Short-Term Project Assistant (Grant-Funded)

[Yasamin Bolourian]

Hi all,

I’m sharing a short-term, paid project assistant opportunity on a grant-funded project related to disability and autism systems (see description below).

This role supports discrete project tasks over a 4-6 week period (approximately 5 hours per week) and is structured as a one-time payment position. Tasks will vary based on project needs and may include activities such as structured research, landscape scanning, synthesis, and documentation related to disability and autism data systems, policy, or cross-sector infrastructure.

This position is especially well suited for a graduate student or postdoctoral-level early career professional looking to gain additional experience supporting grant-funded work in this field.

If you or someone in your network might be interested, please email me directly by Friday, February 13 with a copy of your CV/resume at ybolo...@gmail.com.

Thank you,
Yasamin

Short-Term Project Assistant (Grant-Funded)

We are seeking a detail-oriented project assistant to support time-limited activities on a grant-funded project related to disability and autism systems, policy, and data infrastructure, called Facilitating Autistic Student Transitions (FAST).

Brief job summary
The role will support discrete project tasks over a short period and is designed to be flexible based on project needs. One example of the work assigned during this period includes supporting a rapid, coordinated landscape scan of state-by-state and cross-system data sources that collect, store, link, or share information about individuals with autism and/or other disabilities. This may involve identifying formal and informal data systems, cross-sector agreements, and data-sharing infrastructures across education and workforce pipelines (e.g., K-12, higher education, vocational rehabilitation, employers, and other state or local government services).

Additional tasks may vary over the 4-6 week period and could include structured web-based research, synthesizing findings, organizing documentation, or supporting short written summaries tied to grant deliverables.

Compensation and time commitment
This is a short-term, grant-funded project assistant role structured as a one-time payment. The project could pay up to $1,000, depending on the person's qualifications. This role is expected to require approximately 5 hours per week for 4-6 weeks, with clearly defined tasks and deliverables. There may be a possibility of extension depending on project needs, funding availability, and quality of produced work.

Who this role is well suited for
This role is well suited for a graduate student or postdoctoral-level early career professional seeking additional experience supporting grant-funded work in disability, autism, education, workforce, or policy-related systems. Candidates should be comfortable working independently on short-term research and synthesis tasks and interested in gaining hands-on experience with applied, systems-focused grant activities.

Yasamin Bolourian, PhD

www.DrYasaminB.com