Website The Family & Youth Institute
The Family and Youth Institute (The FYI) is a 501(c)3 not for profit research and education institute dedicated to strengthening young people and their families. The FYI focuses on innovative research and community education to achieve its objective. The FYI is growing rapidly, especially with increasing demand for its research output and community education offerings.
The FYI is seeking a Graduate Research Assistant. Ideal candidates should have experience working with religious and/or ethnic/racial minority groups and high school students. They will have the opportunity to be involved in a research project that uses longitudinal research methods. The study is part of a community building project about virtue development amongst Muslim American youth.
Research Assistant Job Responsibilities:
- Assisting in the recruitment and consenting of Muslim American adolescents for research studies
- Tracking participants and data completion rates
- Assisting in the reimbursement of participants
- Assisting with data analyses and literature review
- Supporting manuscript preparation and submission
Research Assistant Qualifications/Skills:
- Experience working with religious and/or ethnic/racial minority groups
- Experience working with adolescents
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- High attention to detail and organized
- Ability to maintain ethical standards when dealing with confidential information
- Ability to handle several responsibilities and work under tight time constraints
- Basic technical skills (e.g., Microsoft Office, Excel)
- Experience with data management software (e.g., SPSS) and online survey platforms (e.g., Qualtrics) would be ideal but not absolutely needed.
Other
- Salary: $20 per/hr (W9)
- The position is part-time, flexible hours (10 hours a week)
- Position can be renewed beyond 1 year by mutual agreement
- Virtual position (US residents & based in the US)
Interested parties should submit a cover letter, resume, writing sample, along with references to: jobs@TheFYI.org
To apply for this job email your details to jobs@TheFYI.org