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**Open Date** 06/09/2025

**Requisition Number** PRN15958N

**Job Title** UU Student - Research

**Working Title** Learning Sciences Research Intern

**Job Grade** SJ

**FLSA Code** Nonexempt

**Patient Sensitive Job Code?** No

**Type** Non Benefited Staff / Student

**Temporary?** Yes

**Standard Hours per Week** 9

**Full Time or Part Time?** Part Time

**Shift** Variable

Work Schedule Summary

The schedule for this position will be mostly weekdays between the hours of 10am and 5pm. However, occasionally, the employee will be asked to work weekday evenings and/or Saturdays.

**Is this a work study job?** No

**VP Area** Academic Affairs

**Department** 00018 - Utah Museum of Natl Hist Oper

**Location** Campus

**City** Salt Lake City, UT

**Type of Recruitment** External Posting

**Pay Rate Range** 15.00

**Close Date** 07/23/2025

Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)

Job Summary

The intern will contribute in key ways to learning sciences research at the NHMU , including by collecting, organizing, cleaning, and analyzing a variety of qualitative and quantitative data. The intern will collaborate with the Curator of Learning Sciences on one or more research projects that try to understand how Museum visitors make sense of complex ideas about the natural world.

Responsibilities

Job responsibilities include: conducting interviews with Museum visitors, recording observational data through audio or video, transcribing audio and video data, cleaning survey data, and analyzing both qualitative and quantitative data with innovative methods, including advanced mixed-methods analyses, computational text analyses, and predictive quantitative analyses. The Curator of Learning Sciences will supervise and support the intern by meeting weekly to provide feedback and discuss new ideas.

Minimum Qualifications

Preferences

A willingness to learn new analytic methods and theoretical approaches

Special Instructions Summary

Additional Information

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patients.

All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

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