Once positions become available, we will place them on the website and Workday.
To ensure success in its mission to promote research and host educational and entertaining events in diverse disciplines, the Valente Center has various positions for undergraduate students. Alongside the full-time Valente Center staff, these students play a vital role in the day-to-day operations of the center. For such positions, there are some shared expectations: Students meet regularly with Valente Center Director and program manager to discuss programming ideas, duties and strategic planning at the Valente Center; provide collegial assistance to other Valente Center staff and visitors as needed to help foster a comfortable working environment for the team; assist the Valente Center team as needed with administrative tasks, such as creations of spreadsheets, design of flyers and handouts, posting advertising, basic editing tasks; attend special events or activities as a representative of the Valente Center and maintain a collegial, collaborative and professional attitude.
We also provide employment through our Undergraduate Researcher Program and Student Researcher Program, please visit these pages to learn more about these programs and understand each role.
Student Employment Opportunities
The call for our undergraduate researcher program is now open!
Please visit our Undergraduate Researcher Program for a description of the program and how to apply.
Positions for this program will be announced at the beginning of the academic year. Once positions are open, we will place a description here and you can apply through Workday.
Please visit our Student Researcher Program for a description of the program.
Student Research Assistantships
If you do not have work-study, you will not be able to view the positions below on Workday. However, if you are interested in applying for any positions, please send us an email with your, i) expression of interest, and ii) resume, and we will submit these materials to the lead faculty member. Our email address: GA_Valente_Center@bentley.edu
Students with work-study will be able to view on workday, therefore, please apply directly through workday.
Student research manager: (Position open. To apply, please visit WorkDay)
By working with both students and faculty involved in the center’s research programs, this student plays an integral role in various research projects throughout the year. This student serves as a liaison between faculty and student researchers, mentors and assistants with the Valente Center staff, policies and scheduled events for bettering research. As a source of ideas on how to improve future research programs and recipient of feedback from researchers, this student leaves a lasting impact on the programs at the center. Experience with Valente Center programs and/or undergraduate research with a Bentley professor is highly desired.