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Role Description

We seek to hire 1–2 Research Assistants to conduct thorough literature reviews that will inform our ongoing and planned research projects. In so doing, these Research Assistants will gain practical experience in “academic” writing, literature review creation, and presenting scholarly evidence in succinct and digestible formats. There is also an opportunity to contribute to study design and manuscript preparation, depending on the candidates’ expertise. All Research Assistants report directly to the Senior Director of Research and Evaluation, though successful candidates interested in public health will also collaborate with the Assistant Vice President of Arts & Well-Being.

These positions are remote-eligible.

Ongoing and Planned Projects

• Arts Education
• Arts Integration
• Performing Arts Education
• Teaching Artist Preparation
• Professional Learning for In-Service Teachers
• (Arts) Education in Greater Newark, 1980–present
• Arts & Well-Being
• Social/Arts Prescribing
• Arts Uses for Returning Citizens

Key Responsibilities

• Create Literature Reviews + Matrices (≥90%)
• Take detailed notes from literature related to at least three ongoing and/or planned projects.
• Create an article-length (~25 pages) scoping review of at least two topics related to ongoing or planned research projects.
• Meet weekly with the Senior Director of Research and Evaluation to discuss progress, practice distilling key findings, and for regular mentorship/solutioning.
• Manuscript Preparation, Conferencing, and Other “Professionalization” Items (≤10%)
• Research Assistants have potential to grow in various impact-focused ways, including (non-comprehensively) with data analysis, “academic” writing, publishing, conference presenting, and other established dissemination formats.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment to high ethical standards
• Demonstrated and internalized understanding of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice
• A curious self-starter with the ability and willingness to try and learn new things
• Experience writing graduate-level and/or publishable literature reviews
• Content-area experience and/or strong interest in at least one of the following:
• Urban Education
• Arts Education (performance preferred)
• Arts and Health
• Socioemotional Learning
• Education Policy
• Teacher Preparation
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment
• Strong project management skills and attention to detail
• Comfort with communicating complex concepts to diverse audiences
• “Academic” writing and presentation experience a plus
• Ability to travel occasionally to Newark, NJ a plus

Anticipated Salary

$28.35 per hour, ~10 hours per week between March 2026—June 2026 (~16 weeks). These positions have the potential for renewal.

Supervisor Line

Direct Supervisor: Senior Director of Research and Evaluation