The research group of Dr. Christof Teuscher has an immediate opening for a paid position for a graduate and/or undergraduate student with knowledge in statistical data entry and analysis. The student will analyze a large amount of data from students that were involved in graduate and undergraduate research in Dr. Teuscher’s lab. Over the last 8 years, each of them completed weekly progress reports, kept task lists, completed a weekly self-evaluation, and received personal feedback once or twice a term. The goal of the research project is to determine metrics and predictors for success in undergraduate and graduate research.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate or undergraduate student in psychology, sociology, systems science, or related disciplines.
• Knowledge in statistical data analysis.
• Knowledge of statistical software, such as R or SPSS.
• Highly motivated, responsible, independent, with outstanding work ethics.
• Interested in educational research.
• Outstanding academic records.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Data entry (enter student evaluation forms into spreadsheet).
• Analyze and code wiki project reports and weekly self-evaluations.
• Anonymize the data.
• Basic data analysis (using SPSS, R, or other software).
• Advanced data analysis (using SPSS, R, or other software).
• Create plots an visualizations.
• Write and compile reports.
• Collaborate with the PSU Survey Research Lab.
• Participate in regular project meetings.

WHAT YOU GET:

An hourly wage. An opportunity to work on a cool project. An opportunity to make an impact. An opportunity to gain experience.

WHAT teuscher.:Lab DOES:

Our goal is to develop disruptive new computing paradigms and machines that will allow for lasting breakthroughs and open new application domains in the next 5-20 years. For more information, see the research and mission pages.

APPLICATION:

E-mail your resume with a letter of motivation to teuscher@pdx.edu. The position remains open until filled.

QUESTIONS:

Please do not hesitate to contact me in case of questions.