About the Role
The Center for Engaged Pedagogy (CEP) seeks a Graduate Assistant for Engaged Pedagogy, Research, and Assessment to support initiatives related to community-engaged teaching and learning, educational research, and assessment. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to innovative work at the intersection of teaching, learning, equity, belonging, and inquiry in higher education.
Responsibilities
- Support grant-related initiatives connected to Belonging and Community-Engaged Learning, including assistance with course- and project-related planning, coordination, and documentation.
- Assist with qualitative educational research projects related to teaching, learning, belonging, and engaged pedagogy, including literature reviews, data collection, synthesis, and organization of findings.
- Help develop, organize, and maintain pedagogical resources, research materials, and internal documentation to support CEP initiatives.
- Provide administrative and project coordination support, including scheduling, communications, note-taking, and tracking project progress across multiple initiatives.
- Support assessment and other Center-wide data collection efforts by helping organize feedback, reflections, and related materials for analysis and reporting.
- Participate in CEP team meetings and contribute to faculty-facing and student-facing initiatives through research support, logistical assistance, and responsive collaboration.
Requirements
- Must be currently enrolled in a graduate-level program.
- Preference will be given to graduate students in a PhD program with prior teaching and research experience.
Skills
- Demonstrated interest in higher education, student learning, and inclusive pedagogical practice.
- Knowledge of or strong interest in engaged pedagogy, community-engaged learning, and questions of belonging, equity, and inclusion.
- Strong interest in educational research, especially qualitative approaches to the study of teaching and learning.
- Ability to identify, synthesize, and communicate information from scholarly, professional, and pedagogical sources.
- Ability to support project coordination, documentation, and administrative tasks across multiple initiatives.
- Ability to support assessment and data collection efforts, including organizing qualitative and other project materials for analysis and reporting.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail in project coordination, documentation, and data management.
- Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively and professionally with faculty, staff, students, and community partners.
Work Type
- Part time
Education Level
- Graduate-level program enrollment required
- PhD program preferred
Salary/Compensations
- Salary will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training.
About the Company
- Barnard College is an intellectually stimulating, diverse college community of approximately 800 full- and part-time faculty and staff dedicated to providing an extraordinary educational environment for our 2,600 students.
