Graduate Student Library Intern (Student Assistant)

Classification Title:

Graduate Student Library Intern

Classification Minimum Requirements:

N/A

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 in developing, implementing, and evaluating a national survey of occupational therapists’ information‑seeking behaviors. The survey focuses on online clinical and consumer health resources to support evidence-based practice, including artificial intelligence.

The goal of this internship is to equip the Graduate Intern with competencies in survey design and implementation, data management, basic qualitative and quantitative analysis, and scholarly dissemination. Experience gained through this internship can support professional trajectories within and outside of occupational therapy, such as general health sciences, behavioral sciences, and health education.

The Intern will have the opportunity to work with the Occupational Therapy Librarian and two clinical faculty in the Department of Occupational Therapy to revise an existing survey and assist with survey administration and data management. The intern will support the research team by completing a narrative literature review on the information needs of occupational therapists; IRB training requirements and assisting with related compliance documentation; contributing to survey development in Qualtrics; aiding in pilot testing; coordinating nationwide survey distribution to occupational therapists; participating in quantitative and qualitative data cleaning and management; conducting basic data analysis alongside faculty, and assisting with the dissemination of findings through conference abstracts and presentations. The Intern will have the opportunity to continue with the project through to publication, if desired.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Attend relevant training, including: orientations; training on literature searching, information needs assessment, 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 searching 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 needed 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 an optional step of creating draft themes in NVivo and conducting more advanced quantitative analysis in SPSS.

Contribute to drafting and evaluating materials for scholarly dissemination that effectively communicate the project’s findings.

Expected Salary:

$22/h

Required Qualifications:

• 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 a 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 the ability to meet deadlines.

Preferred:

• 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).

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Apply, submit:

• A cover letter that details why you are interested in this position, as well as your relevant experience
• Your current resume or CV
• Names of three references, including their contact information (telephone number and email address) and explaining how you have worked with them. These references need to be able to speak to items 1-6 in the required qualifications listed above.  

• A short statement (no more than 500 words) based on the following prompt:

Describe your experience related to when you used evidence to inform a decision and realized the ways in which evidence is important to decision-making. Next, concisely describe how this changed your perceptions, prioritizations, and actions in making an informed decision.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.

This is a time-limited position. 

Health Assessment Required:No