Student​/Study - Mail Services

Position Overview

Student Hourly / Work Study position involving campus mail delivery and collection; as well as assisting with KU Libraries mail packaging, processing, periodic projects and daily duties. We are open Monday - Friday and are seeking students with availability to work some 8:00am-10:00am and/or 1:00pm-3:00pm shifts during the week, with additional hours possible around these core times.

Specific duties include, but may not be limited to:

• Driving a university-owned vehicle to deliver and collect campus mail.
• Campus Mail packaging, processing, and delivery.
• Library mail packaging and processing, including computer documentation.
• Management of shipments to and from Watson Library (staging, loading & unloading of dock deliveries).
• Driving a university-owned vehicle to transport library materials between library locations.
• Delivery of copy paper to library offices.
• Collection of donated books.
• Assist library personnel with projects when needed (moving furniture, arranging work areas, etc.).
• Other duties as assigned.

Specific duties include but may not be limited to:

• 65% - Driving a university-owned vehicle to deliver and collect campus mail. Campus Mail packaging, processing, and delivery.
• 25% - Library mail supply prep, packaging and processing, including computer documentation.
• 5% - Management of shipments to and from Watson Library (staging, loading & unloading of dock deliveries). Driving a university-owned vehicle to transport library materials between library locations. Delivery of copy paper to library offices. Collection of donated books.
• 5% - Assist library personnel with projects when needed (moving furniture, arranging work areas, etc.). Other duties as assigned.

Percentages listed above are approximations and can vary according to the blocks of time worked, the time of day worked, the days of the week worked, the number of patron requests for library materials we receive, and other variable and situational elements of the job.

(1) Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.

(2) This is an hourly/non‑exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non‑exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.

As part of a complete application, please also list your Monday through Friday availability to work for the spring semester when submitting application.

To ensure consideration apply before the application review starts on Monday, 1/26/2026. A review of applications will continue and is ongoing until a pool of qualified candidates is identified.

Jim Richey – jrichey

Advertised Salary Range: $11/hr

Anticipated

Start Date:

Thursday January 29, 2026

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