FALL 2024 – Updated 08/14/2024
Do you hope to gain experience working in a professional, team-oriented environment during your undergraduate career? Are you interested in working closely with faculty who are leading experts in public policy, conducting research in the areas of fiscal policy, legal analysis, political science, and other areas relating to state and local government?
If so, we strongly encourage you to apply to be a Research Assistant at the Rose Institute.
- Come talk to us during the Campus Engagement Fair for Institutes on Friday, August 30, 2024, from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM at Roberts Pavilion.
- Stop by our Open House on Thursday, September 5, from 7:00-9:00 PM at Kravis Center 435 (the Rose Institute is located on the south wing of the 4th floor).
- For more information, please contact Rose Institute’s Student Managers, Ryan Lenney (RLenney25@students.claremontmckenna.edu) or George Ashford (GAshford25@claremontmckenna.edu).
The applications are due by 11:59 PM on Sunday, September 15th, 2024. We look forward to reviewing your application!
Working at the Rose
Employment with the Rose Institute is a unique undergraduate experience with unparalleled research, learning, and professional opportunities in the areas of state and local government. Being a research assistant at the Rose Institute means crafting both general and specific skill sets that develop students and further the Rose Institute’s legacy. Students are provided a semester of workshops on California politics, analytic data and information research, public speaking, computer and mapping skills, and publication design. Working at the Rose Institute imparts students with a greater depth of knowledge surrounding public policy, economics, research, and more.
Students will gain valuable experience working in a professional, collaborative environment. Team-centered work shapes students’ communication, planning, and time management skills. Students will have the opportunity to work with senior staff and faculty to contribute to innovative research and unique content.
Students also gain access to a library of books and materials in the areas of politics, demographics, and public policy.
Projects
Rose Institute projects will usually be completed with a team of students. Generally, a student project manager will coordinate meetings and assignments, while at least one faculty or senior staff member will oversee the project. Project managers must clearly articulate project objectives and deadlines, and team members are obligated to adhere to project deadlines. Team members are required to communicate any delays in meeting deadlines to the project manager.
Proposals for new projects are highly encouraged. As part of the new hire program implemented at the Institute, students come up with research projects of their interest that are politics and policy-related. These projects are developed and are turned into an Institute-wide project, an op-ed, or published as an article in the Inland Empire Outlook.
Expectations
There are some expectations that students should familiarize themselves with in order to ensure that they make the most of their time at the Rose Institute. These expectations will also be considered a baseline, or bare minimum requirement, in evaluations. Attendance, project and staff meeting participation, and significant involvement in Rose projects serve as the foundation expectation for students’ roles as research assistants.
Mandatory staff meetings are held monthly. Attendance at Rose Institute speaker events, panels, and Athenaeum talks is expected, barring academic conflicts. Once a semester, many students will be encouraged to present their work to the Institute’s advisory board. All students will be expected to attend board lunch and dinner events, as well as student presentations, whether or not they are presenting, barring academic conflicts.
Students are responsible for keeping track and reporting hours worked at the Institute through Workday by the end of each pay period, pursuant to CMC’s policy (see below) and approval by the department payroll supervisors.
Compensation
For the academic year 2024-2025, Rose Institute students will be paid as follows:
- $16.00/hour – research assistants
- $18.00/hour – student managers
The current CMC policy does not permit students to work more than 20 hours per week, cumulatively, across all jobs on campus.