Research Assistant or PhD Research Assistant

Research Assistant - Human Rights Program

Job Title:

Research Assistant or PhD Candidate Research Assistant (Continuous Recruitment)

Location:

Twin Cities - West Bank Campus
Job Family:
Graduate Assistants
Full/Part Time:
Part-Time
Job Code: 9521 - Research Assistant and 9529 - PhD Candidate Research Assistant
Employee Class:
Grad/Prof Student Position

The Human Rights Program is hiring one 25% time (10 hours a week) Research Assistant for Academic Year 26/27. The Research Assistant will provide administrative, research, and project support for an archival research and oral history project as well as lead a small collaborative research team through the Rights Col Laboratory, an interdisciplinary, experiential learning laboratory that equips students with the research and advocacy skills needed to tackle 21st century human rights challenges.

The position will require the student to check in regularly with the HRP director and undergraduate student researchers. The Graduate Research Assistant is required to be physically present in the Human Rights Program offices on the West Bank several hours a week. The supervisor for this position is Carrie Walling, director of the Human Rights Program. All research assistants must be physically present in Minnesota to work unless prior approval to work outside of MN has been obtained.

• Prepare background research and draft questions for oral history interviews.
• Conduct/participate in oral history interviews.
• Produce, preserve, and disseminate oral history interviews in collaboration with University of Minnesota Archives and Special Collections and the Minnesota Human Rights Archive.
• Manage four undergraduate research assistants.
• Write abstracts that include details about the narrators and contents of oral history interviews.
• Review the work of undergraduate research assistants who will format and edit AI-generated oral interview transcripts and edit video and audio files.
• Manage and maintain the organizational structure of project-related files.
• Assist HRP Director with identifying research priorities.
• Develop human rights education and advocacy training tools.
• Conduct primary and secondary qualitative research.
• Document human rights violations, code and analysing data, and write reports.
• Creation of multimedia and web content.
• Assist Director and Assistant Director with additional projects, as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Must have academic background and a demonstrated understanding of the subject matter of the research projects they will support as a graduate research assistant.
• Limited to students registered in a graduate or post-baccalaureate professional degree program at the University of Minnesota.
• Each student is limited to a total of 75% time University employment except during vacation periods. If on an F-1 visa, the student is limited to 50% time employment except during vacation periods.
• Meet the language proficiency requirement for non-native English-speaking TAs. For more information visit this website: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./language
• Commitment to vision of human rights and the mission of the Human Rights Program, including a demonstrated commitment to issues related to human rights, justice, equality, accessibility, and diversity.
• Previous knowledge of and engagement with human rights is required (coursework and/or professional experience, or volunteer experience).
• Excellent qualitative research and writing skills.
• Strong communications and outreach, and organizational skills.
• Willingness to work collaboratively with Human Rights Program campus and community partners.
• Previous experience working on collaborative teams.
• Demonstrated ability to apply knowledge and skill to a recurring task or activity with an emphasis on precision and timeliness of execution.
• Excellent collaborative and communication skills.
• Academic and educational background in human rights and the social sciences or humanities (coursework or experience).
• Experience with archives, interviews, and oral history interviews.

• Must have academic background in the subject matter and a demonstrated…