American Indian & Indigenous Studies Program Staff

AIISP employs multiple students each term in a variety of support roles to expand student experience, build on program initiatives, and support program services. 

A junior and senior co-coordinator team oversee program planning and implementation, facilitate mentor–mentee matching across class years, and support relationship-building grounded in Indigenous well-being. They support community agreements, coordinate meetings and communications, and collaborate with NAISAC and AIISP to sustain a supportive, intergenerational network. 

The American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program (AIISP) hires a student office assistant to assist AIISP staff with weekly office tasks. Student Office Assistants support Program staff with administrative tasks such as creating calendars, newsletters, social media content creation and scheduling, set up and break down for events, graphic design, website updates, program archives, and special projects as assigned. Contact aiisp [at] cornell.edu (aiisp[at]cornell[dot]edu) with any questions. 

The American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program (AIISP) offers Native American and Indigenous students academic support through 1:1 tutoring. AIISP pairs students in academic need with a tutor to ensure their academic success. AIISP provides tutoring services to students in academic need. Tutors assist students experiencing academic difficulties and provide strategies to assist with their academic success. The tutor is matched with no more than 3 students per semester.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis through WorkDay until all positions for the term are filled. Contact aiisp [at] cornell.edu (aiisp[at]cornell[dot]edu) with any questions. 

Teaching Assistants for American Indian & Indigenous Studies undergraduate courses are generally selected by the professor in the preceding term. If you are interested in a TA position for a specific course please reach out to the faculty member directly. Hiring will be completed through WorkDay. 

Research assistant positions are dependent on available funding, and sponsorship by a faculty member.