshop to take place in DC. The workshop will require good administrative skills, willingness to deal with logistics, work with the budget person, and work on program/planning etc. It might also require working on putting together information related to research projects/papers. Applicant must have prior research and administrative experience. Applicants must be able to work the requisite hours as the position is from September –March. If the applicant can only work for the Fall semester, we may consider the application, but as the workshop is likely to be scheduled in January 2027 (or March), so we prefer applicants who have the time commitment to work for the duration of the position. The position starts September 1 and ends March 31, 2027.
As the project involves trade-related issues, we are interested in students who have specific interest in trade policy or related issues. The geographic focus is on Europe, Canada and the United States. Students who have an interest in political economy, regulation, trade and technology, international economic law, trade agreements, or related issues are strongly encouraged to apply.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
- Part-time.
- 20 hours per week.
- $18.40 - $23.50 per hour.
- The applicant should be a BA senior, MA, JD, LLM, or PhD
student.
- Good research skills (knowledge of databases both social
science and possible legal databases).