Undergraduate Research Assistant - Student Hourly

The University of Kansas; Lawrence (KS); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Kansas invites applications for a part-time Undergraduate Research Assistant (UGRA) with the Institute for Policy & Social Research. The position runs November 2026 through February 2027, averaging 10 hours per week to support literature reviews and summaries for manuscripts and NIH grant proposals related to population health.

Work with Prof. Tyler Myroniuk, using Zotero for references and Overleaf for manuscript drafting.

Qualifications

• Current enrollment as an undergraduate student at KU.
• Experience with organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• 70% - Literature review and summaries.
• 20% - Meetings with Prof. Myroniuk and other investigators.
• 10% - Data analyses.

Skills

Literature review

Summaries

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Education

Undergraduate student at The University of Kansas

Tools

Zotero

Overleaf

Job description

Position Overview

The Institute for Policy & Social Research is hiring a part-time Undergraduate Research Assistant position from November 2026 to February 2027. The UGRA is expected to work 10 hours per week and will conduct extensive literature reviews and provide summaries of that literature for several manuscripts and NIH grant proposals related to population health. The topics include (but are not limited to): aging, community resources, and health outcomes; head and neck cancer and access to healthcare; caregiving arrangements and consequences for individuals with family members experiencing cognitive declines; and work, stress, and mental health among young mothers.

The UGRA will work directly with Prof. Tyler Myroniuk and will utilize Zotero to manage references. The UGRA will also learn to write in Overleaf (Prof. Myroniuk will provide training). If the UGRA has a background in statistical analyses, there may be a data component to this work.

Job Description

70% - Literature review and summaries.

20% - Meetings with Prof. Myroniuk and other study investigators.

10% - Data analyses.

Required Qualifications

1. Current enrollment as an undergraduate student at The University of Kansas.
2. Experience which required organizational skills and attention to detail, as evidenced by application materials.

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

(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.

Additional Candidate Instructions

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

• Curriculum vitae or resume
• Cover letter describing relevant experience and explaining how the applicant meets the required and preferred qualifications

Application deadline is Monday, 10/26/2026, by 11:59PM Central Standard Time.

Contact Information to Applicants

Tyler Myroniuk
[e-mail]

Advertised Salary Range$20.00 per hour

Anticipated Start DateMonday November 2, 2026