Korean Language Collection Student Assistant - Libraries

Position Overview

Job Description

• Aid in acquiring Korean language materials and applying for Korean Studies grant programs.
• Create and maintain online research guides for Korean Studies.
• Assist with other tasks as assigned.
• Support at the public services desk (5%)

Required Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills in both Korean and English.
• Demonstrated ability to transcribe Korean using McCune-Reischauer system romanization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Native of Korean language.
• Graduate in Korean studies.
• Experience with creating web pages.

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:

• Have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester.
• Be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours.
• Be enrolled in summer session.
• 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.

Employment Conditions

• Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.
• 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 Instructions

• In addition to the online application, please attach a resume and a cover letter addressing how you meet the required and preferred qualifications.
• To ensure consideration, apply before the application review starts on Monday, 7/13/2026. A review of applications will continue and is ongoing until a pool of qualified candidates is identified.

Contact Information

Michiko Ito
mito@ku.edu
785-864-4669