Student: URGO Office Assistant, 2026-27

Augsburg University; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 4,300 - 8,600; Part time

Job summary

The URGO office at Augsburg University is hiring a student to work during the academic year for approximately 5-10 hours per week, with a pay rate of $16.45 per hour. This position is not benefits eligible and focuses on reception, communications, and event support to help research opportunities flourish on campus.

Open to current Augsburg students with work-study eligibility. The role emphasizes professionalism, teamwork, and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic office environment.

Qualifications

• Open to current Augsburg students.
• Work-study eligibility is required.
• Must be friendly, organized, and able to multitask.
• Experience with MS Office, Google Workspace and social media.

Responsibilities

• Reception duties: greet researchers, staff and students, schedule advising appointments.
• Write and submit A-Mail announcements.
• Create story profiles for social media, including video content.
• Develop posters and announcements for events.
• Maintain URGO website and assist with newsletters.
• Assist with budgeting entries and paperwork.
• Coordinate supplies and assist with events planning.
• Track student research attendance.

Skills

MS Office

Google Workspace

Social media

Organized

Friendly

Education

Work-study eligibility

Job description

Augsburg Universityis committed to helping ourstudents explore their vocation. As aUniversity with a calling, we welcome the unique gifts that each of our employees brings to our collective work, and we are committed to supporting our studentsas they seek to match those gifts with the needs of theUniversity and our larger community.

Student employment with Augsburg is more than a job - it is an opportunity for Augsburg students to gain meaningful workexperience in a supportive setting that promotes professional growth, personal accountability, teamwork and collaboration and quality work that lives up to our mission ofeducatingstudents to be informed citizens, thoughtful stewards, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders.

The Office of Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunity (URGO)connects students with both new and existing research and scholarship opportunities on campus, across the U.S., and internationally. Each summer over 30 Augsburg students participate in URGO’s 11-week research program on campus, while others pursue research opportunities off campus at institutions such as Harvard, Mayo Clinic, and the University of Minnesota.URGO provides advising and application assistance for graduate schools, pre-health sciences, and national fellowships.

Job Description

URGO is hiring a student to work during the academic year for approximately 5-10 hours per week.

Pay Rate: $16.45 per hour
This position is not benefits eligible.

Duties

• Reception for URGO office: Welcoming researchers, staff and students, set up advising appts, answer questions
• Writing/submitting A-Mail announcements
• Writingstory profiles for social media, including some video content creation
• Developing posters/announcements advertising events
• Maintaining website
• Assisting with newsletter
• Assisting with budget entries/paperwork
• Maintaining office space cleaning/organizing
• Supplies ordering for research teams
• Assisting with events planning and facilitation
• Tracking student research attendance

Qualifications

Open to current Augsburg students.

Work study-eligibility is required. Please contact Student Financial Services for questions regarding your financial aid award.

Qualifications:

• Friendly/accommodating
• Experience with multiple technologies (Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, various online applications)
• Versed in social media and willing to work on marketing for the office
• Organized