Title: Graduate Assistant (Oak Foundation)
Position Number: 0000GA11
Hiring Unit: College of Education, Center on Disability Studies (CDS)
Location: Manoa
Date Posted: April 25, 2024
Closing Date: Continuous – Review of Applications begins May 13, 2024
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Full Time/Part Time: Part Time - Full Time Equivalency: 50%
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary - Not to Exceed: December 31, 2024
Other Conditions: Extramural funds. Appointment to begin approximately June 2024 or soon thereafter. Renewal contingent upon availability of funds, program needs, and satisfactory performance.
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Under the direction of Principal Investigator and evaluator, provide support for a research project relating to improving postsecondary outcomes for students with disabilities and Native Hawaiian students and Pacific islanders. Specifically, duties will include:
  • Assist with data entry and database management;
  • Assist with data collection, including surveys, focus groups, and field observations;
  • Create presentation and promotional material (physical and digital) for conference presentations, newsletters, and websites; 
  • Analyze quantitative data using basic statistical methods (e.g., means, standard deviations, t-tests);
  • Create tables and figures based on quantitative data findings;
  • Draft plain language summaries of quantitative and qualitative findings;
  • Assist with project reports, abstracts, conference presentations, and manuscripts for submission;
  • Other duties as assigned.

1. Classified graduate status in good academic standing (minimum 3.0 GPA) at the University of Hawaii Manoa. 
2. Experience with quantitative methods and/or qualitative research methods.
3. Experience with statistical software.
4. Computer literacy (Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, Zoom)
5. Excellent written and oral communication skills.

1. Experience working in a postsecondary education setting or programs involving Native Hawaiian and Pacific-island communities.
2. Experience in research project coordination, research methodology, survey development, manuscript/grant proposal preparation.
3. Experience or training related to educational evaluation.
4. Self-directed.
5. Access to reliable transportation to visit project sites on Oahu as needed.
6. Documented work-place skills including reliability, responsibility, care in following directions, interest in learning new skills, and ability to work independently.

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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.
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