Technical Staff Assistant IV

** Job Posting

Title:

** Technical Staff Assistant IV**---
- **** Hiring Department:
** Bureau of Economic Geology**---
- **** Position Open To:
** All Applicants**---
- **** Weekly Scheduled

Hours:

** 40**---
- **** FLSA Status:
** Non-Exempt**---
- **** Earliest

Start Date:

** Immediately**---
- **** Position Duration:
** Expected to Continue Until May 31, 2026**---
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* Location:

** PICKLE RESEARCH CAMPUS**---
- **** Job Details:**## General Notes This is a temporary, hourly position at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus in North Austin. Travel within the state of Texas is required in this position.## Purpose As part of a multi-disciplinary, integrated research team, this position provides support on configuration, maintenance and deployment of seismic stations in Texas. This position will end May 31, 2026.##

Responsibilities
* Deployment and maintenance of seismic stations and scouting new sites for station deployment. This involves erecting solar panels, deploying power systems and instruments in electronics cabinets and deploying sensors in the ground or on built structures.
* Repairing failed equipment or characterizing failures for return to manufacturer.
* Documenting field activities, such as failures found, method of repair and instruments replaced and deployed.
* Monitoring and maintaining supplies inventory, placing orders as needed.
* Preparing instruments and equipment for seismic station deployment and maintenance field trips.##

Required Qualifications High school diploma or GED and four years experience in electronic troubleshooting, assembly and configuration. Proficient in typical office computer tools such as outlook, word, excel and PowerPoint.##

Preferred Qualifications Associate degree in an electronics and two years experience in electronic troubleshooting, assembly and configuration. Expert in typical office computer tools such as outlook, word, excel and PowerPoint. Knowledge of using Teams and Slack.## Driving Required This job requires a class "C" operator's driver's license. The applicant selected must provide a current three year driving record from the current state of residence.

If not currently a Texas resident, a Texas driver's license must be obtained within 30 days of becoming a Texas resident. Employees who are required to have a CDL are subject to drug and alcohol testing (pre-employment, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, random, return-to-duty, and follow-up drug and alcohol testing).## Salary Range $30+ hourly, dependent on qualifications.## Working Conditions
* Uniforms and/or personal protection equipment (furnished)
* May work in all weather conditions.
* May work in extreme temperatures.
* May work around chemical fumes.
* May work around standard office conditions.
* May work around chemicals.
* May work around electrical and mechanical hazards.
* Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.
* Use of manual dexterity.
* Climbing of stairs.
* Climbing of ladders.
* Lifting and moving.
* Occasional weekend, overtime, and evening work to meet deadlines.
* Occasional travel, intrastate, interstate, international.
* Occasional fieldwork as necessary.
* Occasionally drive UT vehicle.## Required Materials
* Resume/CV
* 3 work references with their contact information
* Letter of interest
** Important*
* ** for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:
** You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  

Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
** Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:
** As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application.

The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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- ** Employment Eligibility:
** Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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- ** Retirement Plan Eligibility:
** The…