Assistantships may be offered within graduate degree programs as well as within other units of the university. A list of all possible placements is listed below. Please note that applicants do not apply for only one position. Rather, applications are submitted for possible consideration by all departments that are seeking to fill a vacancy – the departments determine whether or not the applicant is qualified for the position.

Assistantships in Academic Programs

  • Accountancy Program
  • Business Administration/BBA Program
  • Capital Scholars Honors Program/Composition
  • Capital Scholars Honors Program/Science
  • Capital Scholars Honors Program/Humanities
  • Communication Program
  • Computer Science Program
  • Criminology & Criminal Justice Program
  • Educational Leadership Program
  • Educational Leadership/MAE Program
  • Environmental Studies Program
  • Environmental Studies GIS Lab
  • International and Global Studies Program
  • History Program
  • Human Development Counseling Program
  • Legal Studies Program
  • Management Information Systems Program
  • Music Department
  • Political Science Program
  • Psychology Program
  • Public Administration Program
  • Public Health Program
  • Teacher Education Program

Assistantships in Other Programs and Campus Departments

  • Athletics
  • Brookens Library – Archives
  • Career Development Center
  • Center for State Policy & Leadership
    • Institute for Legal, Legislative, and Policy Studies (ILLAPS)
    • Office of Survey Research
  • The Learning Hub (math, science, reading/study skills, writing)
  • Center for Lincoln Studies
  • Center for Online Learning, Research, and Service
  • College of Business and Management Dean’s Office
  • Counseling Center
  • Dean of Students Office
  • Diversity Center
  • Diversity Center LGBTQA Resource Office
  • Faculty Development Program
  • Information Technology Services
  • International Student Services
  • Marketing and Public Relations
  • Office of Disability Services
  • Office of New Student Orientation and Parent Relations
  • Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
  • Office of Undergraduate Education
  • Office of Web Services
  • Pre-Law Center (Legal Studies)
  • Project Mid-State Student Support (Teacher Education)
  • Recreational Sports
  • Performing Arts Center
  • Sangamon Experience
  • Student Life Office
  • Student Life Latino Cultural Office (Diversity Center)
  • Student Newspaper – UIS Observer
  • Student Union
  • UIS Peoria
  • Volunteer and Civic Engagement Center
  • Women’s Center