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All applicants will be considered for this opportunity, regardless of work-study status or class year. Rolling hires – don’t wait to apply! Position Summary Black Box Labs seeks to hire Student Research Associates (SRAs) to start in summer 2026 and for the 2026-2027 academic year. Working as a Black Box Labs Student Research Associate will enhance students’ learning experience with training in qualitative and creative research methodologies, effective presentation and exhibition strategies, and the ethics of STS research in scholarly …

The Chemistry department seeks a graduate student for the role of Scientific Gases and Materials Handling Assistant. Application Instructions Apply via Handshake with an approved resume. Duties and responsibilities: Assist staff with reviewing and disposal of scientific materials and furnishings from labs, storage, and shared spaces. Relocation and hookup of bottled and liquified gas products. Weekly liquid nitrogen transfers into superconducting magnets as part of regular cryostat maintenance. Must be comfortable working in a laboratory environment and comply with all …

Wesleyan Connection: This opportunity is with Slate and is being posted by the Gordon Career Center to share it with students. Wesleyan alum and homepage editor for Slate, Hannah Docter-Loeb ’22 has offered to serve as a resource to Wesleyan applicants. She is not on the hiring team but is happy to answer questions about Slate via email: hannah.docter-loeb@slate.com Slate is hiring a paid audience engagement intern to help grow our social video audience. Ideal candidates think strategically about connecting …

The College of Design and Engineering Studies seeks an Undergraduate Summer Research Assistant in Additive Manufacturing. Additive manufacturing (AM) is a growing field within manufacturing that has great promise for flexibly creating parts of arbitrary shape. The Chang-Davidson lab specifically investigates how to use wire-arc directed energy deposition, a specific AM technology, to more reliably make a wide range of parts. Application Instructions: Apply via Handshake and submit a cover letter and an approved resume. Based on review of the …

Documentary Research Assistant All applicants will be considered for this opportunity, regardless of work-study status. Position Summary WesDocs, the documentary program within the College of Film and the Moving Image, seeks to hire a Research Assistant to collaborate with Professor Tracy Heather Strain on her documentary project, Survival Floating. This summer research internship will continue the ongoing development and pre-production of a film directed by Professor Strain. Survival Floating confronts and reframes the persistent myth that Black people “don’t swim.” …

All applicants will be considered, regardless of work-study eligibility. Position Summary The Jewett Center for Community Partnerships is looking for students to lead and coordinate the work of our civic and community engagement focused student groups. JCCP is committed to supporting student groups that partner with community partners, and/or who work on civic engagement related initiatives. JCCP coordinators recruit, train, and support the student interns and volunteers that staff JCCP groups. Coordinators are critical to the supervision, historical tracking, and …

Student Researcher – Center for the Study of Guns & Society Paid Research Opportunity for Wesleyan Undergraduate with the Greater Middletown Military Museum Support provided by The Troy and de Wit Grant Fund for the Study of Guns & Society  Overview: The Center for the Study of Guns & Society (CSGS) and the Greater Middletown Military Museum (200 Walnut Grove Rd, Middletown) are seeking student researchers to assist with researching stories related to military history, with a focus on the history of firearms, …

Start Date: August 2026 Department: Arts Department Reports To: Upper School Director Summary Description: Buckingham Browne & Nichols School is seeking a part-time (60%) Upper School Visual Arts Teacher to teach three sections of Upper School Art, including electives in Architecture. The teacher will create individual and group projects as curriculum guided by pre-existing course descriptions and input from the department chair. This is a one-year hire with the possibility of long-term renewal, dependent on departmental needs. We are seeking …

DDC Productions Managing Producer Job description The Digital Design Commons (DDC) seeks to hire a Managing Producer. DDC Productions is an interdisciplinary production organization at Wesleyan that aims to connect students with paid production experience, both on and off-campus. Managing Producers will oversee projects, as well as day-to-day operations. Please see our bylaws for more information. Application Instructions Apply via Handshake and submit an approved resume and cover letter. Primary Duties & Responsibilities Managing Review applications from students, evaluating students’ …