Job Details

McNair Scholars Research Assistant

The Extra Help/McNair Scholars Research Assistants are students who are responsible for assisting their research mentor with the design concept, methodology, data collection, and analysis of an original research project within the McNair Scholars Program.

Qualifications

Required Education and/or Experience:

• Must be a student at UALR with at least junior classification (60 hours or more);
• Must be fully accepted in the UALR McNair Scholars Program.

Preferred Education and/or Experience:

• Participated in research prior to the program, or currently involved in academic research

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Propose an original research project that can be reasonably completed in the designated time frame, with the guidance of a UALR faculty mentor;
• Complete said research project, with the guidance of a UALR faculty mentor, adhering to deadlines outlined below;
• Stay up-to-date on CITI training and adhere to UALR IRB expectations;
• Fulfill all requirements associated with academic research with McNair;
• Complete at least 12 hours of work toward my research project each week;
• Maintain a written or computerized log/time report separate from the McNair reports and have them available for review at all Research meetings with McNair staff and my faculty mentor;
• Submit a research report online through the McNair website every other week on deadlines indicated on the McNair Calendar during the time I am engaged in research;
• Meet with my Mentor and the McNair Program Coordinator every other week (minimum) during the Fall and Spring semester;
• Meet with the McNair Director once per month regarding my research progress;

• Complete at least one research presentation representative of my completed McNair Scholars;
• Program research efforts at a research conference during the term of the research opportunity.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively;
• Ability to creatively solve problems;
• Ability to work as part of a team;
• Ability to receive, apply, and provide constructive feedback.

Additional Information:

Salary Information: $1,000 - $2,800 stipend

Required Documents to Apply: Resume

Optional Documents:

Special Instructions to Applicants

Recruitment Contact Information: Ashia Hall Muhammad, Director of McNair Scholars Program, axhall1@ualr.edu

All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site

Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.

Pre-employment Screening Requirements

No Background Check Required

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is committed to providing a safe campus community. We conduct background checks for applicants being considered for employment. Background checks include a criminal background check and a sex offender registry check. For certain positions, there may also be a financial (credit) background check, a Motor Vehicle Registry (MVR) check, and/or drug screening. Required checks are identified in the position listing. A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication or adverse financial history information alone shall not disqualify an applicant in the absence of a relationship to the requirements of the position. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.

The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity institution. The University does not discriminate in its education programs or activities (including in admission and employment) on the basis of any category or status protected by law, including age, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, sex, sexual preference, or pregnancy. Federal law prohibits the University from discriminating on these bases. Questions or concerns about the application of Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, may be sent to the University's Title IX Coordinator and to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

Persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment.

All application information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.

Constant Physical Activity

Feeling, Hearing, Manipulate items with fingers, including keyboarding, Pulling, Pushing, Reaching, Repetitive Motion, Sitting, Standing, Talking, Walking

Frequent Physical Activity

Feeling, Hearing, Kneeling, Lifting, Manipulate items with fingers, including keyboarding, Pulling, Pushing, Reaching, Repetitive Motion, Sitting, Standing, Talking, Walking

Occasional Physical Activity

Feeling, Hearing, Kneeling, Lifting, Manipulate items with fingers, including keyboarding, Pulling, Pushing, Reaching, Repetitive Motion, Sitting, Standing, Talking, Walking

Benefits Eligible

No