Student Assistant

The Philosophy Department at The University of Akron is looking for a student assistant (work study preferred) to join our department starting in the Summer 2024 semester. Our students are the face of the office, and we are looking for someone who is friendly, dependable, and willing to learn. Our student assistants assist with preparing photocopies for department faculty, mail distribution, answering phones, filing, errands, light word processing, posting to social media, and other duties as assigned by the administrative assistant, department chair, and faculty

Desired skills and qualifications: Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs and social media. Must be dependable, punctual, friendly, patient, and have good communication skills.

If you are interested in this position, please send your resume and your summer/fall 2024 class schedule to Thomas Rutherford at trr27@uakron.edu.

We look forward to hearing from you and are excited to add a new member to our student assistant team!  

All University of Akron student employees must meet the designated minimum standards as stated on the Student Employment Eligibility Chart. UA student employees must be 18 years or older at the time of their start date. Any approved remote work conducted by student employees MUST be performed within the state of Ohio.