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 our field. We are looking for a graduate student who has an understanding of qualitative research methods and analysis, who is eager to learn new skills related to both qualitative and quantitative research and assessment, and who cares about social justice education. We are asking for a 8-10 hour/week time commitment for the entire 2026-2027 school year (and potentially beyond).  

Research Program Assistant (Graduate Intern):

1. Data Collection

2. Data Management 

3. Data Analysis

4. Other Responsibilities as Assigned

 
Responsibilities:

Responsibility #1: Data Collection (25%)

• Create surveys and update them for accessibility on Qualtrics

• Outreach to participants (email and follow up phone calls)

• Conduct zoom interviews

Responsibility #2: Data Management - Qualtrics and Google Drive/Suite (25%)

• Initial survey review and recommendations based on responses

• Organize google drive with interviews and transcripts

• Clean up data including verifying and cleaning up transcriptions 

Responsibility #3: Data Analysis - NVivo & R/SPSS (40%)

• Conduct individual coding of interviews

• Work with research team to compare codes and update coding

• Work to finalize codes across research team

• Theme codes 

• Provide descriptive statistical analysis 

Responsibility #4: Other Duties as Assigned (10%)

• Literature Review

  • Conduct a literature review on Transformative Education

  • Conduct a literature review on Liberationist Pedagogy

• Potentially mentor undergraduate research assistant

• Potentially contribute to academic publication

• Other

Please contact Deborah Slosberg (dslosber@umich.edu), if you would like to apply, or have any questions about this position. Please include in your application materials a paragraph expressing why you are interested in the role and the strengths and experiences that qualify you for the Research Program Graduate Intern position.

• Commit to a regular 8-10 hr/week work schedule for the 2026-2027 school year

• Previous coursework in qualitative research

• 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 mine - experience and educational equivalents will also be considered)

Desired Qualifications

•  Previous intergroup dialogue experience

•  Previous experience with Qualtrics and NVivo