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Position Information Posting Number:

20260406

V Position Title:

Graduate Research Assistant- K.

Fitzgerald Grant Posting Type Student Hours/week:

8 -10 hours/week

Eligibility:

Work study preferred but open to all students Semester 2026-2027 Academic Year, 2026-2027 Academic Year Location St. Augustine Center Detailed Work Schedule Number of positions: 1-2

Department:

185-

Mathematics & Statistics Contact Name:

Dr.

Kaitlyn Fitzgerald Contact Phone/Extension:

610-519-4966

Position Summary Information Job Description Summary:

This student researcher will support research on PI Fitzgerald's federal grant "Developing and Evaluating Tools for Communicating Statistical Evidence to Education Decision-Makers." The work involves designing and conducting randomized survey experiments to evaluate tools for communicating effect sizes, testing and writing documentation for a new R package, and analyzing data from a nationally representative survey of U.S. principals. The student researcher will assist in all aspects of the project, including literature reviews, survey & experimental design, data collection, data analysis, written reports, and software development.

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