Inside Higher Ed is hiring: Student Office Assistant in Lawrence

Overview

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This is a part-time, semester-long (Fall 2025), hourly position, renewable based on performance and funding availability. The Hall Center Office Assistant will provide vital front desk support for the building. The position requires close partnership with other Hall Center staff and involves hospitality, customer service, office support, and event set-up. This is an on-campus, in-person position.

Responsibilities

• Office Support - 70%: Assisting with Hall Center walk-in requests and phone calls; directing visitors, calls, and messages to the appropriate places and people.
• Scanning and copying
• Mail sorting
• Event support - 20%: Room set-up and assisting with publicity, distribution of flyers, etc.
• Running on-campus errands - 10%

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 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 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)

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficient in MS Office, as evidenced by application materials.
• Prior office experience
• Prior customer service experience
• Federal Work Study Award
• Interest in the humanities (English, languages and cultures, Philosophy, History, Religious Studies, etc.), as evidenced by application materials.

Position Requirements

N/A

Employment Conditions

• Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.
• 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

To ensure consideration apply before the application review date 09/29/2025. A review of applications will continue until a qualified candidate is identified. Posting removal is 10/30/2025 or once an applicant has been selected.

Contact Information to Applicants

Eliott Reeder - eliottor@ku.edu

Advertised Salary Range

$16-$18/hr

Anticipated Start Date

Wednesday October 1, 2025

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