Job Description

Position Overview

Assist the Kansas Geological Survey (KGS) Libraries and Archives with preserving aerial photos. The KGS is located on West Campus, and the 15-20 hours per week must be worked onsite during business hours (8a-5p, Monday through Friday).


Per the State of Kansas, student employees may hold concurrent appointments not to exceed maximum appointment and hours worked levels. However, concurrent student appointments must be of matching FLSA designation (exempt/salaried or non-exempt/hourly).

Job Description

• 90% - Inventorying, data entry, and scanning of aerial photographs. This involves moving, sorting, files and loose folders of photos and adding information into a database or Excel spreadsheet.
• 10% - Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Be clear about experience in your resume and/or a cover letter.


Required Qualifications:

• KU student enrolled in at least six hours.

• Experience with Windows-based computers.
• Available 10-15 hr/wk during business hours, 8a-5p, M-F.

• During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than six credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: 1) have been enrolled in no less than six hours in the past spring semester or 2) be pre-enrolled in upcoming fall semester in no less than six hours or 3) be enrolled in summer session or 4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to tolerate working environment that may be dusty.
• Ability to lift and move folders up to 25 pounds.

Preferred Qualifications

Be clear about experience in your resume and/or a cover letter.

• Experience with databases.
• Experience with scanning.
• Experience with aerial photographs.
• Experience with inventory.

Additional Candidate Instructions

Complete the student profile and upload the following:

• Resume
• Cover letter addressing qualifications; recommended but not required
• Work references

Review of applications begins January 21, 2025, and continues until position has been filled.


Anticipated start date is February 3, 2025.

Contact Information to Applicants

Annette Delaney
adelaney@ku.edu

Advertised Salary Range

$13.00 per hour

Work Schedule

15-20 hours per week during business hours, 8-5, Monday through Friday

Anticipated Start Date

Monday February 3, 2025

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Posting Information

• Posting ID: 29631BR
• Department: Kansas Geological Survey
• Primary Campus: University of Kansas Lawrence Campus
• Reg/Temp: Temporary
• Employee Class: S-Student

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Contract work, Temporary work, Summer work, Monday to Friday,

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