Graduate Assistantship

Graduate Assistant Position for MA Students in Department of Women’s and Gender Studies 2026-2027

ONE Graduate Assistant (GA) position is currently available for students in the MA Program in Women’s and Gender Studies for the academic year 2026-2027. Please note that we are always working to develop more opportunities and there is a possibility that other graduate assistantship positions may become available in a few weeks. Please stay in touch and inquire after them if you are interested.

If/when there are multiple positions available, you are welcome to apply for more than one position. You must submit separate application letters for each position, but your resume and reflective essay can be submitted once for multiple positions.

For priority consideration for these GA Positions, applicants must submit materials by February 28, 2026, which is also the priority deadline for admission into our graduate program. Please submit the GA materials along with your other required admission documents when you apply online. If you are a current WGS graduate student in the Program you can send your application to Leo Masalihit, WGS Department Assistant. You can email him at: lmasalih@depaul.edu.

Application Process:
(1) In order to be considered for the GA position please submit the following documents:

A letter of application that answers the following questions: Why are you interested in this position? What are the skills, background knowledge, and experience that you would bring to the position? How is this position related to your broader goals within the MA Program?
A resume that includes the names, email addresses, and phone numbers of 2 individuals who could speak to your skills and abilities applicable to this position. If you intend for the same referees who are writing your letters of recommendation for admission into our MA program to be referees for the GA position please advise them to address your qualifications for this position in their admission letter
A short essay response to the following questions:
- What have been your experiences working in service and/or activist or educational groups committed to social or gender justice? What are some of the challenges and triumphs you have experienced?
- In your experience of groups or organizations, what are the best ways to build a group that is inclusive and affirming of different perspectives, ideas and identities?
- In your experience, how have you approached disagreements and/or conflicts within a group, and what have you learned in the process? Give an example.

(2) Applications are due by February 28, 2026.

(3) Review of applications will begin after the February 28^th deadline with decisions made by March 28, 2026.

(4) Applicants who are offered the GA positions along with admission are requested to let us know as soon as possible but latest by April 4, 2026 if you are going to accept the position.

If you have questions, please contact Dr. Laila Farah, Director of Graduate Program in Women's and Gender Studies at lfarah@depaul.edu.

The Feminist Pedagogy Graduate Assistantship
The position will fund 24 hours of academic credit (2 courses per quarter for 3 quarters) for the 2026-2027 academic year and will provide a stipend of $8000). There is ONE assistantship opportunity in this category this academic year.
The Feminist Pedagogy Project is a collaborative departmental initiative in WGS that explores critical anti-racist, transnational and decolonial feminist pedagogical practices aiming to create dialogue around teaching and feminist practices of knowledge production between faculty and students at DePaul University. The main goal of this project is to create a thriving and robust community of teacher-scholars at DePaul and ultimately in the Chicago-land area who are interested in sharing pedagogical tools, curricular programs and professional development and mentoring support to current faculty, students and alums.
The Project will be led by Dr. Sanjukta Mukherjee, Dr Ann Russo and Dr. Laila Farah.
Some of the responsibilities of the GA include: (a) research, refine, and build resources (like syllabi, annotated bibliography, website and blog) on transnational feminist pedagogy (b) monitor, organize and facilitate the google group (and email list serv) of transnational feminist scholars and help host online meetings for sharing feminist pedagogy practices; (c) plan and assist in organizing speaker series/workshops on transnational feminist pedagogies and other events like brown bag lunches during the year (d) continue to build relationships with the community college professors and scholars, including organizing an event for graduate students interested in teaching in community colleges (e) assist in curricular review of WGS courses keeping in mind transnational feminist theoretical and methodological frameworks.
The following strengths are required for this position: (a) experience with teaching/pedagogical experiences rooted in social justice, anti-oppression frameworks that address interlocking systems of oppression and privilege (b) strong research skills especially library database research, academic search engines, etc. (c) strong interpersonal communication skills, (d) strong writing skills for emails, publicity, and outreach materials; (e) demonstrated organizational skills needed for coordinating meetings, communicating with participants, taking care of logistics, and overall keeping track of multiple events and activities. Any additional grant writing skills will be much appreciated although this is not required.
Position Hours and Duration: The graduate assistant will be required to commit to approximately 20 hours per week during the academic year. The assistant must be available to work sometimes in the evenings and sometimes on weekends if there are any events organized at that time. It is also important to note that the graduate assistant must be available to work – often in the Women’s and Gender Studies offices – during the day.

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Graduate Assistant Position for MA Students in Department of Women’s and Gender Studies 2026-2027

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Graduate Assistant Position for MA Students in Department of Women’s and Gender Studies 2026-2027