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 2017-18. 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: March 20, 2018
| Semester Needed: | Ongoing |
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| Date Needed: | August 9, 2017 |
| Department: | Barbara K. Lipman Early Childhood School |
| Location: | 3771 Poplar |
| Job Description: | Providing assistance and care for young children, ages 2 through kindergarten in a lab. School setting under the guidance of the supervising teacher in the classroom. More details will be provided at the job interview. |
| Duties: | See Job Description |
| No. of Students Needed: | Twelve (12) Federal Work-Study |
| Hours: | Approx. 20hrs. a week (Monday through Friday) |
| Pay Rate: | $7.25 per hour |
| Contact Person: | Sandra Brown Turner |
| E-mail: | sbturnr1@memphis.edu |
| Contact Phone: | (901) 678-2120 |
| Fax Number: | (901) 323-9560 |
| Semester Needed: | Spring 2018 |
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| Date Needed: | ASAP |
| Department: | Mathematical Sciences |
| Location: | Dunn Hall, Room 373 |
| Job Description: | Tutor in Math Learning Center, grade Math papers, fill in where needed in the Math Department. |
| Duties: | Typing, copying, filing, answering phones, running errands, and must have computer knowledge. |
| No. of Students Needed: | Up to 4 Federal Work Study students |
| Hours: | 10 to 20 hours per week |
| Pay Rate: | $10 per hour |
| Contact Person: | Dr. Paul Balister |
| E-mail: | pbalistr@memphis.edu |
| Contact Phone: | Please e-mail Dr. Balister at pbalistr@memphis.edu |
| Fax Number: | (901) 678-2480 |
| Semester Needed: | Ongoing |
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| 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 |
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| Semester Needed: | Ongoing |
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| 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 |
| Semester Needed: | Spring 2018 |
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| Date Needed: | November 1, 2017 |
| Department: | Engineering Technology |
| Location: | ET 226 |
| Job Description: | Basic understanding of electronics. Good working knowledge of excel. Attention to detail. Programming experience a plus. Database experience a plus. Job will include assisting with bar code and Bluetooth research as well as some work in the Automation and Robotics Lab. |
| Duties: | Running Errands, Computer Knowledge |
| No. of Students Needed: | 1 |
| Hours: | variable during Monday -Friday, 8:00 am - 6:00 pm 20/hrs week |
| Pay Rate: | $10 per hour |
| Contact Person: | Kevin Berisso |
| E-mail: | kberisso@memphis.edu |
| Contact Phone: | 901-678-4300 |
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| Semester Needed: | Spring 2018 |
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| Date Needed: | January 16, 2018 |
| Department: | Campus School |
| Location: | 535 Zach Curlin |
| Job Description: | Academic Tutor |
| Duties: | Responsible for providing academic tutoring and homework assistance for students in grades one though five. Previous experience working with children preferred. |
| No. of Students Needed: | 7 |
| Hours: | 7 - 1:30 and 1:00 - 5:00, some Saturdays in March and April |
| Pay Rate: | $10 per hour |
| Contact Person: | Rebecca Scott |
| E-mail: | rhscott@memphis.edu |
| Contact Phone: | 901-678-2285 |
| Fax Number: | 901-678-4235 |
| Semester Needed: | Spring 2018 |
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| Date Needed: | January 16, 2018 |
| Department: | Libraries Branches |
| Location: | Music Building, Room 115 |
| Job Description: | Works at the Music Library Circulation Desk. Duties include: checking materials out to patrons, answering phones, and providing general customer service. The Music Library is especially interested in applicants with a formal music background. |
| Duties: | Typing, Computer Knowledge, Running Errands, and Answering Phones |
| No. of Students Needed: | 1 |
| Hours: | 12 hours per week |
| Pay Rate: | $7.50 per hour |
| Contact Person: | Joel Roberts |
| E-mail: | jcrberts@memphis.edu |
| Contact Phone: | 901-678-2330 |
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| Semester Needed: | Spring 2018 |
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| Date Needed: | January 29, 2018 |
| Department: | Communication |
| Location: | ACB 212 |
| Job Description: | The Department of Communications is in need of student workers to work at the front
desk in our main office and/or computer lab. Office duties include answering the phone,
picking up the mail, making copies, scanning documents, and other general office tasks.
Computer lab duties include monitoring the lab, refilling supplies, and helping students
with general computer tasks. The applicant MUST have Federal Work Study. |
| Duties: | Typing, Filing, Computer Knowledge, Running Errands, Copying, and Answering Phones |
| No. of Students Needed: | 2 |
| Hours: | MWF 1:00-3:00PM TTH 10:00-1:00PM |
| Pay Rate: | $7.25 per hour |
| Contact Person: | https://www.cognitoforms.com/UofMDeptOfComm/DepartmentOfComm |
| E-mail: | https://www.cognitoforms.com/UofMDeptOfComm/DepartmentOfComm |
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| Semester Needed: | Spring 2018 |
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| Date Needed: | January 16, 2018 |
| Department: | Student Accountability, Outreach and Support |
| Location: | 359 University Center |
| Job Description: | The Office of Student Accountability, Outreach and Support is seeking to hire a student
assistant who will be able to provide front desk coverage, greeting and directing
visitors, answering phones, data entry, lunch coverage, organizing and stocking the
Tiger Pantry, posting information to social media accounts for the office, and any
other assigned office duties. General work hours are 8 am to 4:30 pm. **Office is interested in federal funded work study students. |
| Duties: | Typing, Filing, Computer Knowledge, Running Errands, Copying, and Answering Phones |
| No. of Students Needed: | 1 |
| Hours: | Up to 20 hours per week |
| Pay Rate: | $7.25 per hour |
| Contact Person: | Kelfey Williams |
| E-mail: | Kelfey.Williams@memphis.edu |
| Contact Phone: | 901-678-2298 |
| Fax Number: | 901-678-4534 |
| Semester Needed: | Spring 2018 |
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| Date Needed: | ASAP |
| Department: | Disability Resources for Students |
| Location: | 110 Wilder Tower |
| Job Description: | Courier - delivering and/or picking up exams all across campus; checking department
mailbox and delivering interdepartmental mail. Scribe, reader, and/or proctor for
DRS students' exams. General office tasks. Must be a Graduate Student. |
| Duties: | Typing, Filing, Running Errands, Computer Knowledge, Copying, and Answering Phones. |
| No. of Students Needed: | 1 |
| Hours: | The Graduate Student Worker position does not have a set schedule, but usually works 5-20 hours/week on an as-needed basis. |
| Pay Rate: | $9.00 per hour |
| Contact Person: | Jennifer Murchison |
| E-mail: | jmurchis@memphis.edu |
| Contact Phone: | 901-678-2880 |
| Fax Number: | 901-678-3070 |
| Semester Needed: | Spring 2018 |
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| Date Needed: | February 9, 2018 |
| Department: | Department of Leadership |
| Location: | 123 Ball Hall |
| Job Description: | The person to be hired needs to send a resume to the email below. You will be sitting at the front desk being the first one to greet our students and visitors. You may be asked to help the professors to may copies, transcribe notes, run to the post office, pick up mail from the Dean' office, take items to Accounts Payable and Human Resources. You will need to be on time and a self starter. You will be doing the items that a front desk person does out in public. |
| Duties: | Typing, Filing, Computer Knowledge, Running Errands, Copying, and Answering Phones |
| No. of Students Needed: | 2 |
| Hours: | Between the hours 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Working 20 hours a week |
| Pay Rate: | $7.50 per hour |
| Contact Person: | Janet Robbins |
| E-mail: | jcrbbins@memphis.edu |
| Contact Phone: | 901-678-2797 |
| Fax Number: | 901-678-0505 |
| Semester Needed: | Fall 2018 |
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| Date Needed: | Now |
| Department: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Location: | 312 Engineering Science Building |
| Job Description: | Mechanical Engineering seeking enthusiastic and organized candidate to join our team as an Administrative Assistant. Work may include errands, phone calls, computer work, and other duties. Applicants should be able to commit a minimum of 10-15 working hours each week to the department to be scheduled weekdays between 8:30 AM and 4:00 PM. Attention to detail, accountability, and ability to follow instructions is a MUST. Send the resume to Lindsay Crews (lehenley@memphis.edu). The subject line will be "Mechanical Engineering Student Worker". |
| Duties: | Typing, Filing, Running Errands, Computer Knowledge, Research, Copying, and Answering Phones |
| No. of Students Needed: | 1 |
| Hours: | Approx. 10-15hrs. a week (Monday through Friday) Between Hours of 8am-4:30pm |
| Pay Rate: | $10.00 per hour |
| Contact Person: | Lindsay Crews |
| E-mail: | lehenley@memphis.edu |
| Contact Phone: | 901-678-2173 |
| Fax Number: | No Fax |
| Semester Needed: | Spring 2018 and Ongoing |
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| Date Needed: | Immediately |
| Department: | Telecommunications |
| Location: | Jones Hall |
| Job Description: | 2 student workers needed to help Telcom Techs with various tasks:
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| No. of Students Needed: | 2 |
| Hours: | 25 hours per week. |
| Pay Rate: | $9.00/hour |
| Contact Person: | Shaun Wright |
| E-mail: | rwright5@memphis.edu |
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| Semester Needed: | Summer 2018 - Spring 2019 |
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| Date Needed: | 05/01/2018 |
| Department: | Office of Admissions & Orientation |
| Location: | 101 Wilder Tower |
| Job Description: | Campus Tour Guide:
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| Duties: | |
| No. of Students Needed: | 10 |
| Hours: | 9-11 am and 1-3 pm, Monday through Friday |
| Pay Rate: | $7.25/hour |
| Contact Person: | Kristen VanNoord |
| E-mail: | kvnnoord@memphis.edu |
| Contact Phone: | 901-678-2169 |
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| Semester Needed: | Fall 2018 |
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| Department: | Computer Science |
| Location: | Dunn Hall 208 |
| Job Description: | The Department is looking for undergraduate tutors to staff the Computer Science Learning
Center in COMP 1800, 1900, and 2150. Required Qualifications: - Have completed COMP 1900 and COMP 2150 (or 1900 and the old 2150+3160) with a B or better in both - Able to clearly explain basic programming, OOP concepts, and data structures in Java, both orally and in writing. |
| Duties: | Computer Knowledge |
| No. of Students Needed: | 5 |
| Hours: | Number of hours per week per tutor depends on tutor availability and number of tutors we have. |
| Pay Rate: | $10.00 per hour |
| Contact Person: | Top Malasri |
| E-mail: | kmalasri@memphis.edu |
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| Semester Needed: | Fall 2018 |
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| Department: | Computer Science |
| Location: | Dunn Hall 398 |
| Job Description: | The Computer Science Department is seeking two students to help with main office coverage. General administrative duties will be assigned, including running errands, answering phones, copying, and assisting the Project Coordinator. Seeking availability M-F 10-2pm only. Please send your resume to cconnor2@memphis.edu. Interviews will begin towards the end of April, with hiring completed before the end of the semester. |
| Duties: | Typing, Filing, Running Errands, Computer Knowledge, Copying and Answering Phones |
| No. of Students Needed: | 2 |
| Hours: | Shifts M-F 10am-2pm |
| Pay Rate: | $10.00 per hour |
| Contact Person: | Corinne OConnor |
| E-mail: | cconnor2@memphis.edu |
| Contact Phone: | 901-678-3967 |
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