Student Assistants, Interns, and Volunteers
Last updated December 19, 2024
Graduate Assistantships: Academic Year
The WLA typically employs two graduate assistants during the academic year, one second-year (returning) student and one first-year (new) student. Assistantships are open to Loyola students in a MA program, who are eligible to work the given hours a week, through the entire academic year. Priority is given to applicants who are able to work 16 hours a week. Shifts are typically between 9:30am-4:30pm Tuesday-Thursday. Shifts occur in person at the Women and Leadership Archives. Graduate assistants may occasionally be asked to work nights or weekends for class visits or special events. Priority is given to students in public history, history, digital humanities, and WSGS, however, those studying other disciplines are welcome to apply.
Duties may include:
Weekly
- Stacks maintenance, including paging requested materials and shelf inventories
- Answering the WLA phone and tracking requests
- Assisting onsite researchers, including introducing Reading Room rules, completing forms, and answering questions
- Completing scans for researchers
- Conducting research for remote researchers
- Rehousing and basic inventories of collections
- Regularly attending meetings and check-ins with supervisor
Monthly
- Assisting with special events and class visits, including preparation, promotion, and staffing
Once a semester
- Writing a blog post on an approved topic for the WLA blog
Annually
- Creating content for social media
- Tracking content for ArchiveIt
- Working on special projects, including oral histories
- Transcribing text and audio files
- Creating metadata and digitizing select materials
Rarely
- Assisting with exhibits
Project positions are also available on occasion. Information about these positions are posted to the WLA's webpage and social media. For more information or to apply, please contact us at: WLArchives@LUC.edu. Applications for the academic year are open March 1st and are accepted on a rolling basis. Application packages should include a cover letter and resume or CV.
Graduate Assistantships: Summer
The WLA does not accept new applicants for summer-only work. Summer positions are not guaranteed and are only offered as funding is available. Summer work is first offered to current academic year workers and then to those who have been employed by the WLA in the past (ie. for a project/grant). Current/recently graduated MA students are eligible. The duration of summer work is typically four weeks - the week of commencement through early June. Information on summer work is typically available sometime in April. For more information, please contact us at: WLArchives@LUC.edu.
Undergraduate Internships
The WLA is not currently accepting interns for spring or summer 2025. Please check back later for information for fall 2025 opportunities.
Volunteers
The WLA is not currently accepting volunteers for spring or summer 2025. Please check back later for information for fall 2025 opportunities.
Last updated December 19, 2024
Graduate Assistantships: Academic Year
The WLA typically employs two graduate assistants during the academic year, one second-year (returning) student and one first-year (new) student. Assistantships are open to Loyola students in a MA program, who are eligible to work the given hours a week, through the entire academic year. Priority is given to applicants who are able to work 16 hours a week. Shifts are typically between 9:30am-4:30pm Tuesday-Thursday. Shifts occur in person at the Women and Leadership Archives. Graduate assistants may occasionally be asked to work nights or weekends for class visits or special events. Priority is given to students in public history, history, digital humanities, and WSGS, however, those studying other disciplines are welcome to apply.
Duties may include:
Weekly
- Stacks maintenance, including paging requested materials and shelf inventories
- Answering the WLA phone and tracking requests
- Assisting onsite researchers, including introducing Reading Room rules, completing forms, and answering questions
- Completing scans for researchers
- Conducting research for remote researchers
- Rehousing and basic inventories of collections
- Regularly attending meetings and check-ins with supervisor
Monthly
- Assisting with special events and class visits, including preparation, promotion, and staffing
Once a semester
- Writing a blog post on an approved topic for the WLA blog
Annually
- Creating content for social media
- Tracking content for ArchiveIt
- Working on special projects, including oral histories
- Transcribing text and audio files
- Creating metadata and digitizing select materials
Rarely
- Assisting with exhibits
Project positions are also available on occasion. Information about these positions are posted to the WLA's webpage and social media. For more information or to apply, please contact us at: WLArchives@LUC.edu. Applications for the academic year are open March 1st and are accepted on a rolling basis. Application packages should include a cover letter and resume or CV.
Graduate Assistantships: Summer
The WLA does not accept new applicants for summer-only work. Summer positions are not guaranteed and are only offered as funding is available. Summer work is first offered to current academic year workers and then to those who have been employed by the WLA in the past (ie. for a project/grant). Current/recently graduated MA students are eligible. The duration of summer work is typically four weeks - the week of commencement through early June. Information on summer work is typically available sometime in April. For more information, please contact us at: WLArchives@LUC.edu.
Undergraduate Internships
The WLA is not currently accepting interns for spring or summer 2025. Please check back later for information for fall 2025 opportunities.
Volunteers
The WLA is not currently accepting volunteers for spring or summer 2025. Please check back later for information for fall 2025 opportunities.