Student: URGO Office Assistant, 2026-27

Company Description

Augsburg University is committed to helping our students explore their vocation. As a University with a calling, we welcome the unique gifts that each of our employees brings to our collective work, and we are committed to supporting our students as they seek to match those gifts with the needs of the University and our larger community.   

Student employment with Augsburg is more than a job - it is an opportunity for Augsburg students to gain meaningful work experience in a supportive setting that promotes professional growth, personal accountability, teamwork and collaboration and quality work that lives up to our mission of educating students to be informed citizens, thoughtful stewards, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders.  

The Office of Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunity (URGO) connects students with both new and existing research and scholarship opportunities on campus, across the U.S., and internationally. Each summer over 30 Augsburg students participate in URGO’s 11-week research program on campus, while others pursue research opportunities off campus at institutions such as Harvard, Mayo Clinic, and the University of Minnesota.  URGO provides advising and application assistance for graduate schools, pre-health sciences, and national fellowships.

Job Description

URGO is hiring a student to work during the academic year for approximately 5-10 hours per week.

Pay Rate: $16.45 per hour
This position is not benefits eligible.

Duties

• Reception for URGO office: Welcoming researchers, staff and students, set up advising appts, answer questions
• Managing email account
• Sorting/updating electronic documents
• Writing/submitting A-Mail announcements
• Writing story profiles for social media, including some video content creation
• Developing posters/announcements advertising events
• Maintaining website
• Assisting with newsletter
• Assisting with budget entries/paperwork
• Maintaining office space cleaning/organizing
• Supporting URGO work via tabling/classroom visits
• Supplies ordering for research teams
• Assisting with events planning and facilitation
• Tracking student research attendance

Qualifications

Open to current Augsburg students.

Work study-eligibility is required. Please contact Student Financial Services for questions regarding your financial aid award.

Qualifications:

• Strong writing skills
• Friendly/accommodating
• Experience with multiple technologies (Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, various online applications)
• Versed in social media and willing to work on marketing for the office
• Attentive to detail
• Organized
• Strong communication skills

Additional Information

Application Instructions:

All student applicants must attach the following for consideration: 

• Resume (required)
• Cover Letter (optional, but strongly encouraged)