Federal Work-Study (FWS)
PLEASE READ: You must be awarded Federal Work-Study (FWS) to work one of these jobs. To determine if you are awarded FWS funds, log onto your myMemphis portal, click on Account$, and look under Financial Aid Awards for Award Year 2019-20. To inquire if you are eligible, contact the Student Employment Office at (901) 678-3737 or via email at StuEmp@memphis.edu.
If you are an international student under an F-1 visa, you are not eligible to work under FWS.
You must be enrolled at least half-time (6 credit hours-Undergraduate/Law, and 5 credit hours-Graduate) to be eligible to work on-campus for the Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters.
If you are currently working as a FWS employee in a department, you cannot work for
another department at the same time. You also cannot work as FWS while simultaneously
under the Regular Student Employment program. You may work up to 25 hours a week,
but it is up to the department to determine how many hours a week you can work. You
and the department need to ensure that your work schedule does not interfere with
your class schedule.
If you see a job you are interested in from the list below, please contact that department
for an interview or follow the instructions provided.
NOTE: Some departments list student employment openings on their own web sites.
This information last revised: September 4, 2020
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| Semester Needed: | Ongoing |
|---|---|
| Date Needed: | ASAP |
| Department: | ITS Service Desk – Technical Student Assistant |
| Location: | 100 Administration Bldg |
| Job Description: | Accurately document all phone calls using the Online ticketing system. Troubleshoot technical issues over the phone and face-to-face. Possess excellent customer service skills, dependable, and self-motivated. Maintain 2 central IT Tigerlan labs (University Center Tech Hub & Library Learning Commons). IT majors preferred. Shifts are: 7a-11a; 11a-3p; 3p-7p; 7p-11p; 11p-7a. |
| Duties: | Typing. Computer Knowledge, Running Errands |
| No. of Students Needed: | 20 Federal Work Study Employees |
| Hours: | 20 hours per week |
| Pay Rate: | $8 per hour |
| Contact Person: | https://memphis.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_02iwVo00iJcyFWl |
| E-mail: | https://memphis.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_02iwVo00iJcyFWl |
| Contact Phone: | no call please |
| Fax Number: |
| 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) GPA of at least 3.0; (2) Obtained A from both COMP1900 and COMP2150; (3) can work for at least one year; (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: | student worker |
| Hours: | 10+ per week |
| Pay Rate: | $10.00 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 |