Student Media Coding Assistant

Position Overview

We are seeking undergraduate students to join a research team examining how news outlets and social media platforms have covered the 2024 presidential election. In this role, students will analyze media content and categorize posts using a structured guide.

• 65% – Review and Categorize Content
  • Read assigned articles and social media posts
  • Apply the coding guide to label each item appropriately
• 30% – Training
  • Participate in training sessions to learn how to accurately apply the coding guide when categorizing media content.
• 5% – Team Communication
  • Check in regularly with the supervisors and team to ask questions, share progress, and stay aligned on project goals.

During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre‑enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester.

Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).

• (1) Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.
• (2) This is an hourly/non‑exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non‑exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.

Please submit all materials in a single PDF file labeled with your full name (e.g., .pdf). Selected applicants will be invited to participate in a short interview to further assess their fit for the position. To ensure consideration please apply before the application review date of January 22nd, 2026.

Alcides Velasquez
a velasquez

$15.00

Wednesday January 28, 2026