Student Hourly – Design Class Assistant

Position OverviewThe Department of Design housed in Chalmers Hall prepares animators, illustrators, experience designers, graphic designers, marketing creatives, motion designers, photographers, product designers, UX / UI developers, and other multidisciplinary communicators to thrive as innovative practitioners and socially-engaged leaders in an ever-changing professional field.

Job DescriptionThe KU Department is hiring for a student hourly position. Job duties may include (but are not limited to) :

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• support course preparation, tutorials, and lab sessions.
• Assist the professor in grading homework assignments, exams and other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

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 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 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 InstructionsA complete application will include a Cover Letter and a Resume. Apply online and submit a letter describing your qualifications for this position. Only complete applications will be considered.

To ensure consideration apply before the application review date 8 / 5 / 2025. A review of applications will continue until qualified candidates are identified. Anticipated start date is as soon as possible.

Contact Information to ApplicantsJeremy Shellhorn :

jeshellh@ku.edu

Advertised Salary Range$11.00 per hourAnticipated Start DateMonday August 18, 2025 Apply to Job