Join the FRI Team

A Student Assistant IV is sought to work for the Feminist Research Institute. The Feminist Research Institute is dedicated to changing research culture towards justice and liberation. Scientific practices remain infused with the legacies of white supremacy, colonialism, and patriarchy. And we seek to change this. If this mission resonates with you, please read on!

FRI is an interdisciplinary and justice-based research team. Our values are humility, collaboration, and liberation. The student assistant and researchers will participate in team meetings and FRI programming. We seek to create a diverse team and value expertise gained through lived experience and well as academic training.

Student Assistant IV duties will include database management and organization, event planning assistance, writing articles about FRI projects and events, creating social media posts, basic graphic design, descriptive analysis of quantitative data, discursive analysis of qualitative data, and other project based duties as assigned. The position averages 10 hours a week. Rate of pay is $20 an hour, potentially more with advanced experience.

Desired skills and qualifications:

• Expertise in justice-based responses to systems of oppression. These expertise can come from lived experience, academic training, activist/advocacy work, or other professional training.
• The ability to work on a team
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Coursework on research methods or experience conducting research, preferably informed by feminist theory, ethnic studies, or a similar justice-oriented, liberatory lens
• The ability to adhere to reasonable deadlines
• Good time management
• Strong interpersonal skills

To apply:

Email a cover letter outlining your qualifications, a CV or resumé, and contact information for two references to [email protected]. We will begin reviewing applications on Monday, February 16.