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UCLA Library partners with Undergraduate Education Initiatives to support the UCLA Cluster Program, an innovative series of courses designed to help first-year students succeed at UCLA. Each Cluster has a dedicated librarian who works collaboratively with the Peer Research & Writing Specialist —a student who has completed the program— to assist instructors and students in the course. Each Cluster's librarian and Peer Research & Writing Specialist can be found on the Cluster Program website(opens in a new tab).
Peer Research & Writing Specialists help Cluster students by:
- Regularly attending Cluster lectures to make announcements and stay up-to-date with lecture content.
- Holding office hours and meeting one-on-one with students to assist with research, writing and navigating life at UCLA.
- Organizing Cluster community events and tours of the library.
- Leading research workshops and teaching students how to use library resources.
Liaison librarians help Cluster students by:
- Consulting with instructors to integrate information literacy and research skills into course assignments.
- Meeting one-on-one with students to assist with research assignments.
- Leading research workshops and teaching students how use library resources.
Become a Cluster Peer Research and Writing Specialist
UCLA Library hires Cluster graduates each spring to support Cluster freshmen in the next academic year.
To apply, you must be on track to successfully complete a Cluster course and have the ability to work the full academic year, fall to spring. For more details about the requirements and responsibilities, please read the Cluster Peer Research & Writing Specialist position description(opens in a new tab).
Hiring for the 2025-2026 academic year has concluded. Application information for the 2026-2027 academic year will be posted in March of 2026.
