# Student Assistantships ## **Student Assistantships** The Center for the Study of World Religions (CSWR) is hiring two student assistants to support events and residential life at the Center during the 2026-27 academic year. The role offers students the opportunity to engage with the CSWR’s Transcendentalism Initiative and the scholars, writers, and practitioners involved in its work. Student assistants will support the Initiative’s public programming and residential community while gaining experience with event coordination, program operations, and the day-to-day work of an interdisciplinary academic center. ### **More About the CSWR’s Transcendentalism Initiative** The Transcendentalism Initiative examines American Transcendentalism as a living tradition shaping religious, ethical, and political life today. Hosted by the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard Divinity School, the Initiative brings together scholars, writers, artists, activists, and practitioners to explore the movement’s past, present, and future through collaborative research projects, public programming, and institutional partnerships. By fostering dialogue across religion, philosophy, literature, political thought, and environmental ethics, the Initiative works to expand both the canon of Transcendentalism and the questions it invites. ### **Responsibilities** #### **Events** - Assist with promoting CSWR events by posting event materials in designated locations across campus. - Support event setup, including arranging beverages, catering, paper goods, tablecloths, and program materials as needed. - Assist with event cleanup, storing reusable supplies and program materials, and preparing used tablecloths for laundry. - Monitor event supplies and inform CSWR staff when inventory is running low. - Take photographs at events as assigned. - Prepare event slides using CSWR templates. - Assist with basic AV and technology setup and troubleshooting ahead of events, as needed. #### **Residential Community** - Support the CSWR Resident Assistant and Administrative Coordinator with resident turnover and other residential responsibilities as needed throughout the semester. Specific assignments will depend on the student assistant’s availability and the needs of the residential community. #### **To Apply** Please email a CV and brief statement of interest to . In your statement of interest, or in the body of your application email, please clearly indicate your availability during the semester, particularly for weekday and evening events. Final deadline to apply: September 25, 2026. Please note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the positions are filled.