Application Deadline: January 15, 2025
The USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute (EMSI) has been awarded a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for LA2026, a project that brings together members of the public and humanities scholars for eighteen conversations about museum and cultural exhibitions at six partnering institutions in the Los Angeles region. Each exhibition reframes conversations about the anniversary of 1776 from the perspective of California and the West. The events will encourage public discussions about underrepresented groups, Native Americans, national identities, relationships between regional and national narratives, the struggle for democracy, climate change, and the nation’s uneven journey to an equitable and just society. We seek applications for a Graduate Student Research Assistant and an Undergraduate Research Assistant to support programming for this project.
GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH ASSISTANT
The LA2026 Graduate Student Research Position requires a commitment of approximately 5 hours/week. Work will be paid hourly at the rate of $30/hour. Graduate students who are taking fellowship or holding TA positions in Spring 2025 are eligible with consent of their dissertation or department chair. The position has the potential to evolve into a full-time EMSI Research Assistant position for the 2025-2026 academic year.
The graduate student position involves arranging travel, using USC Dornsife business office systems, communicating with institutional partners, gathering and updating website content, drafting content for advertising, conducting historical research, and supporting in-person and online events. The ideal candidate will have experience in administrative processes, excellent writing skills, the ability to work effectively as part of a team, high standards of achievement, industrious motivation, interest in the themes of the LA2026 project, and confidence in using (or learning to use) digital platforms, software, and business office systems.
To apply, please submit a statement of interest and a resume to Dr. Amy Braden at emsi@usc.edu by January 15. Select applicants will be invited to in-person interviews in mid-January.
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH ASSISTANT
The LA2026 Undergraduate Student Research Position requires a commitment of approximately 5 hours/week. Work will be paid hourly at the rate of $20/hour.
The position involves communicating with institutional partners, gathering and updating website content, drafting content for advertising, assisting with social media posts, conducting historical research, and supporting in-person and online events. The ideal candidate will have excellent writing skills, the ability to work effectively as part of a team, high standards of achievement, industrious motivation, interest in the themes of the LA2026 project, and confidence in using, or learning to use, digital platforms and software.
To apply, please submit a statement of interest and a resume to Dr. Amy Braden at emsi@usc.edu by January 15. Select applicants will be invited to in-person interviews in mid-January.
Image: detail from “Vallard Atlas,” (1547), HM 29 f.1, chart 4, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, and Persian Gulf Portolan atlas. Courtesy of the Huntington Library.
