Graduate Assistantships and Fellowships

Position Title: ​Graduate Assistant​ 
Supervisor Name & Title: ​Prof. Kathryn Shaughnessy, Associate University Librarian​ 
Academic Year: ​2025-2026​ 
Provost Tracking #: ​FY26-LIB-01​

​​After a period of orientation training (e.g.: review of American Library Association professional and research ethics; training in existing/emerging Scholarly Communication tools/patterns; training in Information ethics and Information Literacy, etc.), the University Library Graduate Assistant work will center on:

• ​Learning and teaching about information literacy in academic and public environments  
• Researching the evolving regulations that impact scholarly publishing literacy in academic and public environments
• ​Exploring how AI and other emerging technologies impact information literacy across scholarly disciplines
• Engaging with the legal, technological and ethical aspects of the creation, dissemination, use and preservation of information in academic, public, governmental, and business settings.
• ​All GA projects offer experiences that apply Library Information Science (LIS) principles in research, data-gathering, and critical analysis of information in a complex library setting. Projects are designed to enhance the learning experience of graduate students pursuing an LIS degree.
• This position is for 9-months (Fall 2025/Spring 2026) and requires working 20-hours per week on the Queens campus.​

Eligibility Requirements:

• Applicants must be enrolled full-time (9+ credits) in an approved academic program (see below).
• Must maintain good academic standing and meet the enrollment requirements.
• Must commit to working 20 hours per week as part of the assistantship/fellowship.

Accepted Academic Programs: Library and Information Science​

Primary Responsibilities:

• ​​Working on projects associated with research in an academic library environment, including but not limited to: assisting with qualitative/quantitative research around information use and users, data gathering, literature reviews and University Library grant-related research activities.
• ​Working on projects associated with instruction in an academic library environment, including but not limited to: helping with the development of inclusive online and in-person library instruction sessions; creating/editing of information literacy instruction sessions, library guides, tutorials and other instructional resources.
• ​Working on special projects related to the open access scholarship within the academic research environment, including but not limited to: global open access research trends, open access publishing and open educational resources.
• ​Working on projects associated with Library best-practices for information sharing within various sectors, including but not limited to: researching best practices for use of emerging technologies and information sharing in academic, public, governmental, and business settings; investigating barriers to access/sharing of information​

Required Qualifications:

​​Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite 
​Familiarity with conducting research with library/information databases 
​Facility with learning new technologies/programs​

Preferred Qualifications:
​​Experience conducting qualitative/quantitative research​

Compensation & Benefits

• Tuition Remission:
  • Up to $8,750 per semester (Fall and Spring only) only if registered for 9 credits each semester. This covers tuition only.
• Stipend (Fall through Spring)
  • $4,000 per year

This position is offered for one academic year only—Fall 2025 and Spring 2026—provided the student maintains full-time enrollment of at least 9 credits each semester.

Please email resumes to: [email protected]