Undergraduate Student Research Assistant

Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom. Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

Reporting to the Director, Center for Ethics Education and the Program Administrator, Center for Ethics Education, this student will collaborate with Fordham staff, public organizations, and community organizers on a community-engaged research project within Fordham’s Bronx Research Institute for Community Solutions ( BRICS ), titled, “Shared Spaces, Shared Solutions: Using Community Narratives and Data to Reduce Survival-Based Drug Use and Homelessness and Create Shared Enjoyment.” The project combines community-based research with data analysis to better understand causes and patterns of public drug use in and around East Tremont’s Echo Park in the Bronx, NY. The student will support qualitative research activities, stakeholder engagement, data collection and analysis, community Share Back events, and the development of policy recommendations.

Meets weekly with the supervisor and project team members to discuss project progress and plan activities. Conducts interviews with stakeholders involved in making Echo Park a safe place, including unhoused and marginalized persons, neighborhood residents, and park service providers Assists in transcribing interviews; assists in summarizing and analyzing interview findings Collects data regarding the community and relevant social, environmental, and policy issues. Assists with park Share Back events. Helps develop interview instruments for stakeholder interviews Assists in developing policy papers based on project finding, Receives relevant research and community trainings.

You must currently enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student at Fordham University majoring in psychology or related field to be considered for this position.

Fordham University is committed to excellence and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds. Fordham University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.