Graduate Assistantship: Strengthening Urban Youth Engagement with Natural Areas

Graduate Assistantship: Strengthening Urban Youth Engagement with Natural Areas

 

The Department of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Administration (RPTA) at Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo is pleased to announce a new Graduate Assistantship for an energetic student interested in youth development, recreation, and natural areas. The graduate assistant will facilitate a research project aimed at better understanding how diverse youth populations engage with urban and rural natural resources. The graduate student will also be involved in devising strategies for increasing youth connections to local natural areas, particularly via social media and emerging technologies.

 

Preferred applicant qualifications include Spanish proficiency and experience working with underserved youth in urban areas.

 

This is an excellent opportunity for a master's degree student interested in youth development, recreation programming, and community-engaged research.  The position would begin in September of 2014. Questions about the assistantship may be addressed to Dr. Susan Houge Mackenzie or Dr. Keri Schwab (Primary Investigators), Department of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Administration, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407; email mackenzi@calpoy.edu or keschwab@calpoly.edu; phone: 801-756-1288.  General questions about the graduate program in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Administration may be addressed to Dr. Marni Goldenberg, Graduate Coordinator, at mgoldenb@calpoly.edu.