Graduate Assistant - Burgess Seed Grant

Position Description

A graduate student in an institution within the Texas Tech University System employed in support of a department or unit responsible for work assigned by the supervisor within the unit or department which utilizes knowledge beyond undergraduate academic studies.

• Assist with data management, data validation, data preprocessing, data coding, and data analysis for a secondary data analysis research study (TTUHSC SHP Seed Grant funded).
• Use machine learning to create a predictive model for identification of at-risk students using student performance assessment data.
• Communicate consistently with the lead researchers.

Enrolled in the graduate program of an institution within the Texas Tech University System.

• Proficiency with Excel and Excel formulas specifically in working with data.
• Research experience (data preprocessing, data validation and analysis, machine learning).
• Experience with R or Python.
• Experience with basic data cleaning, organizing, validating, and analysis techniques.

• Job Type: Part Time
• Pay Basis:
  Hourly
• Pay Grade Minimum: 10.00
• Pay Grade Maximum: 15.00
• Compensation is commensurate with qualifications and the department’s budget. For additional information, see the institutional pay plan at https://app
  4.ttuhsc.edu/payplan.
• Grant Funded:
  Yes
• Travel Required:
  
  None
• Shift: Day
• Works in a research laboratory:
  Yes
• Select agents used:
  No

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or status as a protected veteran.

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