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Graduate Research Assistant

The student in this position will support work on the scholarly project 'Assessing the
Assessor: A Study of Gen AI’s Evaluative Responses to Writing'.

The position is funded in part by a Paluse Grant from the Center for Catholic Faith and Culture. This project seeks to understand the feedback generative AI provides on writing. It aims to provide insightinto ways in which gen AI can, cannot, should, and should not be used to assess writing.

The Research Assistant for this project will help test how gen AI can serve as an assessment tool in four
ways: coach, editor, grader, and peer reviewer. This project will involve two main
research stages:

1. Prompt 6 gen AI platforms for all 4 assessment roles for 4 writing samples and
save the responses.

2. Work with me to code the gen AI platform responses per the VALUE rubric and
DEI style guide for roles 1, 3, and 4 (coach, grader, and peer reviewer
Training will be provided. Attendance at regular check-in meetings is expected.
The position pays $16/hour and is funded for 9 hours per week for the 15-week
semester.

Interested applicants should submit a resume /CV along with contact information for
two references and 1–2-page application letter outlining your interest and qualifications.

Applicants must be full-time students in a for-credit degree program and cannot be
working another job at Duquesne. Applications are being accepted immediately and will
be processed as they are received