Literature Summary Research Assistant

Our research lab publishes dozens of papers every year to promote projects in our field of research. Among these papers are systematic reviews of relevant literature, which analyze the progression of research within our field.We would like to collaborate with students to support our literature review process by categorizing papers and summarizing important findings. This allows us to extract and process data more easily.This will involve several different steps for the students, including:Familiarizing themselves with our research and the types of academic papers that we are interested in.Reading studies relevant to our area of research.Applying the categorization scheme to classify relevant studies.Summarizing important results from relevant studies.Bonus steps in the process would also include:Working with researchers to draft a publication based on the results.

Digital Content Creation

We are a new startup, and would like students to help us with creating content that is aligned with our vision, mission, and sector. We will ensure the student has a clear understanding of what these elements are for our organization.Ultimately, you will be working on content creation for our organization, including video, social media, and other collateral that we can use as go-to marketing tools.If you like the sound of our culture, and are ready to tackle this challenge with us, then we'd love to hear from you.

Policy Implication Study: Disability

We are trying to evaluate current disability policies, however before we do we would like to understand the expected implications of it within this population. This way, we will be able to mitigate any risks that the policy may pose by making adjustments before it is implemented. This will involve several different steps for the students, including:Identifying similar policies that have been implemented in other populations.Comparing our policy to other policies and researching the implications that they have had.Conducting interviews with people in the populations affected by these similar policies.Identifying risks and effects that are created by our policy.Creating recommendations on how we could change or improve our policy to make it as effective as possible.

Accessibility Testing

We would like to test out and report on website accessibility! The main problem we are trying to solve is to garner more user feedback on our interface’s accessibility.We would like to collaborate with students to conduct accessibility tests on our website with pre-identified customers.This will involve several different steps for the students, including:Conducting background research on disabilities and methods of evaluating accessibility.Reaching out to customers and scheduling interviews.Familiarizing themselves with the test tasks that should be administered.Conducting accessibility tests remotely and following up with customers to thank them for their participation.Analyzing and reporting the metrics / results of the tests.Bonus steps in the process would also include:Recommending website improvements based on findings.