Student Research Assistant
Position Overview
The person in this position will assist the supervisor with engineering education studies, including literature review, data collection and analysis, and manuscript drafting.
Job Description
50%: literature review, manuscript drafting, and editing.
40%: IRB application preparation, data collection, and analysis.
10%: meet with supervisor to check progress and plan next steps; meet with other study team members.
10%: meet with supervisor to check progress and plan next steps; meet with other study team members.
Required Qualifications
- Current graduate student in engineering, educational psychology, or psychology.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with qualitative data collection and analysis (tools such as NVivo, Qualtrics, etc).
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.
(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 Instructions
Please submit a complete online application. Application review begins November 21, 2026.
Contact Information to Applicants
Kaitlyn Burton
kaitlyn.burton@ku.edu
kaitlyn.burton@ku.edu
Advertised Salary Range
$17.00
Anticipated Start Date
Monday November 23, 2026