What are the responsibilities and job description for the Graduate Research Assistant - Kinesiology and Health Studies position at UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA?
Job Details
Description
Position Overview
Graduate research assistants are students who, in the course of their academic training, are employed in part-time or temporary research positions, where the student's academic training is based in part on the research performed. All duties and services of graduate research assistants are to be carried out under the supervision and direction of faculty or administration. These duties may include assisting a faculty member in descriptive, exploratory or experimental research; publication activities, data collection, data management and/or data analysis.
Hours per Week
- 8 hours per week for 16 weeks
College/Department Overview
The Department of Kinesiology and Health Studies focuses on the preparation of professionals in the fields of health and wellness, physical education and athletic training.
Department Specific Job Functions
- Create assessment to identify an advantageous layout of painted play spaces for social distancing on the playground/blacktop/sidewalks
- Assess all priority school sites and make recommendations for painted play space layout
- Coordinate with target LEAs to prepare surfaces for painting
- Develop a training resource for procedures on how to use painted play spaces while social distancing
- Train priority school LEA teachers, recess monitors, and students at each school site on how to utilize the painted play spaces
Qualifications
Enrollment Requirements
Fall/Spring Semesters: All student employees must be enrolled at least half time to be eligible to work any UCO student position. Half time enrollment for Fall/Spring is considered 5 hours for graduates and 6 hours for undergraduates. International students shall be enrolled full time to be eligible to work as a student worker. Full time enrollment is 9 credit hours for graduates and 12 credit hours for undergraduates.
Summer Semester: Student employees working regular student positions must be enrolled in at least 3 credit hours to be eligible to work during the summer. Students not enrolled in summer classes must be enrolled in Fall classes in order to work on campus, but they (and the department) will be required to pay FICA taxes. Student employees working FWSP positions must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours (if undergraduate) or 5 credit hours (if graduate) in order to work during the summer in a Federal Work Study Program position.
Enrollment Exception: If the number of credit hours needed to graduate is less than the minimum number of hours required for student employment, the student must obtain a letter from their Academic Advisor (stating the number of hours needed to graduate and anticipated graduation date) and submit it to Human Resources. This pertains to both regular and Federal Work Study Program positions. Contact jobs@uco.edu for more information.
Qualifications/Experience Required
- Graduate student classification status at UCO
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- Have sensitivity of intercultural communication
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Detail oriented
- Dependable
- Punctual
Physical Demands
Reasonable accommodations (in accordance with ADA requirements) may be made, upon request, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Salary : $11 - $13
