Undergraduate Work-Study Opportunities. 

The Gastón Institute provides work-study employment for undergraduate students interested in learning and participating in the work of the Institute.  Students provide include assistance with research tasks, community outreach, database management, special events, and administrative work.  For more information please contact Melissa Colón by email or by phone 617-287-5773.

 
Research Assistantships, Internships and Employment for Graduate Students

Research assistantships for UMass Boston graduate students. 

The Gastón Institute welcomes UMass Boston graduate students interested in conducting research in our areas of interest.  Graduate assistantships at UMass Boston are funded through the graduate programs and departments and students should apply there for an assistantship there.  The Institute has an ongoing relationship with the PhD Program in Public Policy, but students from other graduate programs at UMass Boston can also work with the Institute’s researchers, once they have been approved for an assistantship in their departments.  Contact Miren Uriarte (617 287 5790) about your interest in placement in our institute

Internships for graduate students from other Boston area universities

The Gaston Institute, with its focus on the Latino population of the region, is a unique resource for graduate students in universities in the Boston area.  Graduate interns may work on a research project under the direction of one of the Institute’s research Associates and, in some cases, the Institute may be able to provide opportunities for students to develop their own projects, providing both mentorship and support.  Students from MIT, Harvard University, Boston College, Tufts University and other colleges have worked as unpaid interns in research and policy projects at the Gaston Institute.  To learn more about this opportunity please contact Melissa Colón by email or by phone 617-287-5773.

Employment for graduate students from UMass Boston and other universities in the Boston area

From time to time, the Gaston Institute offers part-time, short term employment for graduate students studying both at UMass Boston and at other area universities.  To learn more about short term employment opportunities at the Institute, please contact Melissa Colón by email or by phone 617-287-5773.