Overview
Each semester, graduate students at Pardee are invited to apply for hourly paid graduate research assistantships with Pardee faculty. Graduate research assistantships are a great opportunity to gain valuable research and/or project management experience, working side by side with a faculty member. Graduate research assistants (GRA) work a maximum of 4 hours per week. Each assistantship begins at the start of the semester and concludes at the end of the semester, with exact dates specified in the student’s offer letter.
Application Process
Students apply for fall graduate research assistantships in August, and for spring graduate research assistantships in December/January. An email is sent to all students from the Graduate Office each August and December/January calling for applications.
To apply, students must complete an online form with their research and language skills and areas of interest.
The Graduate Office attempts to match as many applicants with professors as possible. However, because matches are based on the compatibility of a professor’s research needs with an applicant’s research interests and skills, it is not always possible to provide every applicant with a graduate research assistant position.
If a student is given a GRA position and wishes to continue working with the faculty member in subsequent semesters, both the student and the faculty member must reapply during the next application cycle.
Eligibility
All current and incoming Pardee graduate students are eligible to apply.
For any questions about graduate research assistantships, please reach out to the Graduate Office at psgsgrad@bu.edu