Undergraduate Research Position

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY; Villanova (Delaware County); On-site; USD 17,047 - 24,280; Part time

Job summary

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY is seeking an Undergraduate Research Position to assist faculty, the lab director, and graduate students in ongoing research activities in the Structural Engineering Teaching and Research Lab. The role requires a Civil Engineering major and is open to rising juniors or seniors.

This position offers hands-on experience in tension testing of steel coupons and open-web steel joists while helping construct new setups for various research projects and pays at $15/hr.

Qualifications

• Must be a Civil Engineering major.
• Must be a rising junior or senior.

Responsibilities

• Assist in tension testing of steel coupons.
• Assist in testing of open-web steel joists.
• Help in construction of new test setups for research.

Skills

Civil Engineering major

Education

Rising junior or senior

Job description

Job Summary

Undergraduate research position assisting faculty, lab director, and graduate students in ongoing research activities in the Structural Engineering Teaching and Research Lab.

Responsibilities

• Tension testing of steel coupons.
• Testing of open-web steel joists.
• Construction of new test setups for research projects.

Job Details

Position Title: Undergraduate Research Position

Posting Type: Student

Hours per week: 35 hrs/week

Eligibility: Work-study preferred but open to all students

Semester: 2026 Summer

Location: Structural Engineering Teaching and Research Lab

Number of positions: 1

Department: 202-Civil and Environmental Engineering

Position Summary / Job Description Summary: Assist faculty, lab director and graduate students in ongoing research activities.

Wage Rate: $15/hr

Qualifications

• Civil Engineering major.
• Rising junior or senior.