COSMOS - Extra Help Assistant I

COSMOS - Extra Help Assistant I at University of Arkansas - Fayetteville in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States Job Description Current University of Arkansas System employees, including student employees and graduate assistants, need to log in to Workday via MyApps.

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a metropolitan research university that provides an accessible, quality education through flexible learning and unparalleled internship opportunities. At UA Little Rock, we prepare our more than 8,900 students to be innovators and responsible leaders in their fields. Committed to its metropolitan research university mission, UA Little Rock is a driving force in Little Rock's thriving cultural community and a major component of the city and state's growing profile as a regional leader in research, technology transfer, economic development, and job creation. Below you will find the details for the position including any supplementary documentation and questions you should review before applying for the opening. To apply for the position, please click theApply link/button. If you have a disability and need assistance with the hiring process please contact Human Resources at 501-916-3180. For general application assistance or if you have questions about a job posting, please contact Human Resources at 501-916-3180.

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COSMOS - Provisional Positions

Department's Website:

cosmos.ualr.edu/

Summary of Job Duties:

The Extra Help Assistant will help develop socio-computational models to advance our understanding of cyber campaigns run on social media grounded in the dynamics of various social and communication processes, such as group formation, activation, decentralized decision making, and collective action. The Extra Help Assistant will work with the research team in developing predictive models of deviant socio-technical behaviors on a variety of social media platforms. This is an on-campus position. This position is governed by state and federal laws, and agency/institution policy. The position reports to Prof. Nitin Agarwal (nxagarwal@ualr.edu), Maulden-Entergy Endowed Chair & Donaghey Distinguished Professor, and Director, COSMOS Research Center at UA-Little Rock.

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Must have a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher learning; or Must have a high school diploma (or equivalency) and currently enrolled in a Bachelor's program at UALR. Preferred Education and/or

Experience:

A candidate with experience in social media mining, computational modeling of social science theories, social network analysis tools, and examining cyber campaigns conducted on social media will be given preference; A candidate with experience in computer programming and data management will be given preference.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Assist with social media analysis for the research projects, hypothesis generation and evaluation for understanding cyber behaviors, data collection, cleaning, preprocessing, analyzing findings from the data, writing research findings, and presenting the research at conferences, scientific venues, program reviews, and other venues; Contribute to research and development; Assist in preparing reports and publications; Coordinate meetings and lead discussions; Perform other duties and provide additional support as assigned.

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Experience with programming and web development, or Experience in UIUX/web design and illustration, or Experience with ML-based research, or Experience in research and data analysis; Ability to interact with people of diverse ethnic backgrounds; Communication skills, writing skills, and... For full info follow application link. The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. The university welcomes applications without regard to age, race, gender (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, religion, marital or parental status, protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, sexual orientation or gender identity. Persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment. All applicant information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. To view full details and how to apply, or