Student Hourly - Architecture Shop Assistant

Student Hourly - Architecture Shop Assistant | University of Kansas

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.

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

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 be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or be enrolled in summer session or be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlys may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments)

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.

A complete application consists of the online application, cover letter, and resume. Only complete applications will be considered. Application review begins Wednesday, August 05, 2027, and will continue until a qualified pool of applicants are identified.

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