E3 Alliance UT Graduate Research Assistant

Job Posting Title:

E3 Alliance UT Graduate Research Assistant

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Hiring Department:

Education - Office of the Dean

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

20

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FLSA Status:

Exempt from FLSA

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Earliest Start Date:

Aug 16, 2026

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Dec 31, 2026

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

About E3 Alliance:  

E3 Alliance is a nonprofit organization leading the charge in the relentless pursuit of education transformation for Texas students. Founded in 2006, E3 Alliance is a Texas-based education collaborative that leverages data to serve as a catalyst to impact educational outcomes for all students—cradle to career. Partnering with school, community, and business leaders, E3 Alliance brings together diverse voices to collaborate and build a strong, equitable education pipeline that delivers a trained and educated workforce while creating long-term, systemic change. 

 

Our Core Values: Trustworthy | Resolute | Collaborative | Intentional

  

At E3 Alliance, we value both the effectiveness of remote work and the importance of in-person collaboration. E3 Alliance offers flexibility of working remotely or coming into an office. Some in-person meetings are required. 

Purpose

E3 Alliance is looking for a Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) to support research projects through data analysis, literature review, and reporting. This placement is in partnership with E3 Alliance and the University of Texas at Austin. The GRA will work with E3 Alliance research staff to prepare data, review evidence, create clear summaries and visuals, and help communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences.    

Responsibilities

Data Analysis

• Clean, organize, validate, and document data from approved sources.
• Create and maintain reproducible analytic scripts and workflows.
• Analyze data and produce clear tables, figures, and other outputs.
• Follow data security, confidentiality, version control, and quality assurance practices.
• Work with E3 Alliance staff to clarify project goals, research questions, timelines, and deliverables.

Literature Review

• Conduct literature reviews, research scans, and evidence syntheses aligned to project needs.
• Identify credible sources, track citations, and extract key findings.
• Summarize themes, limitations, implications, and practical takeaways.
• Prepare annotated bibliographies, evidence maps, memos, or short narrative summaries.

Reporting and Storytelling

• Draft research memos and summaries, research report sections, slide content, and technical notes.
• Create or update charts, tables, graphics, and other report-ready visuals.
• Translate technical findings into clear language for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Participate in check-ins, share progress, raise questions, and incorporate feedback.

Required Qualifications

• Enrolled in UT-Austin Graduate Program (Eligible for Graduate Research Assistant positions through UT)
• Demonstrated experience cleaning, transforming, analyzing, and documenting quantitative data for research, evaluation, policy, or programmatic purposes.
• Proficiency using R to create reproducible analytic workflows, including clear scripts, code comments, and organized outputs.
• Ability to interpret research questions, define appropriate analytic approaches, and produce accurate tables, figures, and written summaries.
• Experience conducting literature reviews, including identifying credible sources, extracting key findings, and synthesizing evidence.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with administrative datasets, public datasets, longitudinal data, cohort definition and creation, subgroup analyses, and data validation methods.
• Experience creating polished data visualizations, dashboards, slide content, or report-ready graphics that follow organizational style and accessibility expectations.
• Knowledge of statistical modeling, program evaluation, or applied research meth