Student -Design Class Assistant

Student Hourly-Design Class Assistant | University of Kansas

The Department of Design housed in Chalmers Hall prepares animators, illustrators, experience designers, graphic designers, marketing creatives, motion designers, photographers, product designers, UX/UI developers, and other multidisciplinary communicators to thrive as innovative practitioners and socially-engaged leaders in an ever-changing professional field.

Job Description

• 50%:
  Support course preparation, tutorials, lab sessions.
• 40%:
  Assist professor in grading homework assignments & exams.
• 10% Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Must be in good academic standing

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to follow instructions as demonstrated in application materials.
• Working knowledge of common design software as demonstrated in application materials.
• Department of Design student.

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.

Additional Candidate Instruction

In addition to the online application, the following documents are required to be considered for this position:
Cover letter describing how you meet the required and preferred qualifications. Resume List of three (3) professional references Application review begins Saturday August 1, 2026 and will continue until a qualified pool of applicants are identified.

Contact Information to Applicants

Jeremy Shellhorn jeshell

Application Review Begins

01-Aug-2026

Anticipated Start Date

15-Aug-2026

Advertised Salary Range

11.00

Primary Campus

University of Kansas Lawrence Campus

Reg/Temp

Temporary

Work Schedule

Flexible 1-20 hours per week To be determined by employee and supervisor

Disclaimer

The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability, status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, and genetic information in the university's programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and is the Title IX coordinator for all KU and KUMC campuses:
Associate Vice Chancellor for Civil Rights and Title IX, civil rights, Room 1082, Dole Human Development Center, 1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045, , 711 TTY.