Graduate Research Assistant – A. Abrash Walton [Work Study] Position Available In Cheshire, New Hampshire

GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT – A. ABRASH WALTON

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Graduate Research Assistant – A. Abrash Walton [Work Study]

Start Date:

5/3/2025

End Date:

5/1/2026

Number of Positions:

2 (project budget supports two student positions)
Hours per

Week:

10-20

Weekends Required:

No

Evenings Required:

No

Supervisor:

Abigail Abrash Walton, PhD; Environmental Studies

Alternate Supervisor:

Amy Roy
This position allows for remote work

Yes/No:

Yes
Percentage of time that could be remote (0-100%): 80% (archival, qualitative and quantitative data analysis, recruitment of participants for focus groups/community resilience workshops/semi-structured interviews, and surveys); presentation preparation; report writing; literature reviews; preparation of manuscripts for publication.
Method to assess remote work: Project work plan deliverables
Job Description
2-4 hours team meeting planning/participation; 6-16 hours engagement in team research activities
The candidate must be responsive and available via email, phone, and/or in person. The position will report to ENACTS Project Co-PI and Antioch faculty member Abigail Abrash Walton. Team meetings will take place during regular week-day business hours. Travel to the three Living Hub sites will be required during Fall 2025. Some weekend travel and programmatic work may be required, in association with the three Community Resilience workshops.
Key responsibilities for this position include the following:
Collaborate in developing and implementing one-day Community Resilience workshops in each of the three Living Hubs, based on the Antioch CCPCR Climate and Health Resilience Initiative pilot;
Collaborate in designing, implementing and analyzing stakeholder behavioral change research methods (pre- and post-workshop surveys, semi-structured interviews);
Mobilize and manage project stakeholder engagement, including identifying and engaging Living Hub community participants/NbS decision makers;
Collaborate in developing presentations and reports on the team’s work for the ENACTS team and others;
Develop and share with AUNE Comms team narrative description and photo image documenting project activities relevant for social media; and
Participate in weekly Antioch team meetings and periodic ENACTS team meetings from May 2025 to May 2026.
Qualifications
Ability to work with others and communicate effectively, including with respect to presentations and report writing, is essential. Ability to travel for project workshops is required. Experience with effective community organizing and event planning, particularly with respect to climate resilience and preparedness issues is strongly preferred. Prior qualitative and quantitative research experience is strongly preferred, including psychosocial survey development, administration, and analysis; implementation of semi-structured interviews; and effective data management.
We seek self-directed and motivated individuals to move this project forward and effectively support the Center’s vision and mission in collaboration with the Antioch PI. Additional qualifications include organizational, project, and time management skills, flexibility, strong intercultural and interpersonal awareness and skills, the capacity to work independently, and the ability to network with local government decision makers, community-based organization members, residents, and other ENACTS researchers. Reliable access to a personal computer or to Antioch campus library computer services is required.
How to : To apply for this graduate research assistant-ship, please email a resume, writing sample, and brief cover letter (no more than 1 page) describing how this position fits with your professional goals.

Send to:

ccpcrantioch.

Email:

aabrashantioch

Position Type:

Work Study

Department:

Center for Climate Preparedness and Community Resilience/ES