Graduate Assistant - Sexuality Research
Position Title: Graduate Assistant - Sexuality Research
Department/Program: Psychology 11100
# of openings: 1
Work Location: Hybrid On-Site/Remote
Campus Location: Arapahoe Campus
Reports to: Carole Clements
FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt/Hourly
FTE: 13% (5 hrs/week)
Compensation: $20 per hour and $1,500 scholarship for the academic year
Application Deadline: 3/31/25 or until filled
Job Summary
This position assists faculty conducting critical sexuality research. The graduate assistant will work closely with Carole Clements, principal investigator (PI), for authorized and proposed research projects related to human sexuality. Primary responsibilities are determined by the current phase of authorized and proposed research projects when assistantship commences. These include, but are not limited to: preparing materials for submission to professional organizations (i.e., conference presentations), granting agencies and foundations (i.e., funding opportunities); preparing materials for submission to Institution Review Boards (IRBs); designing research instruments (e.g., surveys) preparing materials for research participant recruitment process; conducting literature review(s); recruiting and/or interviewing research participants; collecting, coding, and/or analyzing data; maintaining accurate research participation records; safeguarding participant confidentiality; managing project-related communication; preparing, maintaining and updating project-related articles, reports, and presentations; and attending project and project-related meetings as determined by PI.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
• Prepare materials for submission to professional organizations, granting agencies, and foundations
• Prepare materials for submission to Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)
• Prepare materials for participant recruitment processes (e.g., flyers, emails, etc.)
• Conduct literature review(s)
• Assist PI in determining interview questions
• Assist PI in designing research instruments (e.g., surveys)
• Assist PI in recruiting research participants
• Assist PI in interviewing research participants
• Assist PI in collecting, coding, and/or analyzing data
• Assist PI in summarizing project results
• Maintain accurate research participation records
• Safeguard research participant confidentiality
• Manage and respond to project-related communication
• Prepare, maintain, and update project-related materials (e.g., articles, reports, presentations)
• Prepare progress reports for PI (and funding agencies, as applicable)
• Monitor project-budget (as applicable)
• Attend project-based meetings
• Attend related project-based meetings
Job Requirements:
• Current graduate student a Naropa University in good standing.
• Expressed interest in critical sexuality research
• Undergraduate coursework, graduate coursework, or community involvement in sexuality/critical sexuality (e.g., human sexuality coursework, gender/women/queer studies coursework, LGBTQ-plus advocacy)
• Ability to assist faculty on preestablished program of research focused on critical sexuality
• Demonstrated professionalism
• Strong written, verbal, and quality of presence communication and interpersonal skills
• All job candidates must demonstrate an appropriate level of understanding of and appreciation for the values of Naropa University and the capacity to demonstrate an integration and embodiment of these values as evidenced in work, communication, collaboration styles, and other general workplace behaviors.
Physical Requirements & Environmental Conditions:
In the classrooms and on campus may experience: interruptions, distractions, heat, cold, dust and/or dampness. As a graduate assistant, you may spend extended periods time with any of the following:
•Reading academic texts and materials, student papers, etc.
•Operating personal computer and audio-visual equipment.
•Standing or sitting for hours at a time.
•Moving around campus for classes and meetings.
Naropa recognizes the following holidays throughout the year: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Fall Break, 4th Thursday and Friday in November, and Winter Break, the last two weeks in December encompassing the Christmas holiday as well as New Year’s.
Naropa’s health and welfare benefits include the following: medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, employer-paid short-term and long-term disability, employer-paid life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment, an employer-sponsored pre-tax retirement savings plan, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching, and a variety of voluntary, employee-paid supplemental insurance plans.
A comprehensive benefits package is available to full-time employees who work a minimum of 30 hours each week. Employees who work 20 – 29 hours each week are eligible for only the employer-paid short-term & long-term disability, employer-paid life insurance & accidental death and dismemberment, and the retirement plan, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching.
Employees who work fewer than 20 hours per week are eligible to participate in Naropa’s retirement plan only, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching.
All regular full-time and part-time faculty and staff, including student workers, accrue sick leave benefits. Full-time and part-time staff positions accrue vacation and personal time. All leave accrual rates vary based on the position, hours worked, and years of service.
The University recognizes the importance of including its employees in its organizational mission and values and welcomes employees into the classroom to “touch the magic.” Specifically, regular employees are provided generous tuition remission opportunities for themselves and their family members.
Naropa University participates in the Council of Independent Colleges Tuition Exchange Program (CIC-TEP). CIC-TEP is a network of CIC colleges and universities willing to accept, tuition-free, students from families of full-time employees of other CIC participating institutions (full-time as designated by the employer/institution). Additional information can be found here: https://www.cic.edu/member-services/tuition-exchange-program.
Naropa University is an equal opportunity, non-discriminatory employer and Title IX is a federal civil rights law that prohibits gender discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual and relationship violence. This law applies to all students, faculty, and staff.