Faculty Assistant

Student Intermediate Level

Requisition IDreq
35772 Working Title Faculty Assistant Pay $17.00 Hourly Campus Main - Albuquerque, NM Department Sociology Department (931A)

Employment Type

Student Employment Student Type Student Employment Status Non-Exempt Background Check Required No For Best Consideration Date2/23/2026 Position Summary This faculty assistant position will include working on (1) reports to community organizations about research and (2) academic research publications. The topic area of this research is environmental social science, and the position includes working on research projects with organizations such as nature centers and Indigenous nations.

The data in the research will be primarily qualitative.

Minimum Qualifications

Equivalencies not found for this position

Preferred Qualifications

Strong applicants will have experience working on research with and for community organizations, and will have experience in environment-focused classes, either in interdisciplinary sustainability classes and/or in other environmental social sciences. Strong applicants will also have a demonstrable ability to take initiative, work independently with minimal oversight, and to produce professional formal documents, such as reports to community organizations. Further assets include experience working in environmental community organizations and strong communication skills.

Application Instructions

Only applications submitted through the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job advertisement on a 3rd party site, please visit UNMJobs to submit an application.

Please submit a resume, cover letter, and university transcript. The cover letter should indicate why the applicant is interested in the position and the skills the applicant would bring to the position.

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