Student Employment

Student assistants work at several branches and units at LCR, and play an important role supporting our reference, instruction, collections, and digital services, among other areas.

These part-time positions will be posted on the Elevate Portal or the UCalgary Careers website. Hiring generally occurs in July and/or August for the upcoming academic year.

Student Navigators work at the Taylor Family Digital Library to support students and library patrons with their IT and technology questions.

These part-time positions will be posted on the Elevate Portal or the UCalgary Careers website. Hiring generally occurs in July and/or August for the upcoming academic year.

LCR frequently hosts participants from the Indigenous Summer Student Program, an annual work experience program that promotes career development through Indigenous ways of knowing, doing, connecting and being. Our ISSP students support reference, instruction, collections, digital services, summer programming, and other areas or projects that strengthen UCalgary’s Indigenization, while developing unique career skills.

Positions will be posted on the UCalgary Careers website in February of each year.

Peer Roamers work at the Taylor Family Digital Library to create a community of support by collaborating with staff and other Peer Roamers, helping students navigate the resources available in the library, and informing visitors of what the TFDL is able to offer.

The Peer Roamer program is part of the UCalgary Peer Helper Program. Applications for this program open mostly throughout the spring/summer semesters with a fall semester start. Visit the Peer Helper Program website to view available opportunities and to apply.

LCR occasionally hosts summer work opportunities in our libraries, archives, and museums and galleries through programs such as Canada Summer Jobs and Young Canada Work.

If available, these positions will be posted on the Elevate Portal or the UCalgary Careers website.

Transformative Talent Skills Internships (TTI) is a university-wide program designed to expose graduate students to meaningful career opportunities and help bridge the gap between academia and the workplace. You can read more about the program on the TTI website.

If you are interested in pursuing a TTI with Libraries and Cultural Resources, use our Experiential Learning consultation form to get in touch to discuss potential opportunities. Once an internship opportunity has been identified, students will need to apply through the TTI program.

Librarians, Archivists and Curators at LCR sometimes hire Graduate students as Graduate Assistant Research (GAR) to help collect research data, interview research subjects, conduct bibliographic work, or perform general research service on academic projects.

Hiring for GAR is ongoing depending on project needs. Please reach out to subject librarians in your subject or area of interest using our Experiential Learning consultation form to inquire about potential GAR opportunities.

LCR occasionally hosts summer work opportunities in our libraries, archives, and museums and galleries through programs such as Canada Summer Jobs and Young Canada Work.

If available, these positions will be posted on the Elevate Portal or the UCalgary Careers website.