Postdoctoral Research Assistant

Professor Jialei Jiang is seeking a post-doctoral research assistant to assist on a project focused on translingual/transnational digital storytelling during the Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 terms. 

- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Experience with qualitative research and digital tools (e.g., transcription, coding, and basic data management, etc.)
- Interest or experience in basic quantitative analysis (e.g., survey data organization, descriptive statistics, and visualization, etc.) (preferred but not required)
- Research interest in areas such as digital/AI literacy, multimodal composition, and/or translingual/transnational scholarship (preferred but not required)

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Job Details
Job Description: All Temps, Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh
Department: English
Campus: Pittsburgh
Minimum Education Level Required: Professional Doctorate Degree
Minimum Years of Experience Required: 1
Average number of working hours per week for this assignment: 10
Work Schedule: 10 hours per week for 20 weeks
Is there a potential this assignment will result in a regular Staff position?: No
Work Arrangement: On-Campus: Teams that work on campus, in an office, or in a lab.
Requested Pay Rate: 20.00
Visa Sponsorship Provided: No
Background Check: For position finalists, employment with the University will require successful completion of a background check
Child Protection Clearances: Not Applicable
Required Documents: Resume
Optional Documents: Not Applicable