Spanish Language Research Assistant - Institutional Student Worker

Job Title:

Spanish Language Research Assistant - Institutional Student Worker

Location:

UNG-Dahlonega, GA
Regular/Temporary:
Temporary
Full/Part Time:
Part-Time
Job

About Us
Located in the fastest-growing region of the state, the University of North Georgia is a multi-campus university with an enrollment of nearly 20,000 students, making it one of the largest institutions in the University System of Georgia. UNG is focused on a mission of educational excellence, leadership development and community engagement opportunities that develop students into leaders for a diverse and global society.

Through a variety of educational pathways that provide access and range from certificates and associate degrees to a professional doctoral program, UNG is responsive to regional education and economic development needs. Federally designated as a senior military college, one of the university's signature leadership programs is its 800-member Corps of Cadets on UNG's Dahlonega Campus.

The University of North Georgia is accepting applications for a Spanish Language Research Assistant
- Institutional Student Worker. The individual who fills this position will be a student research assistant for a faculty-led project in the Department of Modern Languages. The objective of the project is to integrate Spanish language education with popular baccalaureate majors at UNG through the creation of three new lower-level courses-Introduction to Spanish for Healthcare Professions, Introduction to Spanish for Legal/Criminal Justice Professions, and Introduction to Spanish for Business Professions.

• The student research assistant will be responsible for working alongside the lead investigator in coordinating and conducting interviews with UNG faculty and local leaders in the business, criminal justice, and health care professions, transcribing these interviews, developing and distributing questionnaires, analyzing questionnaire results, and developing researched-based open-access curricula materials.

• The student must also possess strong social skills and a willingness to learn about research methods for the humanities.

• Must be enrolled at the University of North Georgia in a minimum of six (6) credit hours to qualify as a student worker.
• The student research assistant must be currently enrolled or have already taken an intermediate-level Spanish course (SPAN
  2001 or SPAN
  2002). Alternatively, the student may be a native speaker of Spanish.
• The student must also be a major or minor of criminal justice studies (e.g., cybersecurity, criminal justice) healthcare-related studies (e.g., nursing, biology, healthcare administration, etc.), or business related-studies (e.g., Management, Finance, Marketing, Information Systems, etc.).

• Resume
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Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with the University of North Georgia, as determined by University of North Georgia in its sole discretion, confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug test.

The University of North Georgia, a unit of the University System of Georgia, is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sex or national origin, age, disability, religion, genetics or veteran status. Georgia is an open records state. Also, UNG is a federal contractor and desires priority referrals of protected veterans.

• This is not a supervisory position.
• This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
• This position will be required to drive.
• This role is considered a position of trust.
• This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
• This position may travel 1% - 24% of the time.
• This position does not require security clearance.

• Position of Trust