Student Hourly-Lab Assistant

50%- Organization, relocation, and set up of robotics lab assets.
25%- Development of technical report surveying existing robotic labs
15%- Enhancing the existing robotics equipment with new enhancements
10%- Other job duties as assigned

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Monday thru Friday
9:00am to 5:00pm
40 hours during the summer

Keith Van de Riet
kvdr@ku.edu

$20.00 per hour

Temporary hourly position to support Robotics Lab relocation and enhancement.

Temporary

A complete application consists of the online application, cover letter, and resume.  Only complete applications will be considered.

Application review begins Friday, May 08, 2026.. For consideration, please apply no later than Thursday, May 07, 2026. 

 

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).

(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.