Pay Grade/Pay Range: $15.00/hour

Department/Organization: 219101 - University Libraries

Normal Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 8AM-5PM, flexible as approved by supervisor. Up to 15 hours per week for 2025 fall semester.

Note to Applicants: Applicants may attach examples with their resume. Applicants must also list available work hours.

When submitting your application, please list your programming experience, including your depth of knowledge (basic, intermediate, advanced) and give examples of projects or assignments you have completed using a programming language and/or teaching related to a programming or software.

Job Summary: The University Libraries Research Computing Student Assistant develops tutorials and teaches workshops related to programmatic retrieval of scholarly information, data manipulation, data visualization, high performance computing, and AI/machine learning.

Additional Department Summary: The University Libraries Research Computing Student Assistant must have a willingness to learn new programming skills. This position will help develop tutorials, create custom scripts/programs, and teach topics such as programmatic retrieval of scholarly information, data manipulation, data visualization, high performance computing, and AI/machine learning.

The duration of this appointment is for fall semester 2025, with the possibility to continue based on performance and availability of budget.

Required Minimum Qualifications: Current University of Alabama undergraduate student. Applicants must have intermediate experience working with at least one of the following programming languages: Python, Matlab, or R.

Skills and Knowledge: Applicants should be willing to learn, be creative, and be willing to share their knowledge through tutorials, consultations, and teaching.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience with teaching or tutorial creation. Experience with Bash, Linux, GPU, or high-performance computing.

Enrollment Requirements: Applicants must meet enrollment requirements to be eligible for on-campus student employment. Applicants must be enrolled in a UA degree program and meet minimum credit hour requirements during the academic year: Undergraduate Students must be registered for at least 6 credit hours during fall/spring semesters; Graduate Students must be registered for at least 4.5 credit hours during fall/spring semesters; International Students must be registered full-time (Undergraduate = 12 credit hours, Graduate = 9 credit hours) during fall/spring semesters. Enrollment requirements must be maintained for the duration of on-campus employment. Individual hiring departments and programs may also have additional eligibility requirements for employment.

Background Investigation Statement: Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.

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