August 28, 2019
GAOpp: Community Design Project in Uptown Greenville
Uptown Greenville Design Intervention & Impact Analysis:
Implementing a Citizen-inclusive Model to Engage the Community
position summary:
The GA will assist Prof. Cat Normoyle (School of Art & Design) in a community design project in Uptown Greenville. The GA will work on a range of research project activities throughout the year including, but not limited to conducting a literature review, assisting with community focus groups, preparing design concepts (and other presentation materials) for community focus groups, assisting and facilitating the design intervention, working with community stakeholders, conducting interviews, collecting and documenting data from the research study. Other duties may include administrative tasks as related to the above tasks.
The GA will also attend HNRS 3100 with the EC scholars and serve as a liaison with the scholars chosen to work on this project (fall semester).
research/project overview:
This research considers and addresses how a design intervention (arts-based community project) can improve and/or expand on the economic, cultural, and community development of Uptown Greenville by contributing to the community’s sense of place through the addition of activity-programming, cultural-historical context, social-spatial interactions, etc. with a specific focus on contributing to the community narrative.
The project will employ a citizen-inclusive, participatory model for designing and implementing a design intervention in Uptown Greenville with partner, Pitt County Arts Council (PCAC). Participants of the project include community members from NC Civil, TRUNA, PCAC, Uptown Greenville, and others as interested and engaged in the project.
The research will measure the affected change and impact of a citizen-inclusive design intervention implemented in the Uptown Greenville community. The impact analysis will measure the affected change of 3 outcomes. The design intervention’s ability to (1) improve and/or expand on the economic, cultural, and community development in Uptown Greenville (2) establish and/or expand on Greenville’s sense of place in the Uptown community and (3) reflect and/or bring in/engage/embrace Greenville’s diverse, multicultural audience.
Location of Research:
Uptown Greenville
Intervention Site: 423 EVANS STREET*
*site permission under review
Additionally, research activities such as focus groups and interviews will be conducted at (unless otherwise noted based on community group preferences):
Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge Gallery
404 Evans Street
Supervisor Information:
Cat Normoyle
East Carolina University
1336 Jenkins Fine Arts Center
School of Art & Design
404.543.2703 (cell)
Qualifications & Application Process:
—enrolled as a graduate student at ECU
—able to commit 10 hours/week as a graduate research assistant (fall + spring semester)
—leadership and presentation skills
—verbal and writing skills
—interest in community engagement
—Interest in one or more of the following: design, art, community development, social sciences, social impact assessment, anthropology.
—Photo & Video Documentation experience a plus.
—Knowledge in Adobe CC, 3D rendering software, Video/AfterEffects knowledge a plus.
—completed the CITI IRB modules
To apply submit a resume to normoylec18@ecu.edu
include your contact information and brief cover letter in body of email.
Expectations:
—Work as a member of a research team consisting of the faculty mentor, EC Scholars, and GA.
—Complete weekly assignments as directed by faculty mentor.
—Lead EC Scholars in fall semester
—Attend Student Engagement and Outreach Scholars Academy, workshops held on selected Friday afternoons Fall Semester (1-4pm)
—Hold all other Fridays (Fall & Spring) 1-4pm open for in-person team meetings and/or other required duties such as research activities, workshop days, site visits, etc. AND Be available via Skype for virtual meetings (when in-person meetings are not necessary).
Specific Tasks:
—assist/attend community partner meetings
—lead EC scholars in the fall semester
—conduct a literature review
—attend and assist with the community focus groups
—prepare design concepts (and other presentation materials) for the community focus groups
—transcribe and analyze data from focus groups
—transcribe and analyze data from pre- and post- surveys
—conduct pre- and during- observational fieldnotes on site, document and analyze
—assist/facilitate design intervention
—assist with conducting interviews, transcribe and analyze
—photo/video document design intervention
—transcribing and coding data collection
—analyzing data
—research writing *optional*
Start and End Dates: September 2019—June 2020
Applicant must be able to meet at multiple locations between ECU and Uptown Greenville.
Applicant must be available for design intervention dates (TBD, spring)
Reimbursement: $2250/per semester for fulltime, 10 hrs/week, 15 weeks (fall + spring semester)
East Carolina University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and as such encourages applications from qualified women and minorities.
Individuals requesting accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) should contact the Department for Disability Support Services at 252.737.1016 (voice/TTY).
Federal law requires proper documentation of identity and employability at the time of employment.
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