KU -Corps Cohort Manager; Student

Position: KU I-Corps Cohort Manager (Student Hourly)
Department

Mechanical Engineering

Primary Campus

University of Kansas Lawrence Campus

Job Description

Specific job duties include, but are not limited to:

* 25% - Setting up and managing the Learning Management System (LMS) system for each cohort.

* 15% - Handling professional communications with the cohort teams.

* 15% - Managing Zoom interfaces during cohort meetings.

* 10% - Working with KU I-Corps program leaders on team selection.

* 10% - Tracking cohort team completion of deliverables.

* 10% - Responding to I-Corps-related emails in a timely fashion.

* 10% - Setting up interview times with potential cohort teams.

* 5% - Coordinating with team on cohort stipend payment schedules.

Req  (Ex: 10567 )

32051

Disclaimer

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Work Schedule

10-20 hours per week, as program needs require

Contact Information to Applicants

Kaitlyn Burton - kaitlyn.burton

Required Qualifications

* Demonstrated experience in organizing events, using a Learning Management System (e.g. Canvas), and writing professional communications as evidenced by application materials.

Advertised Salary Range

$20/hr

Preferred Qualifications

* Undergraduate degree.

* Previous experience managing a Learning Management System as evidenced by application materials.

Position Overview

This position is for a student manager for the KU NSF Regional I-Corps cohort program. The person in this position will assist the I-Corps program leaders in setting up and running cohorts of teams to undergo training on technology entrepreneurship. NSF I‑Corps Regional cohort programs provide intensive customer discovery training and mentoring to help research teams translate their innovations into viable commercial opportunities.

Reg/Temp

Temporary

Application Review Begins

06-Feb-2026

Anticipated Start Date

09-Feb-2026

Additional Candidate Instruction

* Please submit a resume and cover letter addressing why you are interested in serving in the position and how your qualifications meet the job description.

* Provide the names of two faculty or staff references from your department.

To ensure consideration apply by 11:59 PM Central Standard Time 2/25/2026.

Position Requirements

During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester.

Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).

Employment Conditions

(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.