TTI On-Campus Graduate Internship

Why hire graduate student interns on-campus?

TTI On-Campus Graduate Internship provides a unique opportunity for current graduate students to strengthen and expand their professional and transferable skills by working alongside experienced UCalgary faculty, staff and partners. Through a combination of mentoring and participation in meaningful projects and tasks, interns will contribute to the day-to-day operations of the university while expanding their professional network and career exploration. 

Students on campus

Internship (position) eligibility

To qualify for a TTI On-Campus opportunity, an internship must: 

  • Be part-time and skills-based
  • Be a non-academic, short-term project with UCalgary staff or faculty
  • Be $26/hour
  • Be a minimum of 100 hours up to 209 hours
  • Be a minimum of 5 weeks up to 8 months
  • Not be tied to research/grant funding/Mitacs
  • Not contribute to a student’s thesis or capstone project

Compensation and budget

Graduate students will be hired into an hourly AUPE Student Employee classification using the Template Based Hire process at a SPA 1 or Tech 1 band at a $26/hour salary. The hiring department is responsible for completing the Template Based Hire for the duration of the internship. FGS will provide a journal transfer to the hiring department to cover half of the student’s wages, so each department is essentially paying $13/hour.

  1. Supervison and mentorship

    An identified UCalgary employee will assign and supervise the intern’s work, inviting them to relevant meetings to maximize exposure to the university structure. Mentorship and supervision will consist of both formal and informal conversations about skill development, professional workplaces, university systems and structures, and career development.

  2. Project component with skills development coaching

    Interns will work on a meaningful project or task identified by the host partner. Mentors will guide and supervise the intern’s work, explaining procedures and process, introducing them to relevant team members within and outside of their unit, and providing feedback on the project or task as it evolves.

  • Quality Assurance Analyst
  • Data Collection & Analysis
  • Program Assessment & Evaluation
  • Special Projects Development & Coordination
  • Software Development
  • Business Intelligence
  • Risk Management Processes & Procedures
  • Needs Assessments & Project Proposals
  • Information Management
  • Communication & Outreach Strategies
  • Policy Analysis & Development
  • Collaboration with External Partners
  • Event Preparation & Coordination
  • Systems & Program Training
  • Financial Management & Budgeting
  • Sustainability Planning

Benefits of joining the TTI On-Campus Graduate Internship Program

Increase department capacity

Have “side-of-the-desk” projects supported and completed while benefitting from interns with advanced research and professional training.

Leverage supports from FGS

Receive supports from FGS related to wage subsidy, creating and posting positions, student recruitment and supporting student career development.

Develop future innovative talent

Explore alternate pipelines and applicant pools for staff recruitment and better utilize the range of graduate student skills for future projects.

Have a larger project that requires over 209 hours? Check out Transformative Talent Internship (TTI)!