Part-Time Research Assistant

Company Description

The Global Resilience Institute is committed to informing and advancing societal resilience around the world. Individuals, communities, nations, and the systems they depend upon, can thrive only if they have the means to better withstand, recover from and adapt to the inevitable shocks and disruptive events of the 21st century. Our university-wide Institute is partnering with other leading academic research institutions, nonprofits and the public and private sectors to devise and apply practical, interdisciplinary innovations and solutions to resilience challenges.

Candidate chosen needs to be able to arrange their schedule (20hrs) to fit between the hours of 8:30am-5:30pm (Monday-Friday). No weekends.

 Requirements:

·   Graduate Student with Excellent verbal and written communication skills;

Excellent Social Media knowledge

·   Experience conducting interdisciplinary research required; experience conducting resilience research (supply chain, community resilience, infrastructure, Cyber Security)

·   Strong note taking abilities and proofreading and editing skills;

·   Experience synthesizing large amounts of information into concise briefings or other written and oral presentations;

·   Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize deadlines

·   Ability to stay focused and excel with minimal supervision;

·   High level of professionalism;

·   Microsoft Office skills

·   ArcMAP GIS experience preferred but not required

Spring 2025 semester

$21/hr

Up to 20 hours/week

Start: January 6^th

End: June 30^th, 2025