Student Hourly - KS Data Science Consortium

Duties and Responsibilities:

50% - Perform work on KDSC Research Projects.

25% - Assist in the development of materials in the course.

15% - Supports the Kansas Data Science Consortium.

10% - Other duties as assigned.

Disclaimer

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Work Schedule

In-person, varies, up to 10 hours per week

Contact Information to Applicants

Dr. William Duncan,

Familiarity with computer programming as evidenced by application materials and/or programming tasks at interview.

Familiarity with data science as evidenced by coursework or equivalent material in the application.

Evidence of scientific programming expertise in Python, Matlab, Stata, or R as demonstrated by application materials.

Experience with data management for complex projects as evidenced by application materials

Position Overview

The student in this position provides research project support to the Kansas Data Science Consortium (KDSC) and assists with KDSC events and workshops.

Additional Candidate Instruction

A 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 5/14/2025. A review of applications will continue until qualified candidates are identified.

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 (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).

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.