The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR) is a social justice education program that blends theory and experiential learning to facilitate students’ learning around social group identity, social inequality, and intergroup relations. We conduct assessment, evaluation, and research to improve our programs and advance the field. 
 

As part of the program’s portfolio of work, through the National Intergroup Dialogue Institute (IGD Institute) and the IGR consultations program, we offer opportunities for higher education professionals from across the country to learn more about intergroup dialogue – its origins, process, pedagogy and methods with the ambitious hope that they will create permanent opportunities for intergroup dialogue and/or dialogic learning on their own campuses. With over 20 years of consultations and as we approach almost 20 years of the National Intergroup Dialogue Institute, during this year we are engaging in a research initiative to assess the impact of our work over the years and incorporate the findings in order to better refine our programmatic strategies and enhance the overall quality and effectiveness of our offerings.

We are looking for a graduate student who will work with our research team to support this project that has experience with qualitative interviewing as well as basic data management, and who is eager to learn new skills related to research and assessment. We ask for a 5-10 hour time commitment per week for the remainder of the 2026 winter semester and 2026 fall semester.
 

Research Program Assistant (Graduate Intern):

1. Conduct Research Interviews

2. Manage Data 

3. Collect Data 

4. Other Responsibilities as Assigned

 
Responsibilities:

Responsibility #1: Conduct Research Interviews (60%)

• Conduct interviews with higher education professionals across the country who have participated in the National Intergroup Dialogue Institute and/or IGR’s consultation program
   

Responsibility #2: Manage Data (30%)

• Clean up data when needed including integrating pre existing data with new data

• Data management including following up with IGR staff on survey naming protocol and downloading and deleting data when appropriate

• Transcribe interviews and review for accuracy 
   

Responsibility #3: Collect Data (5%)

• Conducting secondary research as needed 

• Conducting focus groups as needed

• Follow up with respondents as appropriate 
   

Responsibility #4: Other Responsibilities as Assigned (5%)

• Other tasks related to research on advancing the field

• Expansion of research duties upon mutual agreement 
   

Please contact Patrick Kazyak-Albaladejo Muñiz (they/them) (kazyakpa@umich.edu), if you would like to apply, or have any questions about this position. Required application materials include a resume and cover letter. Please include why you are interested in the role and the strengths and experiences that qualify you for the Research Program Assistant - Graduate Intern position.

Required Qualifications

• Commit to a regular 5-10 hr/week work schedule for the 2026 winter term and 2026 fall term

• Ability to work autonomously and also in a team setting

• Willingness to learn new research systems and processes

• Eagerness to learn about intergroup dialogue within IGR

• Eagerness to learn how a research team operates 

• Undergraduate degree (this position was created with current graduate students in mind - experience and educational equivalents will also be considered)
   

Desired Qualifications

• Previous research interview experience 

• Previous intergroup dialogue experience