Graduate Research Assistant - Tulsa (Spring)

The Anne & Henry Zarrow School of Social Work is looking for Graduate Research Assistants for Spring 2024. Start date is variable based on the project. This is a part-time position with no benefits. Will work either 10 or 20 hours per week. Selected applicant will be expected to work on campus.  

Job Duties: 

• Research, SPSS database creation, maintenance, and data analysis supporting Social Work Faculty.
• Comprehensive literature reviews and searches, critical evaluation, summaries, and data collection. 
• Research potential programs, funding, conferences, and interventions relevant to populations studied and future research applications. 
• Assist with publications, presentations, charts, graphs, and manuscripts. 
• Maintain project resources and data. 
• Maintain confidential participant information and study integrity. 
• Hypothesis driven research with team encompassing faculty, staff, and students. 

***This position is in Tulsa, OK. You must live in Tulsa or commute to Tulsa***

Required Documents:

• Resume
• Cover letter
• Class schedule
• Writing samples (ex. school paper or research project)

Required Education: Bachelor's degree. Must be current OU Graduate Student and enrolled in the Spring 2024 semester. 

• Must attach Spring 2024 class schedule

Skills:

• Above average computer proficiency in Microsoft Windows, including emails, distribution lists, manage files in MS Office, conduct internet searches for faculty on research Projects, periodical reviews, etc.

• Experience with research and research-related software desired. 

• Must be flexible in terms of working on differing tasks for various faculty needs. 

• Student must be in good academic standing within the academic program. 

• Represent the program and the ethics of the SSW with a courteous and helpful orientation toward potential students, other students, the staff, and faculty. 

• Work out a schedule that is flexible in accordance to your student responsibilities, yet one that the other members of the team can depend upon for work planning purposes. 

• Ability to take initiative to ask for assignments while knowing when to seek guidance for further instructions in a timely manner to meet deadlines. 

• Be willing to fill in for other staff when asked to help with the overall operation of the program and the Graduate College. 

• Work independently on projects without requiring constant supervision once the instructions are clear. 

• Ability to take a professional perspective toward corrective criticism as an opportunity for additional skill development. 

• A commitment to social justice and solid grounding in social work values and ethic. 

Certifications:

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  None
  

Advertised Physical Requirements:

• Standard administrative office environment and exposure, including keyboarding. Up to 20% of this position will require mobility (moving from one room or building to another, etc.)

Department Preferences:

• Graduate Student of the Anne & Henry Zarrow School of Social Work.

Supervision: None

Special Instructions: If you are selected as a final candidate for this position, you will be subject to The University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Tuberculosis Testing policy.  To view the policy, visit https://hr.ou.edu/Policies-Handbooks/TB-Testing.

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