About this role
Position Overview
Professor Hyunjin Seo is looking for a highly-motivated undergraduate student interested in assisting community-engaged research projects related to digital skills and career readiness training for underserved women in the U.S. Midwest. The student is expected to assist the project’s digital communication aspects including websites and social media. This is a 10-hour per week position running from December 7, 2026 – June 30, 2027.
Job Description
90% - Digital communications assistance.
10% - Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Demonstrated ability to create multimedia content for websites and social media sites, as evidenced by application materials.
Preferred Qualifications
- Good communication skills, as evidenced by application materials.
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.
Additional Candidate Instruction
In addition to the online application, the following documents are required to be considered for this position:
- Resume
- Cover letter
Application deadline is Sunday, 11/15/2026, by 11:59PM Central Standard Time.
Contact Information to Applicants
Hyunjin Seo
University Distinguished Professor & Director of Center for Digital Inclusion
School of Journalism and Mass Communications [email protected]
Work Schedule
10 hours per week; flexible.
Disclaimer
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