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Involved in research? Want to be more involved in the community and build up your resume?
The Undergraduate Research and Inquiry Collaborative (URIC) is in the search to hire one Undergraduate Research Ambassadors (URA) to join our small but mighty team! They present information about undergraduate research opportunities to new and transfer students, classes, clubs, organizations, and other audiences upon request. Research Ambassadors also provide personalized, one-on-one support to students who seek help finding and applying for research experience on an appointment basis. Research Ambassadors also help collect and share information about undergraduate research experiences. This includes researching opportunities on- and off-campus, creating social media content, preparing blogs and informational videos on undergraduate research, editing the undergraduate research website, helping communicate with and collect data with UAZ students, faculty, and staff, interviewing, photographing, and promoting student and faculty researchers, and performing other duties of outreach and program promotion as assigned.
The estimated pay for the URA position is $14.50/hr.
What are we looking for? We are in particular need of someone with strong writing and editing skills, social media experience, and research experience in the Fine Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences. We have been fortunate to bring URAs on board who stay with our team for many semesters, so first-, second-, and third-year applicants looking for a stable, longer-term position on a great team are particularly encouraged to apply.
What are the required qualifications?
- Eligible applicants must be active Federal Work-study recipients during the 2023-2024 academic year
- Applicants must be able to be physically presents on campus for presentations, events, and walk-in hours.
Want to apply? Please apply through our job posting on Handshake. More information about the responsibilities of the role is also available on Handshake. The application deadline is on February 29th, 2024, 6:00 AM, but application review and interviews begin on January 15th.
Questions? Contact the URA team at undergradresearch@arizona.edu.