The GSLIS Communications Office seeks to hire a 25% time graduate assistant beginning in the 2013 fall semester. This person will manage and execute social media strategies, including video production, as well as perform other communications duties as assigned. The primary goal is to increase connections among members of the GSLIS internal and external communities and to strengthen their affiliation with the School.
Assistantship Clearinghouse
The Socio-technical Data Analytics (SODA) research group (soda.lis.illinois.edu) at the iSchool at Illinois (www.lis.illinois.edu) conducts research on how to design, develop, and evaluate new technologies in order to better understand the dynamic interplay between information, people and technology. The group has recently introduced a new SODA specialization and is actively recruiting outstanding MS students in the areas of information retrieval, natural language processing, machine learning, network analysis, text and data mining, knowledge discovery and informetrics.
50% TA for graduate level investments course (Fin 511) taught to graduate students in the College of Business. TA is expected to assist with grading problem sets and holding weekly office hours. TA will also need to assist with proctoring course exams.
50%TA for graduate level corporate finance course (Finance 521) taught to graduate students in Finance and the MBA program. TA is expected to assist with grading assignments, projects and exams. Office hours may be needed as well. TA will also need to assist with proctoring course exams.
The graduate assistant functions as the supervisor to a team of 12 undergraduate students at one or two Residence Hall Libraries. Participates in collection development, prepares programming and ensures library’s successful operation.
