Dr. Patrick Smith (Department of Curriculum & Instruction) is seeking a Research Assistant to support a new program of research with emergent bilinguals and immigrants. This work will include developing a bibliography of print and digital resources related to the demographics and education of Spanish-speaking populations in Illinois. If you are looking to develop research and scholarly writing skills around issues of biliteracy, human capital, and transnationalism, and are able to work 10 hours per week (flexible hours), please contact phsmith@illinois.edu, call (217) 244-7367, or stop by the College of Education, Rm. 399. Biliteracy in Spanish/English and experience with immigrant populations are desired qualifications.
Dr. Luz Murillo (Department of Curriculum & Instruction) is seeking a Research Assistant to support ethnographic research on the literacies of Spanish-speaking (im)migrant families in Champaign-Urbana and Rantoul. Responsibilities will include interviewing families and transcribing interviews in Spanish and English; conducting participant observation in households/community sites; taking detailed field notes; collaborating in data analysis; and identifying literature related to the literacy education. If you are able to work 10 hours per week (flexible hours) and are interested in the literacies of Latina/o (im)migrant children, adolescents, and families, please contact Dr. Murillo at lmurillo@illinois.edu, call (217) 244-9186, or stop by the College of Education, Rm. 321.
