What is CROP?
Campus Research Opportunity Postings - CROP - benefits faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and advanced graduate students seeking research assistance as well as undergraduates looking to gain hands-on research experience. The resource provides a central location for faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and advanced graduate students to post information on opportunities for undergraduates to conduct research, scholarly, or creative activity and for undergraduates to identify and apply for these positions. Research opportunities may be paid, for credit (i.e. independent study), or volunteer.
For Faculty/Post-docs/Graduate Students Looking for Undergraduate Research Assistants
To post a research assistant position to the CROP database, complete the . If you need any assistance, email bpolzin@binghamton.edu or urc@binghamton.edu.
Please note: This form is not intended for graduate students seeking research opportunities for themselves but only to advertise positions you have available for undergraduate students.
Current Opportunities
Students can review current listings below and apply as indicated in the opportunity posting. This database allows faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and advanced graduate students to fill positions quickly after a need is identified and provides students with up-to-date information on openings.
Research Opportunities
Research Assistant for Historical Document Research (HistoryForge)
Description:
HistoryForge is a crowdsourced digital history project where volunteers transcribe census data to create an open-access interactive map of Binghamton's past. By mapping census data, HistoryForge makes the area's history more accessible to its residents and produces a database at an individual level, creating opportunities for future research of the local area.
Volunteer transcribers will gain hands-on experience working with primary source documents and contributing to a digital history project, and training with be provided.
Transcribers are welcome to contribute as much or as little time as they like or are able to. Training can take place in person or virtually, after which transcribers can work on their own schedule.
Faculty Advisor: Mary Tuttle, History Librarian
Academic Department: Libraries
Website:
Classification: Volunteer
Position Availability:
- Spring
- Summer
- Fall
- Winter
Level(s):
- Freshman
- Sophomore
- Junior
- Senior
Appropriate Major(s):
- All Majors
Minimum GPA (if applicable):
Pre-requisite coursework/experience: Training is required (either in-person or virtually) to get accounts set up and learn to transcribe census data into our online platform. Ability to read cursive handwriting is preferred but not required.
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Application Procedure:
Sign up to be a volunteer here: https://forms.gle/fakWwt2VX3y448rw6. Reach out to Mary Tuttle with questions at mtuttle@binghamton.edu.
Research Assistant for Historical Document Research (HistoryForge)
Description:
HistoryForge is a crowdsourced digital history project where volunteers transcribe census data to create an open-access interactive map of Binghamton's past. By mapping census data, HistoryForge makes the area's history more accessible to its residents and produces a database at an individual level, creating opportunities for future research of the local area.
Volunteer transcribers will gain hands-on experience working with primary source documents and contributing to a digital history project, and training with be provided.
Transcribers are welcome to contribute as much or as little time as they like or are able to. Training can take place in person or virtually, after which transcribers can work on their own schedule.
Faculty Advisor: Mary Tuttle, History Librarian
Academic Department: Libraries
Website:
Classification: Volunteer
Position Availability:
- Spring
- Summer
- Fall
- Winter
Level(s):
- Freshman
- Sophomore
- Junior
- Senior
Appropriate Major(s):
- All Majors
Minimum GPA (if applicable):
Pre-requisite coursework/experience: Training is required (either in-person or virtually) to get accounts set up and learn to transcribe census data into our online platform. Ability to read cursive handwriting is preferred but not required.
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Application Procedure:
Sign up to be a volunteer here: https://forms.gle/fakWwt2VX3y448rw6. Reach out to Mary Tuttle with questions at mtuttle@binghamton.edu.