If you are unable to travel to New Haven, you may wish to consider hiring a local research assistant. The terms of employment are between you and your assistant, and Manuscripts and Archives, the Yale University Library, or Yale University have no involvement in such negotiations. Paid research assistants are welcome to set their own hourly rates. We do require your research assistant to complete our researcher registration process and follow all terms and conditions for access to Yale special collections.

The following are possible options to explore in order to locate a research assistant. You will need to be able to describe your research needs succinctly in order to utilize any of these services. Be sure to include any special research skills required, such as languages.

• The McDougal Graduate Student Center within Yale's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences maintains e-mail contact with all Yale graduate and professional students. You may contact the McDougal Graduate Student Center by email at mcdougal.center@yale.edu or by telephone at (203) 432-2583, to advertise employment of a research assistant.
• Alternatively, send a short description of your requirements to the registrar or Academic Support Assistant of the relevant academic department (consult the individual websites of graduate programs & departments). The registrar should be able to forward your project on to graduate students and invite them to contact you. 
• The Center for Career Services at Southern Connecticut State University maintains a registry for services wanted, which is available to its entire student body. Please contact them directly if you are interested in utilizing this service to advertise for a research assistant.
• Some patrons have had success posting a researcher position on Craigslist.

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