Undergraduate Research Assistant - Student Service

Undergraduate Research Assistant
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
- Student Service City:
West Lafayette

As part of the Office of the Provost, Institutional Data, Analytics, + Assessment (IDA+A, pronounced eye-data) utilizes mixed methodologies to produce well-defined, high-quality data. Broadly, IDA+A disseminates institutional insights to the leaders and decision makers at Purdue, while working in collaboration with campus partners.

Housed within IDA+A, the Assessment team is home to the Listening Lab at Purdue (Listening Lab). Broadly, the goal of the Listening Lab is to disseminate qualitative findings, offering data-driven insights for policy and programmatic enhancements. The Listening Lab strives to listen, share, and support efforts to improve the Boilermaker experience. At Purdue, the Listening Lab serves as a qualitative hub to develop, test, and implement human-centered research.

• The processes and support that inform decision-making in higher education.
• The leadership and management structures within higher education.
• Best practices within qualitative methodology.
• A role in institutionalizing new practices across Purdue University.
• Insight into the development and administration of a qualitative research lab.
• Training and experience hosting focus groups.

• Dedicate 5 hours of work each week, for 4 weeks - with all working hours being dedicated to regular working hours (Monday – Friday; 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM; remote ) to attend to team and project meetings or similar ‘synchronous’ duties.
• Ensure that all four principles of ensuring reliability and validity of qualitative methods (credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirm ability) are met with high degrees of integrity.
• Assist in the development, testing, and implementation of data collection methodology, such as participant recruitment, focus groups, and interviews.
• Assist with communication and dissemination of the Listening Lab to the broader Purdue community and public.

• Knowledge and experience of human research, with a valid CITI certification (or the ability to complete the CITI certification shortly after your start date).
• The handling of confidential information with discretion. IDATA has a zero-tolerance policy for disclosure of information. Unauthorized disclosure of information will result in immediate termination.
• Experience in qualitative data collection - methodology and/or analysis.
• Experience planning the logistics of and conducting interviews and focus groups.
• Being able to self-motivate through mundane tasks, while consistently providing quality output.
• Successfully self-monitoring while navigating multiple tasks or projects. Being able to identify barriers (e.g., unclear task, approaching a bottleneck) and connect with necessary parties to proactively navigate slowdowns
• Excellent communication skills (written, oral, interpersonal, deliberation, dialog, etc.).
• The ability to work independently, as well as with diverse groups and individuals.
• Excellent professionalism (i.e., arriving to meetings prepared on time, and ready to report out to supervisors or clients).
• Extensive use of Microsoft Office Suite.

• Knowledge and/or experience with qualitative methods, analysis (including bracketing, journaling, member checking, thematic coding, etc.) and reporting.
• Knowledge and/or experience with analytical software, such as NVivo 14, Dedoose, or ATLAS.ti
• Knowledge and/or experience with transcription software (e.g., Otter.ai, Teams transcription, Zoom transcription) and transcript cleaning.
• Experien…