GSRA Available Positions
The Office of Graduate Programs posts available Graduate Student Research Assistantship positions for upcoming semesters on this page. The deadline to apply for GSRA positions is June 1 for the following Fall and Winter semesters. We are now accepting applications for positions available in the 2012-2013 academic year. Click the link below to open a document with the available positions and full descriptions. Contact the faculty chairing the projects if you have questions about a particular GSRA position.
2012-2013 GSRA Positions
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The following table lists the positions that are open to students with appropriate credentials. Additional positions with candidates in mind are not listed here. Details for every position are available in the document above.
| No. | Project Title | Appropriate for students in: | Online* Students? |
|
F12-01 |
Curatorial Assistant: Exhibition at the FIA |
Arts Administration (MA); Liberal Studies (MLS) |
No |
|
F12-02 |
Layer Based Integrity Check to Secure Sensor Network Based SCADA system for Adaptive Traffic Signal Operation (Position 1) |
Computer Science and Information Systems (MS) |
Yes |
|
F12-03 |
Layer Based Integrity Check to Secure Sensor Network Based SCADA system for Adaptive Traffic Signal Operation (Position 2) |
Computer Science and Information Systems (MS) |
Yes |
|
F12-04 |
Cloud computing Security: Denial of Service using Bandwidth Allowance (Position 1) |
Computer Science and Information Systems (MS) |
Yes |
|
F12-05 |
Cloud computing Security: Denial of Service using Bandwidth Allowance (Position 2) |
Computer Science and Information Systems (MS) |
Yes |
|
F12-06 |
Structural Health Monitoring for Large Buildings using Sensor Networks |
Computer Science and Information Systems (MS) |
Yes |
|
F12-07 |
Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis |
ANY Graduate Student |
No |
|
F12-08 |
Quality in Higher Education |
ANY Graduate Student | No |
|
F12-09 |
Non-motorized Transportation Planning at UM-Flint |
ANY Graduate Student |
Yes |
|
F12-10 |
Advancements in Educational Leadership Research |
Accounting (MSA); Business Administration (MBA/Certificate); Computer Science and Information Systems (MS); Early Childhood Education (MA); Education (Ed.S.); Education (MAC Program); English Language and Literature (MA); Liberal Studies (MLS); Literacy Education (MA); Public Administration (MPA); Public Health (MPH); Social Sciences (MA); Special Education (MA); Technology in Education (MA) |
Yes |
|
F12-11 |
Open Educational Resources in Linguistics |
ANY Graduate Student |
No |
|
F12-12 |
Student Persistence Data Modeling |
ANY Graduate Student |
No |
|
F12-13 |
Distance Learning in Accounting Courses |
Accounting (MSA); Business Administration (MBA/Certificate) |
No |
|
F12-14 |
Culture and women in international assignments |
Business Administration (MBA/Certificate) |
Yes |
|
F12-15 |
Entrepreneurship in the Immigrant Community |
ANY Graduate Student; Business Administration (MBA/Certificate) |
No |
|
F12-16 |
Business Processes Analysis and Accounting Systems Design Using Web 2.0 Virtual Market Simulation |
Accounting (MSA); Business Administration (MBA/Certificate); Computer Science and Information Systems (MS); Technology in Education (MA) |
No |
|
F12-17 |
(Position eliminated) |
|
|
| F12-18 | Individual characteristics determining entrepreneurial behavior and processes | ANY Graduate Student | No |
|
F12-19 |
Advancing patient-nurse communication technology to achieve better outcomes/Develop a Super Call Light (SCL) system |
ANY Graduate Student |
No |
|
F12-20 |
Barriers and Facilitators to accelerated MSN programs |
Nursing (MSN/DNP) |
Yes |
|
F12-21 |
Cultural competence in Clinical Practice |
Nursing (MSN/DNP) |
Yes |
|
F12-22 |
UM-Flint Initiatives for Nursing Diversity (UM-FIND) |
Nursing (MSN/DNP) |
No |
|
F12-23 |
Spatial Learning and Acute Activation of the Immune System in Adult and Aging |
ANY Graduate Student |
Yes |
|
F12-24 |
Home Care of Rochester, Flint Nursing |
Health Education (MS); Nursing (MSN/DNP); Public Health (MPH); Social Sciences (MA) |
No |
|
F12-25 |
Assessment of Balance and Fall Risks in Older Cancer Survivors |
Computer Science and Information Systems (MS); Health Education (MS); Nursing (MSN/DNP); Physical Therapy (DPT/Certificate); Public Health (MPH) |
No |
|
F12-26 |
Balance Training Exercise versus Aquatic Exercise to Prevent Falls in Older Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial |
Computer Science and Information Systems (MS); Health Education (MS); Nursing (MSN/DNP); Physical Therapy (DPT/Certificate); Public Health (MPH) |
No |
|
F12-27 |
Leadership in Physical Therapy |
Physical Therapy (DPT/Certificate) |
No |
|
F12-28 |
Vital Signs in Physical Therapy Services |
Physical Therapy (DPT/Certificate) |
No |
|
F12-29 |
Differential Effect of Barefoot Running and Shod Running on 5 KM Run Time in Recreational Runners |
ANY Graduate Student |
No |
|
F12-30 |
Effect of Core Strengthening on Measures of Balance |
ANY Graduate Student |
No |
|
F12-31 |
Differential Effect of Suspended and Unsuspended Body Weight Resisted Exercise on Measures of Strength and Balance |
ANY Graduate Student |
No |
|
F12-32 |
Balance Training Exercise Versus Aquatic Exercise to Prevent Falls in Older Cancer Survivors |
Physical Therapy (DPT/Certificate) |
No |
|
F12-33 |
Oral health and poverty (multiple strands) |
Education (MAC Program); English Language and Literature (MA); Health Education (MS); Public Administration (MPA); Public Health (MPH); Social Sciences (MA) |
No |
|
F12-34 |
Graduate Research Assistant- Research Development |
ANY Graduate Student |
Yes |
|
F12-35 |
Qualitative Analysis: Alternative Medicine Use among People with Physical Disabilties |
Health Education (MS); Nursing (MSN/DNP); Physical Therapy (DPT/Certificate); Public Health (MPH) |
No |
|
F12-36 |
Healthy Lifestyle Assessment and Interventions for Adults 18-24 |
Health Education (MS); Public Health (MPH); Social Sciences (MA) |
No |
|
F12-37 |
Online Tutoring for Writing in Social Work |
Education (Ed.S.); Education (MAC Program); English Language and Literature (MA) |
Yes |
|
F12-38 |
The Politics of Water in India and the U.S. |
English Language and Literature (MA); Liberal Studies (MLS); Public Administration (MPA); Social Sciences (MA) |
No |
|
F12-39 |
Assessing the Effect of Tutoring and Supplemental Instruction on Student Assignment and Course Academic Performance Outcomes: Report Findings and Implementation of Recommendations |
ANY Graduate Student |
No |
|
F12-40 |
Costume Design Research Assistant |
Arts Administration (MA); English Language and Literature (MA); Liberal Studies (MLS) |
No |
|
F12-41 |
Costume Stock Graduate Research Assistant |
Arts Administration (MA); English Language and Literature (MA); Liberal Studies (MLS) |
No |
|
F12-42 |
Pedagogical Research |
ANY Graduate Student |
No |
| Positions 43 through 66 have a candidate in mind - | See the pdf document for details on those positions. | ||
|
F12-99 |
Personal Research Project (with a faculty sponsor) |
ANY Graduate Student |
Yes |
*Meaning that a student would not have to come to the campus to meet the requirements for this position.
How to Apply
Please review the available positions. Complete a UM-Flint Graduate Student Research Assistantship Application and submit it online to the Office of Graduate Programs. On the application, please indicate up to two positions for which you want to be considered. Candidates for the GSRA positions will be matched to appropriate positions. Faculty chairing the projects will be presented with possible candidates and an appropriate candidate will be selected for the position.