Hybrid Research Assistant: Fashion, Memory & Belonging

The New School; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 51,000; Part time

Job summary

The New School invites applications for a part-time Research Assistant to support a faculty-led project exploring fashion, memory, identity, and belonging. The role blends research and design development, offering meaningful experience for students in fashion design, cultural studies, and social justice.

The position supports interviews, archival work, and exhibition preparation, with hybrid/remote arrangements and a compensation rate of $31.37 per hour.

Qualifications

• Matriculated New School student, enrolled at least half-time.
• Strong sewing and garment construction knowledge.
• Interest in fashion, cultural identity, memory studies, or social justice in creative practice.
• Research and writing skills, with ability to synthesize sources.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Assist with wardrobe interviews, oral histories, and field research.
• Organize, transcribe, and manage research materials and archives.
• Contribute to design documentation, sketches, and material sourcing records.
• Provide hands-on design support: fabric research, garment sampling, finishing details.
• Assist garment construction tasks: cutting, sewing, fitting under supervision.
• Participate in discussions on research findings and design integration.
• Support exhibition prep: cataloging, preparing materials, coordinating logistics.
• Collaborate with faculty to ensure tasks are completed on schedule.
• Optionally contribute a student-led creative response included in the final exhibition.

Skills

Sewing

Research and writing

Organizational skills

Qualitative research

Fashion design interest

Cultural studies interest

Memory studies interest

Education

Matriculated New School student

Tools

Digital archiving

Job description

The New School invites applications for a part-time Research Assistant to support a faculty-led project exploring fashion, memory, identity, and belonging. The role blends research and design development, offering meaningful experience for students in fashion design, cultural studies, and social justice.

The position supports interviews, archival work, and exhibition preparation, with hybrid/remote arrangements and a compensation rate of $31.37 per hour.