Student Hourly-Design Class Assistant

Center for Public Partnerships & Research; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 12,501 - 17,805; Part time

Job summary

The Center for Public Partnerships & Research is seeking a student hourly employee to support course preparation, tutorials, and assist a professor in grading. The candidate must maintain good academic standing and demonstrate knowledge of design software.

This hourly position requires enrollment in at least 6 credit hours. Applications are accepted until a qualified pool of candidates is identified. Benefits include gaining experience in a dynamic educational environment.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours during the semester term.
• Demonstrated ability to follow instructions in application materials.
• Working knowledge of design software as demonstrated in applications.

Responsibilities

• Support course preparation, tutorials, and lab sessions.
• Assist professor in grading homework assignments and exams.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Good academic standing

Ability to follow instructions

Knowledge of common design software

Education

Enrollment in at least 6 credit hours

Job description

Position Overview

The Department of Design housed in Chalmers Hall prepares animators, illustrators, experience designers, graphic designers, marketing creatives, motion designers, photographers, product designers, UX/UI developers, and other multidisciplinary communicators to thrive as innovative practitioners and socially-engaged leaders in an ever-changing professional field.

Job Description

• 50%: Support course preparation, tutorials, lab sessions.
• 40%: Assist professor in grading homework assignments & exams.
• 10% Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Must be in good academic standing.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to follow instructions as demonstrated in application materials.
• Working knowledge of common design software as demonstrated in application materials.
• Department of Design student.

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.

Additional Candidate Instructions

In addition to the online application, the following documents are required to be considered for this position:

• Cover letter describing how you meet the required and preferred qualifications.
• Resume
• List of three (3) professional references

Application review begins Saturday August 1, 2026 and will continue until a qualified pool of applicants are identified.

Contact Information to Applicants

Jeremy Shellhorn
[e-mail]

Advertised Salary Range

11.00

Anticipated Start Date

Saturday August 15, 2026