UNMC | Federal Work Study

Federal Work Study may be available to students who express a desire to work.

Funding is restricted to eligible students who request work study employment. If your schedule allows time for work, please contact our office for details.

Work study employment is not available on all campuses. Unless otherwise specified, effective with the 2011/2012 academic year, the salary will be $9.00 per hour, with approximately 15-20 hours of work/week awarded.

This option should be carefully considered. Please consider your hours of class time, study time and available free time before requesting Federal Work Study. Entities which employ work study students rely on these employees.

For job information and availability, please email Linda Adams.

Federal Work Study Job Descriptions

Department: Academic Affairs
Job Title: Office Aid
Duties and Responsibilities: Clerical and secretarial support including but not limited to: Data entry, typing, filing, copying, running errands, answering phones.

Department: Academic Records
Job Title: Office Assistant (Not hiring at this time)

Allied Health Admin division
Duties and Responsibilities: It is the responsibility of this position to assist faculty/staff with; copying, scanning hard copy images into a digitized format, transferring storage items to appropriate area, assist with various projects to include web searches for specific information, distributing and picking up documents/items as needed on campus, enter information into Excel spreadsheets, access databases, or other data entry applications, word processing, and filing documents and phone communication. Other areas of assistance may be necessary as determined by the Program Director.

Department: UNMC Book Store
Job Title: Book Store Clerk
Duties and Responsibilities: Variety of clerical functions including: Processing orders, filing, straightening merchandise and general housekeeping tasks. Operate cash register and automated inventory control system.

Department: Center for Healthy Living
Job Title: Desk Clerk (Not hiring at this time)
Duties and Responsibilities: Assist customers, light cleaning, answer phones, check memberships, distribute items (towels, racquets, etc.), collect monies, sports equipment setup, (volleyball, badminton, etc.,) and other duties as assigned.

Department: Child Care Center
Job Title: Teacher Assistant
Duties and Responsibilities: Supervise children in various activities, assist teachers in planned activities, including reading to children. Stock materials on occasion and maintain order and cleanliness of the area. Previous experience in working with children is required.

Department: Continuing Education
Job Title: Office Assistant (Not hiring at this time)
Duties and Responsibilities: Assist with preparation of course materials which may include copying, inserting, addressing, sorting and bundling for mailings; computer data entry; assist in audio/visual booth, assist with food set-up; tabulate and compile data from various surveys and questionnaires.

Department: College of Public Health - Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health
Job Title: Student Office Assistant
Duties and Responsibilities: Student worker will provide a variety of services to faculty members, including; 1) Research and data management services related to smoking cessation, physical activity, women in research, public health law, inter-professional education, environment and health, and art and medicine, 2) Curricular assistance related to courses in ethics, spirituality/religion, law, history, and philosophy of public health, and physical activity epidemiology, 3) Assistance with course evaluation procedures and general clerical services. Special Skills Required: Familiarity with Microsoft Office and basic Internet skills required. Experience with refWorks preferred, but training will be offered for students lacking this skill.

Department: College of Public Health - Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health
Job Title: Laboratory Assistant
Duties and Responsibilities: Student worker will provide a variety of services to faculty members including; 1) Labeling, inventory, dishwashing, wrapping for autoclave, pipet tip replenishment, 2) Make buffers, media and solutions to support lab research, 3) Provide support to technicians for various basic science bench experiments as needed, 4) Database management - Computer entry of inventory experimental data, 5) General data analysis, graphical interpretation and presentation. Special Skills Required: Familiarity with Microsoft Office and basic Internet skills required. Experience with refWorks preferred, but training will be offered for students lacking this skill.

Department: EngAge Wellness
Job Title: Front Desk Clerk
Duties and Responsibilities: Assist participants, light cleaning, answer phones, check memberships, collect monies, data entry of participant’s exercise program and other duties as assigned.

Department: ENT
Job Title: Administrative Temp
Duties and Responsibilities: General office work. Duties to include but not limited to: typing, copying, filing, collating, lotus notes calendaring, errands, and other duties to be assigned. Special Skills Required: Able to use computer, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Lotus Notes.

Department: Eppley Research Institute
Job Title: General Office Assistant
Duties and Responsibilities: Based in a centralized administrative office (located in the DRC II) that supports numerous types of Cancer Research in the Eppley Cancer Institute. Will assist in data gathering for special projects and other routine office duties as necessary; will be communicating extensively with staff and customers. Responsibilities will include shadowing permanent staff members so during their absence, this person could assume a portion of the job assignments. Special Skills Required: Computer skills are preferred but not necessary as we will train.

Department: Family Medicine
Job Title: Research Assistant
Duties and Responsibilities: IRB submission; CITI training, manuscript preparation, assist in designing research studies; assist in data gathering and analysis, library/reviews of literature.

Department: Family Medicine
Job Title: Clerical Assistant
Duties and Responsibilities: Answer incoming telephone calls and distribute messages; Filing of articles and regular correspondence; Copy and distribute articles and handouts; Transport lab coats to laundry on a weekly basis; maintain grand rounds attendance; Scheduling of rooms and meetings; other assignments as requested by supervisor.

Department: Financial Aid
Job Title: Student Worker (Not hiring at this time)
Duties and Responsibilities: Filing, typing and data entry. Students would be involved in special projects on an ongoing basis including assisting with preparation of mailings, helping with phones and answering general questions at the front desk.

Department: Genetics, Cell Biology & Anatomy
Job Title: Student Worker
Duties and Responsibilities: The student will scan microscope slides with a virtual microscopy acquisition system and then add text and annotations to the images for a first year medical student histology course and a second year pathology course. An alternate project involves adding labels to digital images and incorporating images and text into an existing web site. Special Skills Required: Familiarity with microscope cells and tissues, gross anatomical terminology and basic computer skills. All other computer and equipment skills will be taught.

Department: Internal Med/Geriatrics, EngAge Wellness
Job Title: Front Desk Clerk
Duties and Responsibilities: Assist participants, light cleaning, answer phones, check memberships, collect monies, data entry of participant’s exercise program and other duties as assigned. Special Skills Required: Interest in working with older adults and CPR certification.

Department: McGoogan Library
Job Title: Office/Library Clerk
Duties and Responsibilities: Duties vary, and may include any of the following: Provide clerical assistance to library administration office and associate directors; compile statistics; process completed bindery shipments; pack and ship materials; place errata in journal volumes; edit item information in the online catalog; search and fill consumer health information requests; inventory library holding and enter into the online catalog; photocopy requested articles in Interlibrary Loan Department; shelve volumes in Circulation Department; maintain shelf order in Circulation Department. Special Skills Required: Will train as needed.

Department: MMI Medical Genetics
Job Title: Genetics Aide
Duties and Responsibilities: Assist genetics staff in maintaining clerical, research, and patient care related work. Activities may include clerical duties such as filing, typing, copying, maintaining correspondence, updating and maintaining patient records, answering phone calls, literature and internet searches, data entry, citation formation, answering routine patient calls, and facilitating patient arrival to appointments. Special Skills Required: Familiarity with word processing programs, spreadsheets, and data entry. Capable of handling a variety of tasks; able to follow through independently with delegated tasks; use of good judgment to report events to genetics staff; professional communication skills.

Department: MMI OT/PT
Job Title: Therapy Aide
Duties and Responsibilities: Assist therapy and office staff with clerical duties to include filing, copying, typing, data entry, inventory, and internet or literature searches. Activities related to patient care may include fabricating and cleaning positioning equipment or adaptive devices; preparing fine-motor assessment test scores; observing or assisting with treatment sessions or special programs; searching the internet for support agencies and information. Tasks for research support may include data entry and literature/internet searches. Other tasks may include cleaning equipment/rooms, organizing, and a variety of other tasks.

Department: MMI Patient Info Office
Job Title: Office Assistant
Duties and Responsibilities: General office duties: Data entry, filing, sorting mail, Xeroxing, etc..

Department: MMI Psychology
Job Title: Secretary II/III
Duties and Responsibilities: Reception-answering 4-line phone system; check in/check out clients; schedule appointments. Clerical-type client contact reports from dictation; type other materials (grants reports, minutes, letters, etc) from dictation or draft copy; copying, faxing, filing as needed.

Department: MMI Recreational
Job Title: Therapy Tech
Duties and Responsibilities: Ability to work hands-on with individuals with developmental disabilities. Attend to participants needs (activity participation, toileting, dressing, feeding, positioning, etc.) Provide supervision to participants. Assist in planning and implementing activities.

Department: MMI
Job Title: Summer Employee
Duties and Responsibilities: Supervise participants and volunteers; provide direct personal care to participants; maintain clean, safe environment; model appropriate behaviors; report to supervisors; plan activities, lead groups through activities, keep calendar of activities.

Department: Neurology Sciences
Job Title: Student Clerk
Duties and Responsibilities: Data entry, phone data collection, specimen transportation. Special Skills Required: Typing, good organizational skills and data entry.

Department: Neurosurgery
Job Title: Office Worker (Not hiring at this time)
Duties and Responsibilities: File Medical reports, pull charts, answer phones, and run items throughout the hospital – other duties as assigned. Special Skills Required: None - Will train.

Department: College of Nursing
Job Title: Work Study Student
Duties and Responsibilities: Assists with copying and mail distribution. Answer and transfer incoming phone calls. Provide general office assistance to department staff, including filing, faxing, scanning, and delivering of documents to other departments on campus. General word processing may be required. Special Skills Required: Previous office experience, good communication skills, basic computer knowledge and familiarity with Microsoft Office. Experience with filing, copying and faxing; attention to detail and have the ability to multi-task.

Department: College of Nursing, Academic Programs
Job Title: Student Worker
Duties and Responsibilities: Provide general office assistance to department staff including, but not limited to, light typing, data entry, filing, copying, faxing, scanning and mail support. Special Skills Required: Basic computer knowledge and good communication skills.

Department: Oncology / Hematology
Job Title: Follow Up Specialist
Duties and Responsibilities: The clinical data assistant will perform essential functions within the expanding Oncology/Hematology Data Group. Daily tasks will include searching UNMC medical records, completing case report forms, copying, filing, and generally supporting the professional data coordinators. The student will become familiar with oncology patient care, oncology treatments, data abstractions, and the clinical research process. Special Skills Required: Written and oral communication skills. Demonstrate organizational skills. Training to use CareCast.

Department: Ophthalmology
Job Title: Student Worker
Duties and Responsibilities: Administrative support to both Ophthalmology Department and Photography areas. Duties include filing, typing, some phones, mail support, data input of census, procedures and reports, slide labeling and archiving.

Department: Recruitment & Student Engagement
Job Title: Student Worker
Duties and Responsibilities: General secretarial support for office projects related to recruitment and retention of students. Activities include, but not limited to, data entry, coordinating mailings, copying, answering phones, collating materials, assisting with development of PowerPoint presentations, recruitment materials and facilitating office efficiency. Familiarity with word processing, Excel spreadsheets required. Special Skills Required: Typing ability is required (accuracy, not speed is important).

Department: Otolaryngology
Job Title: Office Assistant
Duties and Responsibilities: The student will work in a Clinical Research Laboratory to provide administrative support to the principal investigator and clinical research coordinators. He/she will work with the research team in preparation of mailing materials which may include copying, inserting, addressing, sorting and bundling for mailings and other duties to be assigned. Special Skills Required: Good organizational skills

Department: Pathology Microbiology
Job Title: Office Assistant
Duties and Responsibilities: Assist department residency program prepare for new Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accreditation system. Project work will involve assisting in the collection, entry and statistical computation of data and the development and maintenance of electronic templates within the New Innovations and WebAds systems. The position will also provide general office support such as filing, copying, and scanning. Special Skills Required: Experience in data entry and database computer programs such as Microsoft Excel and Access, knowledge of data collection and analysis, ability to follow through independently with delegated tasks and for creative thinking.

Department: Pathology Microbiology Lab Operations
Job Title: Other Hourly Worker
Duties and Responsibilities: Receive and process human and environmental samples which may include urine, blood, sputum, feces, exudates, tissue and other body fluids for Regional Pathology Services clients; transport specimens between laboratories or clinics; perform filing functions of test requests and subsequent reports; provide information to clients regarding test availability, specimen requirements, test fees, billing information and policies. Special Skills Required: Written and oral communication skills, knowledge of CRT and PC, ability to maintain patient confidentiality, knowledge of medical technology.

Department: Pathology Microbiology Lab Marketing Specialist
Job Title: Clerical Assistant
Duties and Responsibilities: Drive special projects for sales and marketing for the outreach lab, produce reports, sales analysis, interact with current customers, help with RFP development, website design and enhancements, customer survey development and resulting; enhancement and design of current and new marketing materials, pricing and profitability analysis. Special Skills Required: Pleasant, positive and upbeat personality with a can do attitude, creative thinking, marketing and sales aptitude, creative IT skills.

Department: Pediatrics
Job Title: Student Worker
Duties and Responsibilities: Assist multiple sections within Pediatrics (Residency Program, Administration, Endocrinology, Pulmonology, General Pediatrics, Student Rotation, Neonatology) with office duties – data entry, copying, filing, and special projects.

Department: Pediatrics
Job Title: Secretary/Clerical Assistant (Not hiring at this time)
Duties and Responsibilities: Some secretarial duties as needed for physicians, data entry in Neonatal Information System and some dictation along with data entry.

Department: Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience
Job Title: Student Worker
Duties and Responsibilities: Participate in planning experimental designs, carrying out the experimental procedures and collecting and organizing the data. Experimental results will lend insight into the pathogenesis and potential therapies for neurodegenerative diseases. Special Skills Required: Some research experience is required.

Department: Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience
Job Title: Diagnostic Medical Sonographer
Duties and Responsibilities: Participate in planning experimental designs, carrying out the experimental procedures and collecting and organizing the data. Experimental results will lend insight into the pathogenesis and potential therapies for neurodegenerative diseases. Some research experience is preferred. This position qualifies as a community service job.

Department: Physical Therapy
Job Title: Office Assistant
Duties and Responsibilities: Serve as a receptionist and take messages on incoming calls during weekly Faculty/Staff meetings and during other meetings as needed. Do photocopying, library searches, inventory and other office related activities.

Department: Physical Therapy
Job Title: Research Assistant
Duties and Responsibilities: Assist with all ages of patients through phone calls, mailings, posters, etc. Assist with generation of research required documentation, scheduling of subjects, data collection, tabulation of data, data entry and assist with follow ups and thank you cards.

Department: Radiation Science Technology Education
Job Title: Faculty/Staff Helper
Duties and Responsibilities: It is the responsibility of this position to assist faculty/staff with; copying, scanning hard copy images into a digitized format, transferring storage items to appropriate area, assist with various projects to include web searches for specific information, distributing and picking up documents/items as needed on campus, enter information into Excel spreadsheets, access databases, or other data entry applications, word processing, and filing documents. Other areas of assistance may be necessary as determined by the Program Director.

Department: Rural Health Education Network
Job Title: Student Worker
Duties and Responsibilities: The work study position will complement the mission of the Rural Health Education Network (RHEN)/Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Program Office by enhancing relationships with agencies that can benefit from the experience of UNMC students engaging in service learning experiences coupled with healthcare education & outreach to impact the under-represented populations. The work study position will be based at UNMC's RHEN office working with communities on: increasing awareness of service learning and recruiting health profession students into service learning projects, building needs assessment tools for communities to aid in pilot projects focused on health, health promotion/wellness, coordinating partnerships with local agencies/offices, coordinating focus groups with community partners to collaborate with UNMC students and faculty, bringing meaningful projects to underserved communities/populations, acting as liaison between community partner and students to coordinate programs and evaluating program and providing outcomes data. The Rural Health Education Network also has opportunities for data analysis/interpretation of RHEN/AHEC existing programs.

Department: Sponsored Programs Administration

Job Title: Sponsored Programs Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities: Assist with the processing of grants and contracts, manage organization of project materials and assist with technical aspect of new curriculum development.

Department: Surgery
Job Title: Clerical Assistant (Not hiring at this time)
Duties and Responsibilities: This position is created to integrate an undergraduate student into a modern research laboratory setting. Student will be trained by researcher. Duties include: processing samples for histology, preparing media and solutions and assisting in other areas of immunology research.

Department: Surgery
Job Title: Clerical Assistant
Duties and Responsibilities: Filing, Batching and file maintenance

Department: Surgery
Job Title: Clerical Assistant
Duties and Responsibilities: Light typing, filing, copying, errand running and other general office duties which may include light phone coverage.

Department: Surgery - General
Job Title: Clerical Assistant
Duties and Responsibilities: General office assistance to the faculty and staff in the section of General Surgery as needed. Staff will generally give the student worker various projects to work on throughout their work-study. Some general duties would include filing, light typing, copying, scanning, database/spreadsheet entry, sending our mail packets to patients for potential surgeries, errand running, library article searches and other general office duties. Special Skills Required: Basic computer and Office 2007 skills would be preferred. Attention to detail is required for many of the projects given.

Department: Surgery - Liver/Small Bowel Transplant
Job Title: Office Assistant
Duties and Responsibilities: Assist with typing, filing, copying, scanning, errand running and other general office duties as needed for liver and small bowel transplant patients.

Department: Surgical Oncology
Job Title: Temporary Office Worker (Not hiring at this time)
Duties and Responsibilities: Assist administrative and nursing staff with hospital errands such as film drop off and pick-up to the radiology department, pathologic slide delivery, filing of patient charts, filing of confidential patient information, mail distribution and project assistance as needed.

Department: Youth Learning Center (SUMMER ONLY)
Job Title: Student Worker/Chaperone
Duties and Responsibilities: Transport and supervise students during off-campus field trips; chaperone evening activities and stay overnight with students in the dorms. Special Skills Required: Must enjoy working and interacting with youth, good oral and written communication skills necessary, must have valid driver’s license and expertise driving 8 and 15 passenger vans.

UNL

DENTISTRY AND DENTAL HYGIENE STUDENTS ONLY

Department: COD Administrative
Job Title: Work Study
Duties and Responsibilities: Assembling application packets, distributing mail, mimeographing, assist with student registration, data entry and general office duties.

Department: COD Central Disp/Clinic Office
Job Title: Work Study Student
Duties and Responsibilities: Stock supplies; assemble packets, cleaning, assist with record inventory, filing and miscellaneous duties.

Department: COD Oral Biology
Job Title: Anatomy laboratory And Museum Assistant (Job is filled at this time)
Duties and Responsibilities: Clean anatomy lab; repair charts, models, etc.; clean museum displays; repair all skulls and repack in skull boxes; restore dental cabinets; improve museum displays and make several new ones. Clean cadaver dissections. Special Skills Required: Dental or dental hygiene student who has taken the gross anatomy classes at UNMC College of Dentistry.

Department: COD Surgical Specialties
Job Title: Work Study
Duties and Responsibilities: Work in Surgical Asepsis Area, assist with checking in/out supplies, clean equipment and instruments, run sterilizers and other duties assigned. Special Skills Required: Must have Hepatitis B vaccine.

NURSING STUDENTS ONLY

Department: CON-UNL
Job Title: Work Study Student
Duties and Responsibilities: Assists in various types of general office work such as typing, filing, copying, collating, scanning, running errands and various other general office tasks. Other work tasks consist of working in the student learning center laboratory area. Involves learning the various types of nursing equipment and supplies. Work with multiple aspects of supplies. Some of the tasks will include keeping inventory count, receiving shipments, checking in new shipments, shelving the supplies and working with the supplies to set up the laboratory area for student learning experiences. Special Skills Required: May have to lift objects up to 25 lbs. and mobility is required to get to job site.

Department: UNL Dept of Health
Community Health Job Title: Community Health Education Aid (Not hiring at this time)
Duties and Responsibilities: Assist with the Health Aide Program, provide back-up support for Staff Secretary, typing, alphabetizing, answering phones, assist with walk-in client inquiries, running errands on campus.

UNK

Department: CON – UNK
Job Title: Work Study Student
Duties and Responsibilities: Primary duties require assistance with set-up and monitoring the computer lab, organizing and maintaining the skills lab and student lounge, providing assistance to the LRC coordinator with distance education classes and other similar duties. Assist with various clerical duties and other assigned tasks that complement the work flow required in the College of Nursing Kearney Division.

Department: UNK Intercollegiate Athletics
Job Title: Ticket Taker
Duties and Responsibilities: Greeting fans as they come in the doors to events, checking their tickets/passes to make sure they are correct for the event the fans are attending and tearing ticket stubs. Checking student IDs to make sure they are the correct ones and for the correct person holding the ID. Possibly helping with set up and take down for events.

Department: UNK Student Health Services
Job Title: Office Clinic Assistant (Not hiring at this time)
Duties and Responsibilities: Variety of clerical functions including: Answer and direct phone calls; check in students following written procedures; inventory control of machines; restock table paper; insert and play educational videos in waiting room area; straighten and dust waiting room area as well as secretarial desks and nurses’ station; filing; other duties as assigned.

West Nebraska College of Nursing

Department: CON-WND Scottsbluff
Job Title: Work Study Student
Duties and Responsibilities: Duties will include general clerical work i.e., filing, copying, answering phone, shredding, etc… Set up and clean the clinical labs. Other duties as assigned.

Department: CON - Norfolk
Job Title: Student Employee
Duties and Responsibilities: Accompany UNMC CON Student Services representative to college fairs or high school visits. Welcome prospective students to campus. Answer phones, assist with questions, or transfer to appropriate individual along with copying, printing, sorting and other tasks as assigned. Special Skills Required: Must be knowledgeable (or capable of learning) about CON degree offerings. Strong oral communication skills and willingness to interact with new people. Must be willing to travel off campus (transportation provided). Professional phone etiquette and computer skills (MS Office Suite) necessary.