| Campus location | Virtual campus |
| Department contact person | Chris Bacon |
| Title | Food Justice Action Research Assistant |
| Department | Environmental Studies and Sciences |
| Phone | 408-554-8460 |
| cbacon@scu.edu |
| Student job title | Student Research Assistant |
| Work Study Required? | No |
| Hourly Wage | $15.60 /hr., |
| Days of Week | To be determined in consultation with the faculty supervisor |
| Hours of day | Estimated total 5- 20 hours per week during the summer, and 6 to 10 hours per week during the academic year |
| Shift Duration | To be determined with the faculty supervisor |
| How to apply Application deadline | Fill out this form, which includes an upload of your resume and cover letter. In your cover letter, please describe your interest in this position, relevant coursework and experience related to food justice, and include a statement about your experience with and/or commitment to diversity and inclusion. February 22 (no later than 11:59 p.m. PST) |
| Department description | Student Research Assistants will work on a variety of tasks related to assessing food security and food system sustainability in California or on campus and/or with smallholders and cooperatives in Nicaragua and Central America. (see Duties and Responsibilities). |
| Qualifications | Interest: Working in the fields of sustainable food systems, food justice, agroecology, & dietary change. Research skills: Strong research and organizational skills and ability to work with human subjects on sensitive topics, such as food insecurity. Experience conducting interviews and designing surveys is a plus.Communication and collaboration skills: Strong interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills. Ability to collaborate and contribute as part of an interdisciplinary team. Personal and intercultural skills: Ability to take initiative and be self-directed. Intercultural sensitivity. Experience working in low-income, racially diverse communities and forming relationships of trust to address challenging issues is strongly preferred. |
| Duties and responsibilities | Student Research Assistants will report to a single faculty member, but will work with a team of other students that is co-mentored by several faculty members involved in the same project. Responsibilities may include: Successful completion of training on the ethical conduct of research with human subjects. Work with the project Principal Investigators to create and update a metadata system. Develop protocol for future entries into this system. Contribute to the implementing and revising the study protocol.Communicate professionally with key stakeholders, such as leaders of campus units (e.g., food pantry)to conduct research Help design focus groups and interview guides and recruit participants to share their perspectives on food security and food security assistance on campus. Contribute to the analysis of existing databases (using Excel, R and/or Stata)Produce professional posters and potentially publications. Help organize events on campus or virtually. Help develop training materials for future SCU students Santa Clara University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, committed to excellence through diversity, and, in this spirit, particularly welcomes applications from women, persons of color, and members of historically underrepresented groups. The University will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with a disability. Santa Clara University annually collects information about campus crimes and other reportable incidents in accordance with the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. To view the Santa Clara University report, please go to the Campus Safety Services website at http://www.scu.edu/cs/. To request a paper copy please call Campus Safety at (408) 554-4441. The report includes the type of crime, venue, and number of occurrences. |