Project Recruit-BEST, a STEM Education project Program Individual Research & Mentoring Opportunities Term Summer 2025 Status Accepted Research Area STEM education Description Dr. Xinyu Zhang, Assistant Professor of Engineering Practice, is seeking undergraduate students interested in earning 1-3 research credits (involvement 3-9 hours per week) in engineering education research during Summer semesters in 2025. This position can be worked remotely with regular check-ins. This aims to evaluate the effectiveness and alignment of different recruitment strategies for engineering bridge and success programs based on the framework of diffusion of innovations and relationship recruitment. Interested students should submit the following application materials: (1) resume (please include your experience with literature review), (2) your former writing sample of literature summary/review (previous course work or other project work is fine), and (3) your interests and experience in education research. Please combine all three documents together and upload them to the resume location. Additionally, submit the transcript. The research course to register could to the EEE 49800 (https://engineering.purdue.edu/EEE/Academics/CurrentStudents/UndergraduateResearchEEE) or a research/project/capstone course in your discipline. Supervisor Xinyu Zhang Mentor Type of work required The Undergraduate Research Assistant is going to support the literature review (application of diffusion of innovation and relationship recruitment on the collge recruitment) and professional communications (e.g., conference presentations and papers) of the project. Websites Qualifications The candidate is expected to be punctual, responsible, and responsive. Preference will be given to applicants from STEM, education, psychology, or similar degrees. The applicant should be familiar with One Drive, MS Office (Excel Spreadsheets, WORD, PowerPoint), able to search for detailed information from online sources and library database (peer-reviewed literature), and capable of working on multiple tasks and communicating with faculty in a timely manner. Experience with strong writing skills (emails, reports, etc.) and literature review are preferred. GPA 3.0 or above is preferred. Interested students should submit the following application materials: (1) resume (please include your experience with literature review), (2) your former writing sample of literature summary/review (previous course work or other project work is fine), and (3) your interests and experience in education research. Please combine all three documents together and upload them to the resume location. Additionally, submit the transcript. Credit Hours 2 Weekly Hours 6 (estimated)