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PLEASE READ: You must be awarded Federal Work-Study to work one of these jobs. If you are not sure that you are awarded log into the Spectrum portal at https://my.memphis.edu/cp/home/displaylogin and click on the Accounts tab and look under Financial Aid Awards for Award Year 2007-2008 to see if you have been awarded for Summer 2008 or look under Award Year 2008-2009 to see if you have been awarded for Fall 2008 or contact the Student Employment Office and provide your U ID number (not Social Security Number).

If you are an international student under an F-1 visa, you are not eligible to work under Federal Work-Study.

You must be enrolled at least half-time (6 credit hours-UG/Law, and 5 credit hours-GR) to be eligible to work on-campus for the Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters.

If you are currently working as a federal work-study employee in a department, you cannot work for another department at the same time. Also, you cannot work under Federal Work-Study and Regular Student Employment at the same time. You may work up to 37.5 hours a week, but it is up to the department to determine how many hours a week you can work.

After reading over the job lists, if you see a department you are interested in, please contact that department for an interview. You may take the copy of the job list with you. The hiring department will provide an employment application, if needed.

This information last revised: August 6, 2008


Semester Needed:Summer 2008 & Fall 2008
Date Needed:06/2008
Department:Academic Affairs Technology
Location:Wilder Tower, Rm. 001
Job Description:Assisting LSPs with hardware/software support as needed. Moving & lifting computers. Monitoring clients' computers and labs in our areas we support. Preferred junior or sophmore majoring in Computer Engineering, MIS, or Computer Science.
Duties:Hardware and Software Support
No. of Students Needed:1 student worker
Hours:8:00 am-12:00 pm, Monday-Friday
Pay Rate:$7.25 per hour
Contact Person:Rachel Cottam
E-mail:rcottam@memphis.edu
Contact Phone:901-678-8027
Fax Number:901-678-5540


Semester Needed:Fall & Spring 2008
Date Needed:08/18/08
Department:Adult and Commuter Student Services
Location:Wilder Tower, Rm.500
Job Description:Answering phones, greeting & assisting visitors,copying, filing, typing/data entry, campus errands, mail, assist w/ dept. projects, faxing, some bending & lifting (20-30 lbs.) other duties as assigned. Must have work study & be available between 8 am-5pm M-F. To be considered, applicants must submit an application, resume (incl. 2 professional references) and an interview questionnaire. Please no phone calls or emailed resumes.
Duties:Typing, Computer Knowledge, Filing, Copying, Running Errands, & Answering Phones.
No. of Students Needed:2 student workers
Hours:20 hrs. per week
Pay Rate:$6.55 per hour
Contact Person:Heather Hampton
E-mail:hbanks@memphis.edu


Semester Needed:Summer 2008
Date Needed:05/2008
Department:Anthropology
Location:Manning Hall, Rm. 316
Job Description:Specific time needed: 7:45 am until 4:30 pm
Duties:Typing, Computer Knowledge, Filing, Copying, Running Errands, & Answering Phones
No. of Students Needed:1 student worker
Hours:25 per week
Pay Rate:Not given
Contact Person:Evell Ballard
E-mail:efballrd@memphis.edu
Contact Phone:901-678-4283
Fax Number:901-678-2069


Semester Needed:Fall 2008
Date Needed:08/2008
Department:Barbara K. Lipman Early Childhood School
Location:3771 Poplar
Job Description:Assist supervising teacher in pre-school classroom.
Duties:See above job description
No. of Students Needed:6 student workers
Hours:20-25 per week
Pay Rate:$6.55 per hour
Contact Person:Odette Patrikios
E-mail:Not given
Contact Phone:901-678-2120
Fax Number:901-323-9560


Semester Needed:Summer 2008
Date Needed:ASAP
Department:Chemistry
Location:JM Smith, Rm. 115
Job Description:Distributing glassware and chemicals to students, weighing chemicals, washing glassware, cleaning shelves, removing trash.
Duties:Running Errands
No. of Students Needed:1 student worker
Hours:20 per week
Pay Rate:minimum wage
Contact Person:Adrienne Bonton
Contact Phone:901-678-2633


Semester Needed:Summer 2008 & Fall 2008
Date Needed:08/01/2008
Department:Client Support Services
Location:Administration Bldg., Rm. 124
Job Description:Review and process online paper and toner requests; deliver paper and toner to TAF computer labs; update online inventory system; additional duties as needed. M-F 8am-4:30pm. Will be flexible around school schedule.
Duties:Computer Knowledge & Must be able to lift 25 lbs.
No. of Students Needed:2 student workers
Hours:15-25 hrs. per week
Pay Rate:$6.75 per hour
Contact Person:Valeria A. Wiggins
Contact Phone:Complete an online employment application https://www.css.memphis.edu/employment/
Contact Phone:901-678-2759
Fax Number:901-678-1643


Semester Needed:Fall 2008
Date Needed:08/18/2008
Department:Client Support Services
Location:Smith & McWherter Computer Labs
Job Description:Computer Lab Assistant will provide computer account services such as password reset. Assist users with accessing TigerLAN software applications. Assist clients via telephone & document calls in ARS/Remedy database. Assist students in the computer lab with email, umdrive, ecourseware, etc. Report hardware & software problems in ARWeb database. Maintain printers (change toner & stock with paper); manage printer job in queue. Maintain lab cleanliness and ensure users are complying with lab guidelines.
Duties:Computer Knowledge
No. of Students Needed:6 student workers
Hours:10-35 hrs. per week. Shifts**8am-1pm; 1pm-5pm; 5pm-10pm; 10pm-8am (overnight shift)
Pay Rate:$6.75 per hour/DAY; $7.00 per hour/OVERNIGHT SHIFT
Contact Person:Valeria Wiggins
Contact Phone:Complete an online employment application https://www.css.memphis.edu/employment/
Fax Number:901-678-1643


Semester Needed:Ongoing
Date Needed:Immediately
Department:Computer Science
Location:Dunn Hall, Rm. 226
Job Description:The Networking Research Lab has NSF funded projects on Internet monitoring and design. Interested students can email their transcript and resume to lanwang@memphis.edu.

The requirements are: (1) Passed COMP2150 or equivalent with at least A-, (2) Average GPA above 3.0, (3) Solid programming experience in C/C++ or Java, (4) Knowledge about networking, operating systems (esp. UNIX), and (5) Some system admin. experience is a plus.

For more information about the research projects, please go to http://www.cs.memphis.edu/~lanwang/ and http://netlab.cs.memphis.edu.

Duties:See above job description
No. of Students Needed:2 student workers
Hours:10+ per week
Pay Rate:$9.00 per hour
Contact Person:Lan Wang
E-mail:lanwang@memphis.edu
Contact Phone:901-678-2727 or 901-678-1546
Fax Number:901-678-1506


Semester Needed:Summer 2008 & Fall 2008
Date Needed:As soon as possible
Department:Economics
Location:Fogleman Administration Bldg., Rm 413
Job Description: A computer programmer with advanced skills in Flash action scripting and video streaming. Send Resume.
Duties:See above job description
No. of Students Needed:1 student worker
Hours:Up to 20 hrs. per week
Pay Rate:$8.00+ per hour depending on skill level
Contact Person:K.K. Fung
E-mail:kkfung@memphis.edu
Contact Phone:Don't Call
Fax Number:Not given


Semester Needed:Summer 2008 & Fall 2008
Date Needed:As soon as possible
Department:Economics
Location:Fogleman Administration Bldg., Rm 413
Job Description:A computer programmer with advanced skills in php/ASP and MySQL/SQL database. Send Resume
Duties:See above description
No. of Students Needed:1 student worker
Hours:Up to 20 hrs. per week
Pay Rate:$8.00+ per hour depending on skill level
Contact Person:K.K. Fung
E-mail:kkfung@memphis.edu
Contact Phone:Don't Call
Fax Number:Not given


Semester Needed:Fall 2008
Date Needed:08/2008
Department:Human Resources Records
Location:Administration Bldg., Rm. 178
Job Description:Typing, filing, running errands across campus, copying, scanning documents for records retrieval.
No. of Students Needed:2 student workers
Hours:20 hrs. per week
Pay Rate:$6.55 per hour
Contact Person:Margaret Anne Jarred or Evonne Walton
E-mail:mjarred@memphis.edu or ewalton@memphis.edu
Contact Phone:901-678-2900
Fax Number:901-678-1364


Semester Needed:Fall 2008
Date Needed:08/25/08
Department:Journalism
Location:Meeman Journalism Bldg., Rm. 300
Job Description:Good communication skills, customer service, answering phones, assisting students, administrator and faculty. Making copies, campus errands, data entry, mail and typing. Must have federal work study and available M-F 8am-5pm. Some bending and lifting required (20) lbs. Please fill out application, submit resume and (2) professional references. An application can be found at http://www.enrollment.memphis.edu/FinancialAid/sestuempapp.pdf
Duties:Typing, Computer Knowledge, Copying, Running Errands, & Answering Phones.
No. of Students Needed:1 student worker
Hours:20 hrs. per week
Pay Rate:$7.00 per hour
Contact Person:Carmen Auerbach
E-mail:cyerbach@memphis.edu
Contact Phone:901-678-5284
Fax Number:901-678-4287


Semester Needed:Fall 2008
Date Needed:08/25/08
Department:Libraries Collection Management
Location:McWherter Library 303
Job Description:Searches online catalog; sorts and files forms and catalogs; answers telephone and other work as assigned.
Duties:Typing, Computer Knowledge, Filing, Copying, Running Errands, & Answering Phones
No. of Students Needed:1 student worker
Hours:10 hrs. per week
Pay Rate:$6.55 per hour
Contact Person:Foster Bunday
E-mail:fbunday@memphis.edu
Contact Phone:901-678-8246
Fax Number:Not Given


Semester Needed:Fall 2008
Date Needed:ASAP
Department:Phonathon
Location:Billy Mac Jones Bldg., Rm.200A
Job Description:University of Memphis Phonathon Associates contact alumni, parents, and friends of the University to request gifts to the University. Employees must complete a training program prior to thier first calling session. Schedules will be determined by student availability and the availability of shifts in the call center. Each student is required to work at least three calling shifts per week. Must be enthusiastic with clear communication skills and be comfortable with public speaking. Past calling or customer service experience is an asset, as well as strong work ethic and attendance record. Must be results oriented and have a demonstrated ability to work well both individually and in a team setting
Duties:Computer Knowledge, Typing speed of at least 30 wpm., Flexibility.
Hours:Sunday-Thursday 5:30pm-9:00pm (pick two!)
Pay Rate:$7.00 per hour; Raises will be determined based on performance, attendance, attitude, and work ethic.
Contact Person:Sean Pitzer
E-mail:spitzer1@memphis.edu
Contact Phone:901-678-3628
Fax Number:Not Given


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