CE 412 Student Lab Assistant

University of Kansas; Lawrence (KS); On-site; USD 1,653,000 - 2,204,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Kansas is seeking a student hourly to aid and assist in the CE 412 laboratory, supporting faculty, GTA, and students. Responsibilities include fabricating, assembling, testing, and disposing of specimens, operating and maintaining lab equipment, and promoting safe work practices on-site at the Lawrence Campus.

The role is hourly and non-exempt, with department duties in Civil/Environmental/Architectural Engineering.

Qualifications

• Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
• Must be enrolled in ≥6 credit hours during the semester.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the functioning of CE 412 laboratory by supporting faculty, GTA, and students.
• Fabricate, assemble, test, and dispose of specimens and test setups as needed.
• Operate and maintain laboratory equipment (cranes, tools, etc.).
• Demonstrate and enforce safe work practices.
• Perform other miscellaneous tasks as assigned.

Skills

Lifting 50 pounds

Job description

100%: Aid and assist in the functioning CE 412 laboratory by supporting the work of faculty, GTA, and students. This may include fabrication, assembly, testing, and disposal of specimens and test setups; operation and maintenance of laboratory equipment (cranes, tools, etc.); encouraging and demonstrating safe work practices; and other miscellaneous tasks.

Required Qualifications

• Ability to lift 50 pounds.

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

• Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.
• 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.

• Department: Civil/Environ/Arch Engineering
• Primary Campus: University of Kansas Lawrence Campus