Student Office Assistant


Position Overview

Per the State of Kansas, student employees may hold concurrent appointments not to exceed maximum appointment and hours worked levels. However, concurrent student appointments must be of matching FLSA designation (exempt/salaried or non-exempt/hourly).

Job Description

Student office assistant duties include assisting faculty and staff, clerical and receptionist tasks; including, filing, data entry, copying, scanning, drafting and editing documents, answering phones and assisting visitors to the office. Other duties may include assisting with the departmental website, scheduling appointment, running on-campus errands and other duties as assigned. Office assistants normally work 10-15 hours per week.

Successful candidates will have strong computer skills with working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, exceptional written and verbal communication skills, organizational and interpersonal skills, as well as being self-motivated, reliable, and able to work diligently.

This position requires a self-starter who can multi-task, think creatively, learn quickly, solve problems, see tasks through from beginning to end, and use of discretion in handling confidential information

Student hourly positions working for the AE department will have GPA reviews at the end of each semester. If the KU GPA drops below 3.0, the position can be terminated.

Required Qualifications

  • Minimum KU GPA of 3.0
  • Proficient in MS Office 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 for undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments.)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Minimum KU GPA of 3.25
  • Prior office experience.
  • Proficient in Adobe DC.
  • Prior customer service experience.
  • Web design, Drupal, or HTML experience.
  • Non-engineering student.
  • Federal Work Study student.

Additional Candidate Instructions

A complete application includes:
  • online application
  • resume
  • cover letter
Application review begins on September 20, 2024 and continues until qualified applicants have been selected.

Contact Information to Applicants

Amy Borton
aborton@ku.edu

Advertised Salary Range

$14.00 per hour

Work Schedule

Flexible up to 20 hours weekly. Office assistants normally work 10-15 hours per week.

Anticipated Start Date

Monday September 23, 2024

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Posting Information

  • Posting ID:  29038BR
  • Department:  Aerospace Engineering
  • Primary Campus:  University of Kansas Lawrence Campus
  • Reg/Temp:  Temporary
  • Employee Class:  S-Student

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