Graduate Research Assistant

Office Location
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1201 W. University Drive
Human Resources
MASS Building 2 nd Floor
Edinburg, TX 78539

Edinburg:
Brownsville:
Office hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00a.m.

- 5:00p.m.

Faculty Recruitment:
College of Engineering & Computer Science: cecs

Robert

C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship: cobe

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

Dear Applicant,

Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:

• Date of Birth
• Social Security Number
• Gender
• Ethnicity/Race

Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days.

Title Information

Assistantship Title

Assistantship Title Graduate Research Assistant

Job Class Code

Job Class Code 10095

FLSA

FLSA Exempt

Minimum Qualifications

Must be admitted to a graduate degree program.

Must be in good academic standing

Be registered full-time for the respective semester – nine (9) semester credit hours during the fall semester, nine (9) semester credit hours during the spring semester, or three (3) semester credit hours during the summer session or be registered in the required number of semester credit hours to fulfill the only remaining requirements of the degree plan.

Position Information

Posting Number

Posting Number A1406

Working Title

Working Title Graduate Research Assistant

Location

Location Edinburg, Texas

College

College College of Liberal Arts

Department

Department College of Liberal Arts / Philosophy

Division

Division Provost - Academic Affairs

FTE

FTE 0.50

Scope of Job

The Research Assistant will assist Research Faculty with research needs of various projects

Discipline Specific Required Qualifications

Graduate Student.

Preferred Qualifications

The Research assistant will provide assistance on background material and collection of sources during Summer 2026 for the Principles of Bioethics and the Law book. The research assistant will provide 100 hours of research assistance working 10 hours per week for 10 weeks. Specific duties will be set in consultation with the student.

Salary 1400.00

Number of Vacancies

Number of Vacancies 1

Desired Start Date

Desired Start Date 06/15/2026

EEO Statement

It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the civil rights act of 1964, the title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment.

We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.

Open Date

Open Date 06/15/2026

Special Instructions to Applicants

Dear Applicant,

Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:

• Date of Birth
• Social Security Number
• Gender
• Ethnicity/Race

Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days.

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

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