BRICS Student Research Assistant

Reporting to the Associate Professor of Marketing in the Gabelli School of Business, the BRICS Student Research Assistant is an advanced undergraduate or graduate student who will support-the Power of Hyperlocal Procurement: Building Local Supply Pathways in the South Bronx, a two-year community-engaged research project examining how local small businesses can become stronger suppliers to Bronx institutions.This project is in partnership with the Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation .(WHEDco).

This position provides an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in mixed-methods research,
community-engaged scholarship, economic development, and the design of practical solutions that
strengthen relationships between local entrepreneurs and institutional buyers. The position requires a minimum commitment of one academic year, with the possibility of continuing for the full two-year duration of the project.