Student Research Assistant
Function
Assist a faculty member in descriptive, exploratory, or experimental research; publication activities, data collection, data management and/or data analysis. Student works under the direct supervision of the faculty member.
Most Common Responsibilities
- Responsible to model the University Mission through dedicated job performance, service excellence to constituencies, respectful collaboration and active support of the University’s Mission in Catholic and Lasallian higher education.
- Prepare, manipulate, and manage extensive databases.
- Facilitate gathering of materials and data for various projects and reports; write summaries of project findings as requested.
- Provide assistance with the preparation of project-related reports, manuscripts, and presentations.
- Obtain informed consent of research subjects.
- Perform qualitative analysis and/or quantitative analyses of data, using computer software as applicable.
- Verify the accuracy and validity of data entered in databases; correct any errors.
- Prepare tables, graphs, fact sheets, and written reports summarizing research results.
- Edit and submit protocols and other required research documentation.
- Develop and implement research quality control procedures.
- Research topical areas as requested including the completion of comprehensive literature and web searches.
- Other job-related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms and other office procedures. Other skills and discipline-specific knowledge may be required depending on the project for which you will be conducting research.
Requirements
Student research assistants should review the Student Employee Handbook, available from the Office of Financial Aid (finaid@lewisu.edu).
Student research assistants may work up to 15 hours per week. Students may be employed in multiple positions, but total hours worked for all positions cannot exceed 15 hours per week. Students must complete and submit a certificate of completion of Responsible Conduct of Research training prior to beginning work as a student research assistant. Additional training may be required for work on specific research studies. There are no fees associated with this training.
How to apply
Contact a faculty member in an area in which you wish to conduct research.
Guidelines for Requesting Student Research Assistant
Funding for student research assistants should be incorporated into the budget submitted for Doherty Center proposals.
- Faculty must complete the Student Research Assistant Form to provide detail regarding the role of the student research assistant(s) and submit with the Doherty Center proposal
- The faculty member’s proposal must include expected compensation for each student research assistant in the proposal budget.
- Specify the number of hours per week, the number of weeks, and the total number of hours each student research assistant will be expected to work on the project.
- A student research assistant may work no more than 15 hours per week.
- Students who are work-study eligible may hold a research assistant position and a work-study position in the same semester as long as the total hours worked do not exceed 15 hours per week.
- Determine the salary for each student research assistant based on an hourly rate for work performed.
- The faculty member is responsible for recruiting and selecting a student for the research assistant position.
- A student should not hold a research assistant position and receive independent study credit in the same semester for the same project.
- Full and part-time undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to serve as research assistants.
- Students hired as research assistants must complete Responsible Conduct of Research training for work on all research proposals. Additional training is required for work on proposals that involve human subjects. Certificates of completion are generated by the training program. The student must submit the certificate(s) to the faculty sponsor and copies of the certificates must be submitted with the research proposal to the Doherty Center.
- Once the student is selected by the faculty sponsor, approval and processing of the position will be provided through the Financial Aid Department as a grant-funded position.
- Faculty supervising student research assistants should review the Student Employee Policy and Procedure Guide for Supervisors and the Contract for Student Work / Direct Pay Authorization form. Both documents are available from the office of Financial Aid (finaid@lewisu.edu).
- It is the faculty sponsor’s responsibility to provide the student with an official copy of the job description, as well as a detailed copy of their duties and to train and supervise the student research assistant.
- The faculty sponsor must approve student time sheets electronically so student research assistant(s) can be compensated.
Proposal Detail for Student Research Assistants
- Briefly describe the role and functions of the research assistant in the project.
- Indicate the number of hours per week and total number of hours anticipated for each student Research Assistant.
- Describe necessary pre-requisite knowledge or experience.
- Explain how the student research assistant will be trained.
- Describe safety measures that will be put in place to protect the student.
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