Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies

I am looking for one graduate student to assist me with research projects and administrative tasks. My research focuses on family engagement in education, school-based suicide prevention, and school counseling interventions. I will need assistance with literature reviews, annotated bibliographies, data organization, and manuscript preparation. I will also need occasional assistance with administrative tasks related to my role as Field Experience Coordinator for the Professional School Counseling Program. These tasks may include organizing and updating spreadsheets, editing manuals, and other related tasks. All work can be completed remotely and asynchronously, but we will have regular online meetings to work collaboratively and check in on progress. Opportunities are available to co-design projects and co-author manuscripts, so this would be a great position for any student who has an
interest in conducting research and/or working toward publication.

Responsibilities:

• Meetings with supervisor
• Checking and responding to emails
• Research activities
• Annotated bibliographies
• Literature review writing
• Editing manuscripts
• Data organization
• IRB Proposal development
• Administrative activities
• Work in Google Sheets
• Editing
• Creating powerpoints

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications

• Knowledgeable about or willing to learn APA format
• Organized and capable of independent work
• Detail oriented
• Communicative
• Able to meet regularly via Zoom
• Strong writing/editing skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience organizing and managing data
• Experience with SPSS or other data analysis software
• Experience writing annotated bibliographies and/or literature reviews
• Interest in writing for publication

Position Details
Start Date: August 17, 2026
Compensation: $16.50/hour
10 hours per week during the academic year (August 17-December 14 and January 12 -May 14)

To Apply
Please send a resume and brief writing sample (an example of academic writing you have done recently) to cunninghampd@appstate.edu. Review of materials will be ongoing.