Undergraduate Research Assistant

Student Intermediate Level

Requisition : req
35164

Working Title: Undergraduate Research Assistant

Pay: $15.00 Hourly

Campus: Main - Albuquerque, NM

Department: Honors College Admin (787A)

Employment Type: Student Employment

Student Type: Student Employment

Status: Non-Exempt

Position Summary:

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 River Source, 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 subjects research
• Strong writing, communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience or strong interest in assisting with qualitative data collection
• Strong listening and transcription skills for processing interview data
• Experience using NVivo for thematic analysis
• CITI human subjects research training certification

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 and cover letter with UNMJobs application.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.