JOB OPPORTUNITIES

JOB DESCRIPTION
Butler Center for Leadership Excellence
Research Group
Half-time Graduate Assistant
2013-2014 Academic Year

Position Description
This is a .50 FTE graduate assistantship at the Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership
Excellence, located on the West Lafayette campus. The graduate assistant will receive the standard
Purdue Graduate Assistant (GA) remuneration package and will have a total employment restriction of
.50 FTE.

Primary Responsibilities

This position will report to Dr. Ellen Ernst Kossek, Research Director at the Butler Center and
Professor of Management at the Krannert School of Management. Dr. Kossek is also President of the
Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN) and a co-director of the Center for Work- Family Stress,
Safety and Health, an affiliate of the National Work, Family & Health Network (WFHN). Dr. Kossek is
seeking a graduate assistant to support her with ongoing research projects, as well as preparation
for the 2014 WFRN conference, and new research projects, including some related to evaluating and
implementing leadership and work-life change management initiatives to improve how people manage
technology and work-life boundaries, and other new research initiatives on gender and workforce
diversity. The GA will work on new and ongoing research projects, such as analyzing data and
contributing to papers based on the WFHN study of a workplace intervention to reduce work-family
conflict and improve employee and family health.

The Graduate Assistant will be expected to assist with the following:

 Quantitative and qualitative data analysis
 Research and literature searches on requested topics (through libraries, the Internet, etc.),
and writing of research reviews and papers
 Organization, sorting, and review of paper submissions for the 2014 WFRN Conference
(primarily in October/November 2013)
 Research on topics, content, and speakers for possible symposia, speaker series, 2015
conference, and/or training on gender and diversity
 Review and proof reading of publications and presentations in development
 Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

 Qualitative data analysis skills
 Knowledge of Atlas is desirable, but not required
 Strong statistical and computer statistics skills (e.g., SPSS, SAS, HLM) are desirable, but
not required
 Previous class or research experience on organizational and individual behavior related to one
or more of the following topics: workforce gender and diversity management,
work-life and health, organizational change management initiatives, and leadership
development and inclusion
 Excellent written and verbal communication skills
 Strong organizational skills and detail oriented
 Ability to be flexible and work on multiple projects simultaneously
 Ability to work independently and be a self starter, and also a team player
 Excellent analytical skills and database management
 Proficient with Word, PowerPoint, Excel

Application Procedure

To apply, send résumé or vita with cover letter and three references explaining your qualifications
and why you would like this position, to:
Lisa Burke
Project Manager
Butler Center for Leadership Excellence burke70@purdue.edu
Note: Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. An
in-person interview with Dr. Ellen Kossek will be required for final candidates before hiring.

For questions, please contact Lisa Burke at burke70@purdue.edu or Ellen Kossek at
ekossek@purdue.edu.