Graduate Research Assistant Opportunity in Texas

Graduate Research Assistant Opportunity!

Joseph and Elda K. Bradberry Youth and Experience Design Laboratory

Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences

Texas A&M University

Beginning Fall Semester of Calendar Year 2018

 

 

Please consider this invitation to apply for an exciting and rewarding position as graduate research assistant in our Joseph and Elda K. Bradberry Youth and Experience Design Laboratory at Texas A&M University in College Station ( https://aglifesciences.tamu.edu/byedl/research-programs/ )!  As a graduate research assistant, while you study for your masters or doctoral degree, with your tuition and fees paid, you will also work closely with faculty members and other graduate students on research that addresses questions such as these:

 

·       What features of youth programs produce quality experiences for participants? What features elevate or accelerate learning and promote physical, ethical, intellectual, and social development?

·       What strategies are being used by youth-serving organizations (4-H, camps, clubs, sport programs, special interest organizations) to ensure quality experiences? How effective are those strategies?  How can continuous quality improvement programs be best designed and implemented?

·       What family recreation experiences yield resilience and cohesiveness of families?

·       Can concepts and techniques of quality management be used to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of youth-serving organizations?

 

Your Graduate Research Assistant position will be for fall and spring semesters, 20 clock hours per week.  You will receive a nationally competitive stipend for the period and your tuition and fees will be paid for full-time graduate studies. Options for summer are also available for interested students.

 

You will serve as a member of a team of researchers including graduate students, faculty, extension specialists, and research faculty. If you have questions about the graduate research assistant opportunity, please contact

     

Dr. Gary D. Ellis, Professor and Bradberry Chair

      Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences

      2261 TAMU

Texas A&M University

      College Station, TX  77443-2261

      Gellis1@tamu.edu

      979-845-6018

 

If you are not a current graduate student in the Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences at Texas A&M and you want to be considered for a graduate research assistantship, you must also apply for graduate school.  For information about graduate school contact

           

Irina Shatruk, Graduate Program Specialist

      Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences

      2261 TAMU

Texas A&M University

      College Station, TX  77443-2261

      979-845-5411

 

Information on the following websites may also be helpful:

 

Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences: https://rpts.tamu.edu/about/

Graduate Admissions:https://rpts.tamu.edu/graduate-admissions/

Assistantship Application Form:https://rpts.tamu.edu/assistantship-application-form/

Joseph and Elda K. Bradberry Youth and Experience Design Laboratory:

https://aglifesciences.tamu.edu/byedl/research-programs/