COSMOS - Graduate Research Assistant; Researcher

Graduate Research Assistant

Type of Position: Graduate Assistant

Job Type: Academic Term (Fixed Term)

Institution Name: University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Department: COSMOS

Department Website: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

The Graduate Research Assistant will help develop socio-computational models to advance our understanding of coordinated cyber campaigns grounded in the dynamics of various social and communication processes such as group formation, activation, decentralized decision-making, and collective action. The Graduate Research Assistant will help operationalize the developed socio-computational models on a variety of social media platforms (particularly, video-based platforms).

• The candidate must have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Mathematics, Social Science, or a relevant discipline.
• Regular admission to a UA Little Rock graduate degree program or good standing with the UA Little Rock Graduate School for continuing graduate students.
• Ability to work the required hours (FT-50% – 20 hours per week / PT-25% – 10 hours per week) with regular attendance.

• A candidate with experience in computer programming and data management will be given preference.

• Assist with literature survey.
• Assist with hypothesis generation, theoretical evaluation, model development, operationalization, and evaluation.
• Assist with data collection, cleaning, preprocessing, and analyzing findings from the data.
• Assist in preparing reports and publications.
• Coordinate meetings and lead discussions.
• Other tasks as needed.

• Experience with data analysis – Microsoft Suite will be considered but preference is given to candidates with programming experience.
• Experience in reporting and technical writing.
• Experience in research, including previous publications, reviewing scholarly articles, etc.
• Experience in social media mining, computational modeling of social science theories, working with social network analysis tools, and examining cyber campaigns conducted on social media.
• Intermediate knowledge of Python.
• Knowledge of DB systems and SQL language.
• Ability to interact with people of diverse ethnic backgrounds.
• Communication skills, writing skills, and public speaking.
• Effective organizational skills.

Salary Information: $11,250-$13,500

Required Documents to Apply: Resume

Recruitment Contact Information: Fadime Ledford, Grant Manager, COSMOS Research Center (faledford)

No Background Check Required

The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity institution. The University does not discriminate in its education programs or activities (including in admission and employment) on the basis of any category or status protected by law, including age, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, sex, sexual preference, or pregnancy. Federal law prohibits the University from discriminating on these bases.

Questions or concerns about the application of Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, may be sent to the University’s Title IX Coordinator and to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

Persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment.

All application information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.

Constant Physical Activity: Manipulate items with fingers, including keyboarding, Repetitive Motion, Sitting, Standing, Talking, Walking

Frequent Physical Activity: Manipulate items with fingers, including keyboarding, Repetitive Motion, Sitting, Standing, Talking, Walking

Occasional Physical Activity: Manipulate items with fingers, including keyboarding, Repetitive Motion, Sitting, Standing, Talking, Walking

Benefits Eligible: No