Criminal Justice Graduate Assistant

The Criminal Justice Graduate Assistant will report directly to Dr. Sean Varano (MS Criminal Justice Program Director) and will work under the mentorship of a faculty member in Criminal Justice. The GA will provide direct assistance to identified faculty member with their research.

  • Provide direct assistance to identified faculty member with their research.
  • Assist with the collection published research
  • Perform data entry and/or coding for research projects
  • Prepare written documents to be used in published or non-published work
  • Attend check-ins with the Program Director
  • Develop work plans and expected deliverables on a periodic basis
  • Participate in research projects that result in published work
  • Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications 

  • Must be current RWU graduate student accepted into the MS Criminal Justice Program
  • Be in good academic and judicial standing with the University and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • Must hold an earned Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Criminology, or a related discipline
  • Strong writing skills
  • Experience conducting and preparing literature reviews

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Preference may be given to students that have completed, or plan to complete, an honors/senior thesis at the undergraduate level

Must be a current graduate student accepted into the MS Criminal Justice program at RWU. This role will be available for the 2025-2026 academic year.

May work 10 hours/week, paid at $20/hour up to $4,000 per academic year.

Application Instructions

Please apply by submitting:

  1. Current resume
  2. Cover letter
  3. Contact information for three references (please include name, your relationship to the person, a contact number, and an active email address)
  4. Samples of literature reviews and academic writing are not required, but will be accepted.

All materials should be submitted by May 30 to Dr. Sean Varano at svarano@rwu.edu for priority consideration.