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Research Assistant - Professor Carla Kaplan

Professor Carla Kaplan seeks a graduate research assistant at 10 hour/week (ideally to be combined with another 10 hour/week assistantship, probably at Signs) to begin January 2026. While a candidate seeking to combine both 10/hour positions (please see Signs GA ad) is ideal, a candidate only seeking 10 hours a week as an RA, to be combined with a different 10 hour/week assignment, is also possible.

This position is funded, at fewer hours, through summer 2026 as well.

Th research assistant will be paid a stipend and benefits, including tuition, per the university guidelines for such positions. This position can be combined with a second assistantship of equal time commitment, ideally as a GA with Signs. Please note that this position is only for those graduate students holding graduate assistantships for the coming academic semester. Working hours are flexible.

  • Location:

    Boston, on campus

  • Semester:

    Spring 2026

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  • Project Title

    Research Assistant for Professor Carla Kaplan

  • Faculty / Project Lead

    Carla Kaplan

  • Project Description

    The principal RA work will consist of assisting Professor Kaplan with promotional activities for her book Troublemaker: The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford, and doing background research for two different forthcoming books on Zora Neale Hurston, one of which is an anthology of commissioned essays Kaplan is co-editing with Autumn Womack of Princeton.

  • Qualifications Necessary

    The successful candidate will have some familiarity with both library and online research and, ideally, an interest in interdisciplinary scholarship and methods, and command of basic computer applications such as Word and Adobe. The successful candidate will also demonstrate a capacity for attention to detail and record keeping, as well as the ability to work independently and flexibly. Please send a letter of interest accompanied by a CV and names and contact information for 2-3 references to Professor Carla Kaplan @ C.Kaplan@Northeastern.edu. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

  • Hours per Week

    10 Hour Position