What are the responsibilities and job description for the Undergraduate Research Assistant position at unm?
The Honors College is seeking an undergraduate student
interested in community-based research and environmental restoration to assist
the Principal Investigator with data collection, transcription, and analysis
for 5-10 hours/week during fall 2025 and spring 2026.
This position offers the opportunity to gain experience in a
large community-engaged research project. You’ll collaborate with New
Mexico-based organizations such as RiverSource, Hermit’s Peak Watershed
Alliance, and the Albuquerque Wildlife Federation. As a Research
Assistant, you’ll contribute to understanding socioeconomic dimensions of
human-nature interactions in restoration, filling a gap in the literature
regarding New Mexico. The final outputs of the project include a peer-reviewed
manuscript and a white paper detailing successful strategies for organizing
community restoration projects.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Data
Collection: Conducting interviews with community members participating in
restoration activities following the HPCC wildfire, scheduled between
August and December 2025
Transcription:
Assisting with the transcription of interview data
Analysis:
Supporting the thematic analysis of transcribed interviews and photovoice
images using NVivo
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate student at the University of New Mexico (UNM)
- Willingness to comply with protocols for human subject’s research
- Strong writing, communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills