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JOB SUMMARY
Complete deliverables for a project with the state of Missouri Hydrology center grant and SLU.
ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Literature Review of academic research on data centers
- Summarize and assess public policy and governance documents
- Attend in person or online community or government events or webinars; take ethnographic notes, summarize notes
- Assist with creating surveys for research and conducting surveys
- Make specific assessments and comparisons with impacts in other Mississippi River states and states neighboring Missouri
- Assist in writing reports or journal articles; presentations at conferences, or other public facing reports and data dissemination
- Ability to write summarizing reports of work completed on regular basis
- Performs other duties as assigned.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to produce accurate, high-quality work.
- Ability to use google scholar and SLU library to find academic peer reviewed articles.
- Ability to attend meetings online or virtually and take detailed ethnographic notes.
- Ability to summarize, assess, and critically engage with the materials.
- Must be culturally sensitive and give importance to cultural integrity and reserve judgement that may differ from their own perspectives.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree
- Understanding of social science research methods
This position is being funded by a grant, therefore continuation in this position is contingent upon funding availability and anticipated to end on September 30, 2026.
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20Saint Louis University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for the position applied for without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, gender identity, or other non-merit factors. If accommodations are needed for completing the application and/or with the interviewing process, please contact Human Resources at 314-977-5847.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- Understanding of social science research methods
- Strong attention to detail and ability to produce accurate, high-quality work
- Ability to use Google Scholar and SLU library to find peer-reviewed articles
- Ability to attend meetings (in person or virtually) and take detailed ethnographic notes
- Ability to summarize, assess, and critically engage with materials
- Cultural sensitivity and ability to respect differing perspectives
- Ability to assist in creating and conducting surveys
- Ability to write summarizing reports, contribute to reports or journal articles, and prepare presentations
What We Do
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