Anticipated Start Date: October 15, 2025

Estimated Pay: $15.00 per hour

Number of Jobs Available: Up to 4

Schedule: No set times; meetings set up with research director

Location: Hybrid; this job is nearly all remote with few in-person meetings

About the Faculty Member:

Dr. Bryan VanGronigen, an associate professor of education in UD’s School of Education, conducts research related to improving the quality and performance of schools and school districts.

Role Description:

Dr. VanGronigen is seeking up to four responsible, motivated undergraduate students to assist with a research project investigating how leaders working in schools and school districts improve their abilities to (a) better do their jobs and (b) help those they supervise better do their jobs.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Helping schedule data collection with eligible research participants
• Helping prepare collected data for analysis (e.g., reviewing interview transcripts for accuracy)
• Helping, as needed, complete other tasks to keep the research project progressing during the school year

Qualifications:  

• An ability to work collegially, professionally, and independently

Hiring Timeline:

Data collection for this project is scheduled to commence in October 2025, and work for this position will occur on a rolling basis as data collection starts and continues.

Application Review: Starting October 1, 2025, but ongoing until the work is complete and/or funding sources are exhausted

Interviews: Starting October 1, 2025, but ongoing until the work is complete and/or funding sources are exhausted

Offers Extended: Starting October 7, 2025, but ongoing until the work is complete and/or funding sources are exhausted

Please note that dates are subject to change depending on the needs of the research project and Dr. VanGronigen.

Applicants must be undergraduate students at the University of Delaware. Work study eligibility can be found here. Applicants who are not enrolled as undergraduate students at the University will not be considered for this position. Employment Limitations and Exceptions