Research & Resource Associate
Find, evaluate, document, and organize credible academic, educational, government, library, and standards-based resources for use across Acuity databases, educational content, and digital products.
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The Research & Resource Associate supports Acuity Data Systems by finding, evaluating, documenting, and organizing reliable information used across educational programs, databases, digital products, research projects, and content-development workflows.
This entry-level research-support role focuses on building high-quality collections of verified academic, educational, government, library, standards-based, and other authoritative resources. The core workflow is: Find → Evaluate → Document → Organize → Quality Check.
What You'll Do
Academic & Scholarly Source Discovery
Locate credible academic, scholarly, educational, government, library, standards-based, and other authoritative resources.
Strategic Research
Use effective search methods to locate relevant information based on assigned topics and research requirements.
Source Credibility Evaluation
Review resources for authority, relevance, currency, accuracy, purpose, and reliability.
Educational Standards & Public Resource Research
Locate educational standards, public-sector information, government materials, library resources, and other authoritative references.
Citation & Source Documentation
Accurately document title, author, organization, publication information, URL, dates, source type, citation information, and relevant notes.
Research Summarization
Write concise summaries explaining what a source contains and why it may be useful.
Database Development
Enter approved research materials into structured spreadsheets, databases, or resource libraries.
Metadata & Resource Tagging
Categorize resources using keywords, subjects, standards, grade levels, content types, source types, and other defined metadata.
Fact Verification
Cross-check important information and flag material requiring additional verification.
Research Quality Control
Identify duplicate resources, incomplete entries, missing citations, incorrect metadata, questionable sources, broken links, and formatting inconsistencies.
Digital Research Workflow
Follow established procedures for research discovery, documentation, review, organization, and submission.
Prerequisite Skills
Baseline capabilities expected before applying or before successfully performing the role.
- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent recommended.
- Basic computer and internet proficiency.
- Comfortable using web browsers and search engines.
- Basic familiarity with document software.
- Basic familiarity with spreadsheet software.
- Ability to create, organize, save, upload, and retrieve digital files.
- Ability to read and follow written research instructions and criteria.
- Basic professional written communication.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to organize information consistently.
- Comfortable performing online research.
- Basic typing and data-entry proficiency.
Desired Skills
Role-specific professional capabilities that strongly support success in this position.
Academic & Scholarly Source Discovery
Locate credible academic, educational, government, library, standards-based, and authoritative resources.
Strategic Search Techniques
Use structured search methods to locate relevant, high-quality information efficiently.
Source Credibility Evaluation
Evaluate authority, relevance, currency, accuracy, purpose, and reliability.
Standards & Public Resource Research
Locate educational standards and credible public-sector resources.
APA 7 Citation
Document sources using APA 7 conventions where required.
Source Documentation
Record complete and consistent bibliographic and source information.
Research Summarization
Write concise, accurate summaries of source content and relevance.
Fact Verification
Cross-check information and flag questionable or conflicting claims.
Research Database Development
Create and maintain structured resource collections.
Metadata & Resource Tagging
Categorize resources using consistent metadata and taxonomy.
Research Quality Control
Identify duplicate, incomplete, unreliable, improperly documented, or incorrectly categorized entries.
Structured Research Workflow
Follow repeatable procedures from source discovery through final database submission.
Examples of Work You May Produce
How to Get Certified
If you're still developing the skills required for this role, explore a relevant short-form certification program designed around practical, job-aligned competencies.
Certification builds relevant skills but does not guarantee selection for any role.
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