Student Hourly Communications CoordinatorAssistant
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Job Location:
Lawrence, KS - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
50% Creating content including content for social media periodic newsletters and an annual report.
25% Updating the IPSR and affiliate organization websites.
20% Designing promotional and event materials such as fliers and programs.
5% Other duties as assigned.
Disclaimer
The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color ethnicity religion sex national origin age ancestry disability status as a veteran sexual orientation marital status parental status gender identity gender expression and genetic information in the universitys programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and is the Title IX coordinator for all KU and KUMC campuses: Associate Vice Chancellor for Civil Rights and Title IX Room 1082 Dole Human Development Center 1000 Sunnyside Avenue Lawrence KSTTY.
Work Schedule
Varied 10 hours a week Monday-Friday 8:00 am-4:00 pm
Contact Information to Applicants
Carolyn Caine
Position Overview
The Institute for Policy & Social Research seeks a student communications coordinator to support its work. The student communications coordinator will assist in developing and publishing all public-facing content for IPSR. The person in this role will report to the associate researcher responsible for IPSR communications.
The ideal candidate for this role will know how to write well for a broad audience have technical expertise in using media platforms and document software like Microsoft Word and Adobe InDesign have some experience with information and document design and know about social science and policy-relevant research.
The time commitment for this role is 10 hours per week. This work will be performed at the IPSR office on the 6th floor of Blake Hall.
The Institute for Policy & Social Research is a faculty-driven research center at KU supporting social scientists who focus on social problems and policy-relevant questions. IPSR fosters independent researchers and collaborative teams within our network of faculty affiliates and seven interdisciplinary research centers.
Additional Candidate Instruction
A complete application includes a cover letter and resume.
Application deadline is Sunday 4/12/2026 by 11:59PM Central Standard Time.
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.
25% Updating the IPSR and affiliate organization websites.
20% Designing promotional and event materials such as fliers and programs.
5% Other duties as assigned.
Disclaimer
The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color ethnicity religion sex national origin age ancestry disability status as a veteran sexual orientation marital status parental status gender identity gender expression and genetic information in the universitys programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and is the Title IX coordinator for all KU and KUMC campuses: Associate Vice Chancellor for Civil Rights and Title IX Room 1082 Dole Human Development Center 1000 Sunnyside Avenue Lawrence KSTTY.
Work Schedule
Varied 10 hours a week Monday-Friday 8:00 am-4:00 pm
Contact Information to Applicants
Carolyn Caine
- Excellent communication skills as evidenced by application materials.
- Experience with social media platforms as evidenced by application materials.
- Experience with the Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Cloud suites as evidenced by application materials.
- Experience with content management systems as evidenced by application materials.
- Experience with web writing as evidenced by application materials.
- Experience in information design as evidenced by application materials.
- Experience with report layout and document production as evidenced by application materials.
Position Overview
The Institute for Policy & Social Research seeks a student communications coordinator to support its work. The student communications coordinator will assist in developing and publishing all public-facing content for IPSR. The person in this role will report to the associate researcher responsible for IPSR communications.
The ideal candidate for this role will know how to write well for a broad audience have technical expertise in using media platforms and document software like Microsoft Word and Adobe InDesign have some experience with information and document design and know about social science and policy-relevant research.
The time commitment for this role is 10 hours per week. This work will be performed at the IPSR office on the 6th floor of Blake Hall.
The Institute for Policy & Social Research is a faculty-driven research center at KU supporting social scientists who focus on social problems and policy-relevant questions. IPSR fosters independent researchers and collaborative teams within our network of faculty affiliates and seven interdisciplinary research centers.
Additional Candidate Instruction
A complete application includes a cover letter and resume.
Application deadline is Sunday 4/12/2026 by 11:59PM Central Standard Time.
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.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Thank you for your interest in employment with the University of Kansas. If you need assistance with the application process please contact Human Resources at [email protected] or 785-864-4946.
