We seek a Graduate Assistant for Research, Assessment and Student Success to work with the Engagement Center (EC) team, which is comprised of an associate dean/director, five professional EC directors, their full-time assistants, two research and assessment professionals, and four graduate assistants. The Graduate Assistant for Research, Assessment and Student Success will facilitate assessment projects within the Neighborhood Engagement Centers; collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data; make public presentations; and interact directly with undergraduate students individually and in groups as part of an overall student success intervention strategy. As needed, the GA will also interact directly with professional staff partners of the ECs (e.g., Residential and Hospitality Services, academic advising, health providers, Office of Supportive Services, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education).
Required skills, abilities, and attributes: Commitment to undergraduate student success; knowledge of and experience with designing and implementing program evaluation/assessment in educational or social service settings; experience teaching, advising, leading, and/or mentoring diverse undergraduate students; strong writing and presentation skills for varied audiences (i.e., academic, professional, undergraduate); qualitative and/or quantitative data collection and analysis; leadership, teamwork, and self-motivation. Ability to work in teams but also independently without extensive supervision. Ability to independently manage multiple tasks with various deadlines.
Desired attributes: Knowledge of undergraduate student success theories and practice; experience working with institutional data sets. Knowledge of Qualtrics or Campus Labs. Knowledge of descriptive and inferential statistics, including use of SPSS. Ability to apply and integrate student development theories and other theories as appropriate. Advanced skills in Word and Excel.
To apply: Send a cover letter, resume or cv, and names of two references by email to: Dr. Kristen Renn, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Director for Student Success Initiatives (address email to Ms. Lauren Brown, lmbrown@msu.edu). Your documents should be saved as PDFs and labeled: LastnameLetter.pdf and LastnameResume.pdf (or LastnameCV.pdf). Please include “application for GA position” in the subject line of your email.
20 hours/week (August 16, 2016 to August 15, 2017)
We will begin considering applications on March 15, 2016. Start date is August 16, 2015