Description

Title: Graduate Research Assistant

Position Number: 0000GA11

Hiring Unit: University of Hawai'i at Manoa – Social Sciences Research Institute

Location: Manoa Campus

Date Posted: 03 /28/2025

Closing Date: continuous - application review begins 04/14/2025

Salary Information: Step 13 - $26,946 annual minimum

Monthly Type: 11-month

Full Time/Part Time: Part-Time - Full time equivalency 50%

Temporary/Permanent: Temporary

Funding: Extramural

Other Conditions: Under the general supervision of faculty in UHERO, a Graduate Research Assistant is needed. Position is half-time (50%FTE), temporary appointment renewable depending on availability of funds, satisfactory performance, and the needs of the project. In addition to economic students, candidates enrolled in other degree programs, especially other social sciences, data/computer science or health sciences, are encouraged to apply.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Parse, clean, and analyze survey data using R.
• Contribute to inferential data analysis and statistical modeling.
• Assist in writing and editing blogs, policy briefs, and reports.
• Respond to survey participant inquiries and liaise with community partner organizations.
• Assist with data collection.
• Assist with other projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong analytical thinking skills.
• Attention to detail, diligence in data checking and error debugging, and ability to clean, organize, and manipulate data effectively.
• Proficiency in using R for data management and analysis.
• Experience conducting quantitative analysis and interpreting socioeconomic or health data.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for contributing to community liaison and reports, blogs, and presentations.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a research environment.

Desirable Qualifications

• Knowledge of social and public policy issues affecting Hawaii.
• Interest in survey research, especially on socioeconomic and health issues.

To Apply:
Submit a cover letter indicating how you satisfy the minimum and, to the extent applicable, desirable qualifications, and a curriculum vitae via the UH file drop service https://www.hawaii.edu/filedrop with yinlee@hawaii.edu as the file recipient.

Inquiries:
Email yinlee@hawaii.edu

EEO, Clery Act, ADA

The University of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity Institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment, including on the basis of veteran and disability status. For more information, visit: https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/policies/

Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.

In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, annual campus crime statistics for the University of Hawai'i may be viewed at: https://www.hawaii.edu/titleix/help/campus-security/ , or a paper copy may be obtained upon request from the respective UH Campus Security or Administrative Services Office.

Accommodation Request: The University of Hawai'i complies with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the EEO coordinator directly. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. For further information, please refer to the following link: https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/accommodation-request/