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Departmental Student Employment

The Computer Science Department employs both graduate and undergraduate students in several different capacities. The number of open positions available in each capacity for a given semester can vary greatly from semester to semester. Below is a description of the types of work and employment opportunities available through our department.

Graders

Student graders are hired by many Computer Science faculty members to assist them with scoring and recording student assignments and projects for a specific course. Typically a hiring faculty member may often require a grader to have taken the course involved and passed it with a grade of A or B. In some cases students may be hired as graders if they can demonstrate an adequate knowledge and skill in the subject. Working hours are usually flexible and may often be completed from the grader's home.

Lab Instructors

The Computer Science Department offers several courses which have associated lab sections for which students must register. These lab sections are usually taught by skilled undergraduate and graduate Computer Science majors or minors. Proficiency in the subject being taught, sufficient maturity to be in charge of a class and excellent communication skills are absolute requirements. Duties include providing instruction, preparing and maintaining lab facilities and supplies, guiding students to completion of lab assignments and grading of submitted lab work. Student lab instructors may be required to attend periodic meetings and hold office hours.

Lab Assistants

The Computer Science Department currently maintains three open labs, two on the San Marcos campus and one at the RRHEC campus, where facilities are provided for students to complete computer science class assignments and projects. These labs are supported, configured, maintained and monitored by student lab assistants under the direction of full time staff Lab Coordinators. Duties can involve a variety of tasks such as monitoring the lab facilities, installation and configuration of software, installation and configuration of hardware, web development and system administration. Both Computer Science undergraduate and graduate students are employed in this capacity and work is scheduled around student class schedules.

Tutors

The Computer Science Department is dedicated to doing all it can to makes students successful. To this end free tutoring, both on-line and walk-in, is offered for most all undergraduate core courses. Graduate and undergraduate Computer Science students with good communication and academic skills are hired to provide this tutoring.

Research Assistants

Faculty members who have received financial backing for one or more of their research interests often hire students, both graduate and undergraduate, to assist them. These positions, when available, are often advertised on our web based departmental announcements board and on-campus jobs posting board.

Office Workers

The Computer Science Department hires students who are eligible to work under the Federal Work Study program. Applicants for this position must apply for the Federal Work Study program through the Financial Aid Office for each year and summer session in which they wish to work. Duties typically include general clerical and office duties such as answering the phone, filing, data entry, sorting mail, preparing brochures, etc. Contact the CS Department administrative assistant for more information about available positions.

How to apply

To apply visit https://www.cs.txstate.edu/labs/csemployment