Graduate Research Assistant, Swarthmore College – Feb 28

Posted by Swarthmore College on February 22, 2022

The Community, School, College Partnership (CSCP) Project at Swarthmore College is currently seeking one or two graduate-level students to serve as research assistants on the Cultivating Community Together Study (CCT) between February 2022 and June 2023. Under the direction of Dr. Edwin Mayorga, CCT is a qualitative and historical study of community and school partnerships in Philadelphia schools past and present. We are developing and using a queer, intersectional abolitionist framework to examine various models of community and school partnerships and the history of Black and other POC-led education movements in Philadelphia with the intention of strengthening the educational experiences for all students, families and educators in Philadelphia today, and into the future.

Essential Responsibilities:
Graduate Research Assistants would support archival research and qualitative, community-based research at one of three research school+community sites.

The typical duties will include:

• Co-leading site-based research teams
• Meeting with site-based partners
• Expanding literature review
• Ethnographic and historical data collection
• Qualitative data analysis & survey data analysis
• Co-authoring and co-presenting final reports & academic papers

Learn more and apply.

For full consideration, submit applications including resume and cover letter with salary expectations by February 28, 2022. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.