NIAR ATLAS Graduate Assistant Program Management

WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Wichita State University seeks a Graduate Assistant for the NIAR ATLAS Program Management role. The GA will assist in basic scientific research tasks, data collection, and preparation of preliminary reports while working on-site at the Wichita campus.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree and current enrollment in a graduate program. Responsibilities include coordinating schedules, maintaining documentation, and supporting project metrics, all within a fast-paced, multidisciplinary lab

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; currently enrolled in a graduate program at WSU in a related field or administrative program.
• Basic understanding of project management lifecycle phases or engineering design workflows.
• Excellent technical written and oral communication skills to interact with cross-functional teams.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and ability to execute tasks independently.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary research lab environment.
• Capable of standing, walking, and operating standard office equipment.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Program Manager in updating project schedules, tracking milestones, and monitoring action items.
• Organize, archive, and route project data, deliverables, and compliance records.
• Coordinate meeting logistics, prepare agendas, and take accurate meeting minutes for client and research review teams.
• Help compile internal project status metrics, charts, and presentation decks for leadership reviews.
• Serve as internal contact to follow up with multidisciplinary teams on overdue inputs.
• Perform general operational and office administration tasks to support lab operations.

Skills

Program management

Project coordination

Technical writing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Trello

3DEXPERIENCE

Microsoft Office

Job description

Department NIAR ATLAS

Campus Location Wichita, KS - WSU Main Campus

Hire Type Part Time

Pay $18 per hour

Work Schedule Based on class schedule; work is performed on-site and in person.

Export Compliance Requirement No export control requirement.

Job Story

The NIAR ATLAS lab is looking for a graduate assistant for their Program Management position.

Job Summary

The primary function of a graduate assistant (GA) is to assist in basic scientific research using laboratory facilities, computer programming or operation, data collection, correlation and preliminary interpretation of data, statistical analysis of data and writing preliminary reports, bibliographical work, or assisting musicians or artists in their creative endeavors.

Job Duties

• Assist the Program Manager in updating project schedules, tracking milestone completions, and monitoring action items.
• Organize, archive, and route engineering project data, customer deliverables, and compliance records.
• Coordinate meeting logistics, prepare agendas, and take highly accurate, technical meeting minutes for client and research review teams.
• Help compile internal project status metrics, charts, and presentation decks for leadership reviews.
• Serve as an internal point of contact to follow up with multidisciplinary engineering teams on overdue project inputs.
• Perform general operational and office administration tasks as assigned to streamline laboratory operations.

Required Education

Bachelor's Degree

Additional Requirements

• Must be currently enrolled in a graduate program at WSU in Industrial Engineering, Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering, Business Administration, Project Management, or a closely related field in good academic standing.
• Basic understanding of project management lifecycle phases or engineering design workflows.
• Excellent technical written and oral communication skills to interact professionally with cross-functional teams.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and a demonstrated ability to execute assigned tasks independently.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a fast-paced, multidisciplinary research lab environment.
• Capable of performing standard duties involving standing, walking, and remaining in a stationary position operating office equipment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience or familiarity with project tracking software (e.g., Microsoft Project, Jira, Trello, or 3DEXPERIENCE platform).
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Additional Information

Work is done on site at the main NIAR building on campus or at Sector A.