Student Hourly - Architecture Shop Assistant

University of Kansas; Lawrence, Northern (KS, KY); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Kansas Lawrence Campus is seeking a Student Hourly Architecture Shop Assistant to support hands-on design studios. You will help students use power tools, hand tools, welders, and related software while maintaining safety.

This role requires enrollment as a degree-seeking student in the School of Architecture Design, with flexibility to work evenings and weekends, and a proactive approach to tool usage and shop organization.

Qualifications

• Experience using mechanical tools evidenced by work, coursework, or willingness to learn.
• Enrollment as a degree-seeking student in the School of Architecture Design.
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends and supervise tool usage safely.

Responsibilities

• 70%: assist students with power tools, hand tools, welders and software.
• 20%: general maintenance and organization of the shop.
• 10%: other duties as assigned.

Skills

Mechanical tools experience

Power tool safety

Teamwork

Education

Degree-seeking student in School of Architecture Design

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

SolidWorks

Welding tools

Job description

Student Hourly - Architecture Shop Assistant

Position Overview

Maintain shop hours with varied schedule including weekend/evening hours. Provide customer assistance to students with the use of a wide variety of wood working tools, metal tools, and related software packages. Must be assertive in correcting or stopping students from using power tools in dangerous or incorrect ways.

Job Description

70%- using and assisting students with power tools, hand tools, welders, and software
20%- general maintenance and organization of the shop
10%- other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Previous experience using mechanical tools, as demonstrated by work history, coursework history, OR a demonstrated desire to learn as outlined in application materials.

Preferred Qualifications

• A degree-seeking student within the School of Architecture Design.
• Previous experience working with saws, table saws, welders, and plasma cutters, as well as a wide variety of hand tools, as demonstrated in application materials.
• Previous experience with software packages including AutoCAD, Revit, and Solidworks
• Previous experience working with students which included positive coaching and demonstrating techniques for tool usages while maintaining accountability for results, as described in application materials.
• Must be able to work one or two evenings per week, as well as weekends

Position Requirements

During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled inno 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 be pre-enrolledin the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or be enrolled insummer session or be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. StudentHourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted forGRA/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.

• Primary Campus: University of Kansas Lawrence Campus