Student Research Assistant

Student Research Assistant | University of Kansas

The Speech Science and Disorders Lab is looking for a highly motivated student to assist with a research project on communication disorders in adults with neurodegenerative diseases over the next nine months. The student in this position will provide a multitude of supportive roles to the project, including:

• Participant recruitment and/or retention, scheduling, interview, and follow-up
• Experimental preparation and cleanup
• Data collection, coding, and entry
• Managing electronic databases and participant records
• General lab maintenance

This position requires flexibility and availability to accommodate participants' schedules when arranging lab visits, as well as willingness to obtain necessary training for data collection and database management.

Job Description

50% - Research Support

• Prepare for participants' lab visits.
• Conduct behavioral assessments.
• Research data coding and entry.
• Manage electronic databases on secured network servers.

30% - Participant Support

• Assist with participant recruitment (e.g., distributing flyers, contacting local community centers to share study information, attending local patient support group meetings).
• Arrange introductory meetings with participants.
• Schedule participants' lab visits.
• Send reminder and follow-up emails to confirm appointments and support participant retention.
• Process participant payments.

20% - Lab Maintenance

• Clean and sanitize lab instruments after each participant session.
• General lab maintenance.

Required Qualifications

1. Flexibility and availability to accommodate participants' schedules when arranging lab visits, as evidenced by application materials.
2. Willingness to obtain necessary training for data collection and database management, as evidenced by application materials.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Good communication skills, as evidenced by application materials.
2. Prior experience in human subject research, as evidenced by application materials.
3. Prior experience providing care to individuals with special needs, as evidenced by application materials.

Position Requirements

During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 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. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments). This position requires flexibility and availability to accommodate participants' schedules when arranging lab visits, as well as willingness to obtain necessary training for data collection and database management.

Employment Conditions

(1) Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR. (2) This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.

Additional Candidate Instruction

In addition to the online application, the following documents are required to be considered for this position:

• Resume/CV
• Cover letter addressing required/preferred qualifications

To ensure consideration apply before the application review starts on Thursday, 10/22/2026. A review of applications will continue and is ongoing until a pool of qualified candidates is identified.

Contact Information to Applicants

Panying Rong, Ph.D. Director, Speech Science and Disorders Lab View email address on click.appcast.io

Application Review Begins

22-Oct-2026

Anticipated Start Date

02-Nov-2026

Advertised Salary Range

$15.00 per hour

Primary Campus

University of Kansas Lawrence Campus

Reg/Temp

Temporary

Work Schedule

Potentially up to 20 hours/week when classes are in session and 40 hours/week when classes are not in session.

Disclaimer

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