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WS - Undergraduate Research Assistant

Contact Person:  Dr. Shane Scholten         Phone #:  605-256-5177

Building:  Kennedy Center             Room #:  _______________

Department: College of Education & Human Performance

Email Address:  Shane.Scholten@dsu.edu

 

Want to work with a faculty member doing cutting-edge research? Then this is the opportunity for you!

 

Main job duties:

  1. Conduct literature reviews to identify relevant information for research papers.
  2. Assist in research data collection.
  3. Help to identify reliable sources of information and evidence.
  4. Help to organize research materials and documents.

 

Occasional duties:

1. Assist professors in researching topics and writing research papers.

2. Provide feedback on drafts of research papers and suggest areas of improvement.

3. Assist in the creation of charts, graphs, and other visuals to enhance research papers.

4. Format research papers according to specified guidelines.

5. Update bibliographies and citations in research papers.

 

Skills/Coursework Required:

CSC 105 Intro to Computers

 

Skills/Coursework Preferred (must be different from required skills):

Research coursework (e.g. EXS 300, any 498 course)

 

Expected Working Hours:   ___X__office hours ___X___  weekends  ___X___  evenings 

(Weekend and evening work hours will be reserved for data collection when necessary to meet participant availability. Less than 10 hours per semester is expected.)

 

Contact Person:  Dr. Shane Scholten         Phone #:  605-256-5177

Building:  Kennedy Center             Room #:  _______________

Department: College of Education & Human Performance

Email Address:  Shane.Scholten@dsu.edu