Position Title: Research Assistant
Reports to: Erica Akemi Goto
Hours/Week: ~10h/week (flexible)
Internship Date Range: March 2025 to August 2025
Location: flexible
About the Resilience Internships and Student Experiences (RISE) Program
The RISE Program is hosted by the Arizona Institute for Resilience (AIR) and provides undergraduate and graduate students with paid internships related to resilient environments and societies. RISE internships give students experience in workplace settings with an opportunity to grow their interpersonal skills and prepare them for careers after graduation.
About the International Resilience Lab: The International Resilience Lab (IRL) collaboratively leads and facilitates socially engaged research and collaboration between the University of Arizona and local and global partners.
We envision a reality where solutions to global social and environmental challenges are developed through collaborative, socially engaged, and culturally appropriate scientific research. We believe that this type of research can contribute to making the world more resilient and sustainable, enabling transformative change.
The IRL is one of several centers, programs, and institutes that make up the AIR. IRL aligns with the overarching mission of the Arizona Institute for Resilience to collaborate with global communities towards resilience, to manage risks and identify solutions to societal and environmental challenges.
Internship summary:
In this internship you will have experience conducting international research with researchers in the US, Canada, and India. This internship will support the project Healing Forests and Health Impacts among Khasi Indigenous Peoples in India.
Internship description:
Join us as an Intern and play a vital role in supporting our Healing Forests and Health Impacts among Khasi Indigenous Peoples in India. This is a flexible hour internship of around 10h/week for 5 months.
Key responsibilities:
- learn and conduct literature reviews focusing on the health resilience of indigenous communities.
- participate in proposal writing and searching for funding.
- participate in team meetings.
- support manage various types of spatial and qualitative data.
- data cleaning and analysis of interviews and surveys conducted by researchers in India.
Qualifications:
- Interest in research.
- Interest in wellbeing of indigenous communities.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Experience with data cleaning and organization.
Compensation:
The intern will be hired and paid by the University of Arizona. The pay rate is $20/hour.
How to Apply:
Applicants must be active U of A students enrolled in at least 6 credits. The intern will be hired as a U of A student employee. Please note:
- During the semester, student employees are limited to 25 hours/week (20 hours/week for international students) across ALL U of A positions.
- During the summer, student employees are limited to 35 hours/week across ALL U of A positions.
International students should consult with International Student Services (ISS) if work authorization is needed before securing an internship. ISS advising information can be found here.
Submit a 2 pages max CV to Erica A Goto at ericagoto@arizona.edu with an email entitled “Research Assistant Position – India”
Applications must be submitted no later than 03/05/2025.