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FWS funds cannot be applied to janitorial, construction, partisan or sectarian positions. For information or questions regarding FWS funds, please contact American University's Office of Financial Aid.\nImportant guidance for current American University employees: American University current employees, including those employed in student positions, must apply through their employee Workday account. If you are a current employee at American University, please log into your employee Workday account and select the Find Jobs report which will take you to our internal career listings. Applying outside of your employee Workday account may cause delays in a hire process.\nDepartment:\nCollege of Arts & SciencesTime Type:\nPart timeFLSA Status:\nNon-ExemptJob Description:\nSummary:\nProf Alonzo seeks multiple research assistants to work on a project trying to understand the proliferation of solar pv technology in the Middle East. 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