San Diego State University · 5 hours ago
PAC Research Assistant
United States
Internship
Remote
Intern, Entry Level
$17.75/hr - $22/hrSan Diego State University is dedicated to supporting research objectives through the SDSU Research Foundation. The PAC Research Assistant will support the Prison Arts Collective's research program by organizing and analyzing data, supervising research interns, and ensuring compliance with university protocols.
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Responsibilities
Maintain accurate records, safeguarding the confidentiality of participants, as necessary
Organize survey data in the PAC office and the Google Drive, including digitizing documents and securely managing and effectively organizing data and other materials
Track completion of pre and post programming surveys for all facilities
Review physical copies in the PAC office to digitize, record and shred as needed
Conduct analyses as directed by research faculty and staff
Support in summarizing results and generating papers and conference presentations
Collaborate with research faculty and staff on research products and ideas
Attend research-related bimonthly meetings
Pro-actively maintain regular email communication with research team to share progress and updates
Ensure that the project remains in alignment with state IRB protocols
Collaborate with all members of the research team
Qualification
Required
Must live in a commutable distance from San Diego State University at the time of hire
Flexibility, patience, positivity, problem solving skills, self-starter
Willingness to learn
Willingness to work as part of a team
Passion for the mission and work of the program
Current enrollment as an undergraduate student at SDSU
Equivalent to completion of a bachelor's degree and registration in an SDSU graduate degree program
Candidate must reside in California and live within a commutable distance from SDSU at time of hire
Job offer is contingent upon satisfactory clearance based on background check results (including a criminal record check)
Preferred
Experience with Google Suite products such as Sheets, Drive, Gmail, and Calendar
Experience with Microsoft products such as Excel and Word
Statistics Software such as SPSS
Experience scanning documents to a computer
Research experience in similar or related field
Company
San Diego State University
San Diego State University is a public institution offering diverse educational experiences. It is a sub-organization of California State University.
Founded in 1897
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$16MKey Investors
The Conrad Prebys FoundationNational Science FoundationU.S. Department of Agriculture
2025-05-28Grant· $1M
2024-07-03Grant
2023-06-01Grant· $5M
Leadership Team
Leslie Levinson
CFO
Amy Weiss
Professor of Journalism
Recent News
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