Federal -Study; FWS - Undergraduate Student Research Assistant

Application Instructions

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This position requires you to have received a work‑study award. To verify if you have received a work‑study award, please consult the Financial Aid Award Summary area in your LionPATH account. A Federal Work Study award does not guarantee a job is available.

Job duties to include:

• General lab/office duties including information gathering, archiving, data entry, design work
• Hands‑on work including physical experiments and data collection in broad areas of engineering and the environment
• Some instrument preparation, setup, and tear‑down depending on project(s)
• May support multi‑disciplinary investigations with other student researchers

Requirements, qualifications, and/or competencies:

• All undergraduates FWS students will be considered

Schedule:

• Flexible schedule, typically around 10 hours/week depending on FWS award

The starting hourly rate for this job is $12.00.

Federal Work Study job performance is evaluated either annually or through ongoing mentorship. Students who received a Federal Work Study award have the opportunity to obtain a job and perform related duties either on campus, or remotely, if possible and at the discretion of the employer. Students applying for Federal Work Study positions should clarify expectations with their potential employer regarding either on campus/in person or remote work arrangements.

Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.

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The ASR is available for review here.

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