Research Assistant - ENACTS Graduate - A. Abrash Walton

Job Description

Key responsibilities for this position include the following:

• Collaborate in developing half-day Community Resilience workshops in each of the three Living Hubs;
• Collaborate in designing workshop survey instrument characterizing process-based equity and its influence on NbS decision-making;
• Mobilize and manage project stakeholder engagement, including identifying and engaging Living Hub community participants/NbS decision makers;
• Support IRB process, as requested by Antioch PI;
• Contribute to manuscript development, as requested by Antioch PI;
• 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;
• Participate in weekly Antioch team meetings and periodic ENACTS team meetings from July 2026 to August 14 2026.

Qualifications

• Ability to work with others and communicate effectively, including with respect to presentations and report writing, is essential.
• Experience with effective community organizing and event planning, particularly with respect to community resilience and NbS is strongly preferred.
• Prior qualitative and quantitative research experience is strongly preferred, including psychosocial survey development, administration, and analysis; analysis of narrative data; and effective data management.
• 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 are required.
• Reliable access to a personal computer or to Antioch campus library computer services is required.

Additional Information

• This position allows for remote work.
• Percentage of time that could be remote (0-100%): 100%
• Method to assess remote work: Weekly team meetings + receipt of deliverables and weekly reporting

How to Apply

Email: aabrash@antioch.edu

Position Type

Work Study

Department

Environmental Studies