• Current graduate student at UMBC enrolled for Fall 2025 and planning to enroll for Spring 2026.
• Academic good standing (minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0).
• Demonstrated commitment to advancing gender equity through an intersectional feminist lens.
• Experience or strong interest in assessment, data collection, and research methodologies.
• Proficiency or willingness to learn data analysis software/tools (e.g., SPSS, Excel, Qualtrics).

• Assist with the design and implementation of assessment strategies for programs and services offered by the Women's, Gender, & Equity Center.
• Collect, manage, and analyze qualitative and quantitative data to evaluate program effectiveness and student engagement.
• Compile research findings into accessible reports and presentations for diverse campus stakeholders.
• Conduct literature reviews and background research to inform and enhance Center programming.
• Collaborate closely with staff to translate research findings into actionable recommendations.
• Plan and facilitate programs and support groups specifically tailored for graduate students
• Contribute to writing blog posts or brief articles reflecting research outcomes and insights relevant to gender equity and social justice.

1. Fill out the online Google Form application.
2. Submit through the provided Box submission link a cover letter highlighting your interest in gender equity, assessment, group facilitation, and research.
3. Submit through the provided Box submission link a recent copy of your resume/CV.
4. Submit through the provided Box submission link one writing sample (maximum of 4 pages, double-spaced), ideally demonstrating research or assessment skills. First-person perspective writing samples preferred.

• Clearly name all files with your first and last name.
• Only complete applications (Google Form, cover letter, resume, and writing sample) will be reviewed.
• Applications will be reviewed and interviews scheduled on a rolling basis.

Undergraduate Research Award (URA)

Maximum Funding: $1,500
Eligible Students: Degree-seeking undergraduates
Applications Submitted: During February
Award Period: June 2023 – May 2024

Division of Student Affairs 

Research Assistantship: Graduate assistantship (Master’s or PhD level) will be available starting as early as July 1, 2025 (dependent on student availability) to work with Student Belonging & the Gathering Space for Spiritual Well-Being in the Division of Student Affairs at UMBC. With the support of the Director of the Center for Religion, Spirituality, & Pluralism who oversees the Gathering Space for Spiritual Well-Being, the Graduate Assistant will help design systems to collect and interpret data, co-manage marketing and social media, provide logistical support for the Center, and help supervise student interns.

As one of the identity-based centers within Student Belonging, The Gathering Space for Spiritual Well-Being serves as a spiritually-centered space where students and UMBC community members can gather at the intersection of religion, faith, spirituality, and other lived experiences. The Gathering Space prioritizes individual religious practice, opportunities to explore holistic well-being connected to religion and spirituality, and creating spaces to engage across differences, by centering the importance of interfaith work and dialogue. Within the Gathering Space, three core themes are emphasized: radical love & belonging, spiritual well-being, and energetic pluralism.

The duties of the assistantship will fall into the following areas:

• Data Collection & Assessment: The GA will co-lead Gathering Space assessment efforts within the center, including the design of pre- and post-assessment measures, data analysis, and outcome sharing with the Division of Student Affairs, the UMBC campus broadly, and community stakeholders.
• Co-Manage Marketing & Social Media: The GA will design and implement varied systems to help manage usage and student engagement with The Gathering Space, which hosts 350+ visitors per week. These systems will help communicate upcoming events and programs as well as create a narrative to share about the role of religious and spiritual life at UMBC.
• Logistical Support: The GA will provide logistical support for some center events, intern hiring, and space management, seeking to be a welcoming and positive presence in the space.
• Co-Management of Student Staff: The GA will help manage the student intern team by providing direct supervision, attend weekly operations meetings, and facilitate trainings and practice opportunities for student staff to develop skills connected to interfaith dialogue, leadership development, customer service and space management, and/or program facilitation.

Potential Opportunities:

• Create systems to collect and interpret data
• Program management and assessment
• Student supervision skills
• Deepening skills connected to interfaith work, dialogue, and engaging across difference

Required Qualifications:

• Experience with interfaith dialogue and/or work with religious diversity
• Experience with data collection and assessment
• Experience with marketing and social media/online communications
• Previous experience in creating and implementing programming for students, preferably in higher education; supervision of student interns and programmatic design
• Interest and passion for equity, inclusion and diversity efforts, preferably experience in a higher education context (student organizations, student government, volunteering, internships, etc)
• Required skills: detail-oriented; self-managed; reliable; creative problem solver; critical thinker

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong systems thinker, particularly around data collection and assessment
• Experience with marketing and social media and ability to connect a marketing/social media plan back to systems and data collection/assessment
• Proven commitment to supporting equity, inclusion, and diversity efforts within higher education
• Professional interest in working in higher education administration or spiritual/religious life

Stipend: The graduate assistantship comes with a competitive stipend and is designed for up to 20 hours weekly. For more information regarding assistantships visit https://gradschool.umbc.edu/funding/assistantships/

Application: Please apply via Handshake (https://app.joinhandshake.com/stu/jobs/9798066?ref=preview-header-click&search_id=8d0cc551-049f-40af-ac5a-64f1bf2639dd) You will need to provide a cover letter about your interest, CV/Resume, and a list of three references with contact information via Handshake (at least one faculty member).