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Categories: Student Summer Term

Department: Earth System Science & Policy

Research Assistant

  • 496363
  • Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
  • Institutional Student
  • Closing on: May 6 2025

Salary/Position Classification

  • $20.00 Hourly, Non-Exempt (Eligible for overtime)
  • 10 hours per week
  • 100% Remote Work Availability: No
  • Hybrid Work Availability: No

Purpose of Position

Support fieldwork in the summer to collect ground truth data within North Dakota and process fieldwork data for further data analyses and/or to support mapping and conducting spatial data analysis and spatial data presentation for research outcomes.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Support fieldwork in the summer to collect ground truth data within North Dakota.
  • Process fieldwork data for further data analyses.
  • Support mapping and conducting spatial data analysis and spatial data presentation for research outcomes.

Required Competencies

  • Attention to detail.
  • Basic computer knowledge.
  • Good Communication Skills.
  • An interest in Bee Studies.

Minimum Requirements

  • Graduate education in Earth System Science and Policy, Geography, or related field.
  • Experience with Geospartial Analyses.
  • Experience with ArcGIS, Python, and R programming languages.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the US and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. This position does not support visa sponsorship for continued employment.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Current or former ESSP Student or Geography Student.

To Apply

Submit resume by closing date.

PLEASE NOTE: For a successful screening, be sure to review all of the position minimum requirements above and outline how you meet those requirements in your application packet. Additional information may be attached if needed.

For full consideration, all application materials must be fully submitted by 11:55PM CST on the closing date. Student job openings are posted for a minimum of 3 business days.

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Veteran’s Preference

Veterans claiming preference must submit all proof of eligibility by the closing date. Proof of eligibility includes a copy of NGB 22 from National Guard or Reserve (with a unit located in ND) or certification from the applicant's unit command that the individual is expected to be discharged or released from active duty in the uniformed services under other than dishonorable conditions not later than one hundred twenty days after the date of the submission of the certification. If claiming disabled status, proof of eligibility includes a DD-214 and a current letter of disability. 

Confidentiality of Application Materials

Pursuant to NDCC 44-04-18.27, applications and any records related to the applications that identify an applicant are confidential, except records related to the finalists of the position, which are open to the public after the search committee has identified the top three or more finalists who will be invited to campus.

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