Student Hourly System Administrator

University of Kansas • Lawrence, KS

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Provide computer hardware, software, and network support for the operational needs of the Institute for Information Sciences (I2S). This position will be part of a small technical team of experts, which support over 400 user accounts and 400+ custom Linux and Windows machines in a research environment. This position will report to the I2S Staff System Administrators.

Requirements

• Proven experience in building and assembling desktop computers, as evidenced by application materials.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot hardware issues and perform diagnostics, as evidenced by application materials.
• Experience with Linux and Windows based operating systems, as evidenced by application materials.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills, as evidenced by application materials.
• IP based networking experience (cabling, simple network design, etc.), as evidenced by application materials.
• Can work approximately 10 - 20 hours per week.
• Can work during the summer and remain in this position for at least 1 year.
• Experience working with a technical team, as evidenced by application materials.
• Strong communication skills, as evidenced by application materials.
• Student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours during the semester term.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Linux experience is more desirable than Windows.

Responsibilities

• Support end-users' (i.e. operational staff, graduate students, and faculty) computer and networking needs through the installation and configuration of computer hardware and software.
• Support the daily operations of the I2S computing and networking facilities.
• Assist ongoing research projects with their computing and networking needs.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed