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Class II - Student Research Review Assistant - 2050ST
Job ID	15104
Job Type	Storrs Campus
Employer	Enrichment Programs
Date Posted	Aug 09, 2024
Category	Research
Job Description	Work-Study Research Assistant Program Faculty Name: Fiona Vernal Faculty Department: History General Research Focus: Students will provide research assistance on one theme of their choosing based on the suite of projects in the Engaged, Public, Oral and Community Histories lab. These projects focus on Hartford and its immediate suburban ring of Windsor and Bloomfield and include projects on Puerto Rican civic engagement, West Indian civic engagement, African American flood risk in the 19th and 20th century in Hartford, Caribbean/West Indian migration and GIS methods for mapping stories of African American, West Indian, and Puerto Rican housing, migration, and community formation. Brief Position Description: A student in this position will assist faculty in research efforts by conducting research in primary sources related to West Indian, African American, and Puerto Rican migration and settlement other subject matters specific to the research topic including, but not limited to: civil rights, flood risk, suburbanization, education, redlining, gentrification, urban renewal, housing codes, home ownership, evictions, migrant labor, immigration laws, public housing and religious affiliation. Methods include oral histories, GIS and archival research in primary sources. Students will join a research team of faculty, graduate, and other undergraduate students. Research activities may include: How to conduct, transcribe and edit oral histories How to conduct archival research How to write a community report How to write captions and exhibit content How to develop a bibliography (annotated bibliography) How to use newspapers, ancestry.com and UCONN library databases for research Job Description: A Student Research Review Assistant - 205 will assist faculty in research effort by conducting review of literature and subject material specific to research topics. A student in this position may: Analyze and transcribe oral histories Develop biographical profiles of oral history narrators Learn how to use the Their Story Oral history platform Analyzing local archival documents and other primary sources related to one of the chosen topic from the EPOCH lab Conduct, summarize and present research findings Organize, classify, tabulate quantitative data Organize qualitative data for Creating an annotated bibliography for the project Develop with website content development for the digital humanities component of the project as well as pilot project to create an immigration history profile of particular interviewees Conduct an environmental scan of digital humanities projects on housing, migration, flooding, civic engagement
Job Requirements	Job Requirements: A student must: Be an undergraduate student with a federal work-study award Be able to operate a computer and/or other research equipment Have strong communication skills (verbal and written) Be able to maintain confidentiality Complete required research reflections and a professional development experience Meet with an OUR staff member for one advising appointment each semester to discuss learning, goals, and next steps Be able to operate a computer and use googledocs, drop box, sharepoint, Be willing to attend weekly team meeting in person or remotely Have excellent communication skills Submit a short report detailing research progress during each semester of participation Preferred Qualifications: The position welcomes students who are disabled, first gen, or anyone who has experienced barriers in gaining access to research opportunities.
Available Openings	2
Hours	6.0 to 7.0 hours per week
Hourly Rate	$15.84/hour
Time Frame	Academic Year
Contact Name	Jodi Eskin
Contact Email	N/A
Work Location	Storrs
Phone	860-486-7939
Fax	860-486-0222

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