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Work Study Opportunities
Work Study Research Assistant Application Instructions

1 Confirm that you have Columbia University Workstudy Authorization with the Work study office before contacting faculty members. The Work study Office is located in 205 Kent Hall, phone: (212) 854-4400.

2 After you have made sure that you have Columbia University work study, you may apply directly to the faculty member you are interested in working with. To Apply for any of the jobs below, please go to the following website and follow the instructions posted there:

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sfs/docs/Federal_Work-Study_Student_Employment/Students/index.html

3 Before you start working, you must bring your "Federal Work Study
Employment Authorization Form" to Josh Sakolsky or Sonia Sorrentini, art history department financial assistant. Once completed, you need to return this to the Workstudy Office for a confirmation card to give to Josh Sakolsky or Sonia Sorrentini. You may then begin to work.

Faculty Work Study Positions for Fall 2008 —
See below for further information including rates and hours

Office Assistants

Office Assistant / Administrative Support
Job Type: On-Campus Jobs
Employer: Art History and Archaeology
Date Posted: February 8, 2008
Job Description: Individual will work as a Program Assistant. Duties include: general office support for the department, greet visitors, answer phones, answer general questions about the department. Other duties may include making copies, faxing, filing, helping with the set-up/breakdown of departmental events, running errands, and various special projects to be determined later.
*** PLEASE SEND RESUME AND AVAILABLE HOURS TO WORK VIA EMAIL: sw367@columbia.edu
Job Requirements: The student must be able to absorb new information quickly, energetic and comfortable interacting with the general public. Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Access, and various internet browsers a plus.
Available Openings: 6
Hours: 10-20 hrs per week
Hourly Rate: $10.00/hour
Time Frame: Academic Year
Contact Name: Sonia Sorrentini
Contact Email: sw367@columbia.edu
Work Location: 826 Schermerhorn Hall

Research Assistants

Research Assistant For Professor Kellie Jones
Job Type: On-Campus Jobs
Employer: Art History and Archaeology
Category: RESEARCH (NON-LAB)
Job Description: Research and development for courses on Latin American and African American artists. Tasks include bibliographic and database research, printing and photocopying articles, and scanning and downloading images.
Job Requirements: Knowledge of digital scanning technology, basic library research skills and attention to details are a must** Please email resume to Professor Kellie Jones at kej2110@columbia.edu ***
Available Openings: 1
Start Date: ASAP
Hours: 0.5 to 20.0 hours per week
Hourly Rate: $10.00/hour
Time Frame: Academic Year
Contact Email: kej2110@columbia.edu

Research Assistant For Professor Noam M. Elcott
Job Type:
On-Campus Jobs
Employer:
Art History and Archaeology
Category:
RESEARCH (NON-LAB)
Job Description: P
rofessor of modern art seeks research assistant to help gather visual and verbal materials on abstraction, photography, and film in the 1920's.
Job Requirements:
Art History or visual studies background preferred. ***Please email resume to Prof. Noam Elcott at nme2106@columbia.edu
Available Openings:
1
Start Date:
ASAP
Hours:
5 to 10.0 hours per week
Hourly Rate:
$10.00/hour
Location:
907 Schermerhorn Hall
Time Frame:
Academic Year
Contact Email:
nme2106@columbia.edu

Research Assistant For Professor Robert Harrist
Job Type:
On-Campus Jobs
Employer:
Art History and Archaeology
Category:
RESEARCH (NON-LAB)
Job Description:
Professor of Chinese Art History seeks work-study assistant for research support and management of digital images.
Job Requirements:
Knowledge of Photoshop, scanning, etc. essential. Knowledge of Chinese a plus. Writing and reading emails are essential duties of the job. Please contact Professor Robert Harrist at reh23@columbia.edu and include a resume/cv for review.
Available Openings:
1
Start Date:
ASAP
Hours:
0.5 to 10 hours per week
Hourly Rate:
$10.00/hour
Time Frame: Academic Year
Contact Email:
reh23@columbia.edu

Research Assistant For Professor Francesco De Angelis
Job Type: On-Campus Jobs
Employer: Art History and Archaeology
Category: RESEARCH (NON-LAB)
Job Description: Assistant needed for research support during leave of absence of professor (academic year 2008-2009). Duties will include library/bibliographical research, photocopying and PDF-formatting of articles and book chapters, slide-scanning, and other various items as required.
Job Requirements: Accuracy, patience, and ability to work independently. Good library research skills. High familiarity with main computer programs (Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe, etc.) Please email resume to Francesco De Angelis (fda2101@columbia.edu). Screening of applications will start in the first week of September.
Available Openings: 1
Start Date: ASAP
Hours: 0.5 to 10 hours per week
Hourly Rate: $10.00/hour
Time Frame: Academic Year
Work Location: Schermerhorn and Avery Library
Contact Email: fda2101@columbia.edu

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