Undergraduate Research Assistant - Student

The Institute for Policy & Social Research is hiring a part-time Undergraduate Research Assistant position from November 2026 to February 2027. The UGRA is expected to work 10 hours per week and will conduct extensive literature reviews and provide summaries of that literature for several manuscripts and NIH grant proposals related to population health. The topics include (but are not limited to): aging, community resources, and health outcomes;

head and neck cancer and access to healthcare; caregiving arrangements and consequences for individuals with family members experiencing cognitive declines; and work, stress, and mental health among young mothers.
The UGRA will work directly with Prof. Tyler Myroniuk and will utilize Zotero to manage references. The UGRA will also learn to write in Overleaf (Prof. Myroniuk will provide training). If the UGRA has a background in statistical analyses, there may be a data component to this work.

70% - Literature review and summaries.
20% - Meetings with Prof. Myroniuk and other study investigators.
10% - Data analyses.

• Current enrollment as an undergraduate student at The University of Kansas.
• Experience which required organizational skills and attention to detail, as evidenced by application materials.

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).

(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.

In addition to the online application, the following documents are required to be considered for this position:

• Curriculum vitae or resume
• Cover letter describing relevant experience and explaining how the applicant meets the required and preferred qualifications

Final date to receive applications is Monday, 10/26/2026, by 11:59PM Central Standard Time.

• Department: Inst for Policy & Social Res
• Primary Campus: University of Kansas Lawrence Campus