We’re incredibly excited to kick-start the Fall Winter 2026-27 Work Study season at the Innovation Hub! We have some amazing opportunities available to students this upcoming term. The deadline to apply for positions is Sunday, August 16, 2026, at 11:59 PM.
To learn more about the roles we offer and the work we do, read our job descriptions below.
General Information
Apply for one role and be considered for all available Innovation Hub positions!
- Contract Length: September 2026 – March 2027
- Schedule: 6-8 hours per week to a total of 200 hours
- Wage: $17.60/hour
Available Positions
Design Thinking Team
The Design Thinking Team supports the facilitation of design thinking sessions and activities with students and campus partners to gather feedback and insights. This role involves assisting with planning and running design thinking activities such as empathy interviews, feedback sessions, ideation activities, and prototyping exercises, followed by organizing and processing the data collected. The Design Thinking Team works collaboratively with Innovation Hub teams to understand student needs, support engaging activities, and help translate what they learn into meaningful insights for Innovation Hub partners.
Curriculum Development Assistant
The Curriculum Development Assistant works with the Design Thinking Coordinator to develop experiential learning programs, design thinking training curricula, and workshop content. This role supports both internal training for Innovation Hub team members and external programming for campus partners and the broader U of T student community. The Curriculum Development Assistant helps transform design thinking principles into engaging learning experiences that empower students to develop workplace skills, explore their strengths, and design meaningful futures. This role is ideal for students interested in pedagogy, instructional design, experiential learning, or curriculum development who want hands-on experience creating educational programs.
Graphic Designer & Communications Assistant
The Graphic Designer & Communications Assistant creates all the digital communications content for the Innovation Hub. The role includes original graphic designs for reports, presentations, and digital communications channels. The role may also include website design, blog writing, photography, and videography. The Graphic Designer & Communications Assistant works under the direction of the Communications Coordinator, bringing to life content produced within project teams using visual imagery, media, and infographics. This role involves creating professional reports and presentations of design research data, iconography, promotional materials, blog posts, website content, and more. The role may also entail special projects, developing creative materials outside of the scope of design research projects. An important note: at the Innovation Hub we have a full graphic design process where all of our visuals are original designs. We start with mood boards and move to sketching and eventually digitizing using Figma and Adobe Illustrator. Experience or familiarity with Figma and Adobe Illustrator, as well as a graphic design portfolio, are required for this role.
Qualitative Data Archivist
The Qualitative Data Archivist team supports Design Researchers on all design thinking projects by facilitating data analysis and ensuring qualitative data is processed and stored appropriately. The team is also responsible for maintaining the Innovation Hub’s large database on the qualitative research software (Dedoose). Tasks for this role include transcription, de-identification, and anonymization of data. The team also uses Dedoose to conduct qualitative coding, applying appropriate research codes and tags to the stored data. To assist the design research teams in the data analysis process, the team analyzes and manages existing data in the Innovation Hub database using archival coding. Working with existing data is an important aspect of this role.
Community Engagement Designer & Event Facilitator
The Community Engagement Designer & Event Facilitator team is the heart of the Innovation Hub, working to create community across our large and multidisciplinary team of student staff. The team consists of a dynamic, creative, and passionate group of students who “bring life” to the Innovation Hub. The team helps create vibrant, inclusive, and equitable spaces for all students.
UI/UX Web Designer
The UI/UX Web Design Team creates prototypes, visual designs, and written content for the Innovation Hub. Working with the UI/UX Team, the UI/UX Web Designer may have different strengths or areas of expertise in content design.
How to Apply
Please submit an authentically written cover letter specific to this role as well as a current resume to be considered for this position. In your cover letter, explain why you are interested in this role and how you feel your experiences (both professional and personal) qualify you as an ideal candidate. You can watch a recording of our recent Working at the Innovation Hub info session to learn more.
Job applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with interviews to follow. Please apply using the uoft.me/ihubworkstudy link. The deadline to apply for positions is Sunday, August 16th, 2026, at 11:59 PM.
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