Graduate Student Library Intern; Student Assistant

Job Description

The Graduate Student Library Intern is a two‑semester position in the Health Science Center Libraries, a branch of the George

A. Smathers Libraries. This internship (Fall 2026 and Spring 2027) is a collaboration between the Health Science Center Libraries and the Department of Occupational Therapy (College of Public Health and Health Professions). The intern will work with the research team to develop, implement, and evaluate a national survey of occupational therapists’ information‑seeking behaviors, focusing on online clinical and consumer health resources that support evidence‑based practice, including artificial intelligence.

• Attend relevant training, including orientations; training on literature searching, occupational therapy as a profession, survey design, the IRB process, Qualtrics software, data cleaning and management in Excel (and possibly NVivo and SPSS), and writing conference abstracts.
• Conduct literature searches in bibliographic databases on the information and artificial‑intelligence needs of occupational therapists, annotate relevant literature, and synthesize research into a narrative literature review.
• Apply IRB principles by completing required compliance training and assisting with IRB documentation for human‑subjects research.
• Develop and refine a revised Qualtrics survey by contributing to item design, instrument structure, and pilot testing based on feedback from the research team.
• Apply quantitative and qualitative data cleaning and management techniques.
• Generate a codebook for qualitative data and produce descriptive statistics, with optional creation of draft themes in NVivo and more advanced quantitative analysis in SPSS.
• Contribute to drafting and evaluating materials for scholarly dissemination that effectively communicate the project’s findings.

• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to follow through with task completion.
• Willingness to take constructive feedback and engage in collaborative work.
• Ability to manage tasks independently while asking questions as needed.
• Active and in good standing in academic program.
• Basic familiarity with research processes or demonstrated willingness to learn research methods.
• Ability to effectively use standard productivity tools (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to independently learn new software platforms such as Qualtrics and NVivo with guidance.
• Reliability, professionalism, and ability to meet deadlines.

• Interest in health sciences, evidence‑based practice, library science, or related fields.
• Prior exposure to survey tools, qualitative methods, or data analysis.
• Experience with academic writing or contributing to scholarly projects.
• Comfort working in virtual meeting environments (Zoom/Teams).

Expected Salary: $22/h