A+D Lab Assistant Application

Art & Design hires student lab assistants to staff a number of our facilities within the School, including:

Checkout Window (equipment and space loans)
Digital Output Support (computer lab, printing, and 3D printing support)
Service Desk (laser cutting, vinyl cutting and printing)
3D Fabrication Labs (wood and metal working and other 3D fabrication processes)
Noble Ink Lab (only graduate students or undergraduates with junior standing and two completed printmaking courses may apply)
Ceramics Lab

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Hiring is done on a semester-by-semester basis, and the best time to apply for the next semester is immediately after you have scheduled your classes and know what your availability will be.

The Lab Assistant position is a general position that covers all of the above facilities, however, Assistants are typically initially trained at a single facility. If there is interest in cross-training in multiple locations, opportunities may arise in subsequent semesters. We ask that you rank your preferences for location and we do our best to match Assistants with a location that fits their experience, interest, and availability.

A+D Lab Assistant Application

First Name

Last Name

NetID (Email address - if you are not a student)

UIN

Phone Number

Current College and Major

Academic Status

Anticipated Degree / Anticipated Graduation (month/year)

Will you be available to work the next three semesters? (based on fall and spring terms only) Please explain.

Do you have other University of Illinois employment? If yes, how many hours are you scheduled to work each week?

Do you currently have any other commitments (work, activities, volunteer, internship)? If Yes, how many hours per week?

If offered a job, how many hours each week do you want to work at the School of Art + Design?

Are you an International Student? (needed for calculating maximum number of hours you can work)

Are you registered with the Federal Work Study program?

Are you willing to do light cleaning tasks?

Detail computer operating systems and inkjet or laser printers you have used extensively

Detail the computer application software you know well and the kinds of projects you have worked on

Detail 3D fabrication techniques, materials, power equipment, hand tools you know well

Detail any computer-driven machines like a laser cutter, CNC router or 3D printer that you have used

Detail specific photographic equipment (digital or film), or video experience

Detail any experience that you have with ceramics, including use of kilns, wheel, or mixing clay and/or glazes

Detail any experience that you have with traditional printmaking equipment and processes (such as letter presses, vacuum exposure units, etching, lithography, screen printing, or relief printing)

Detail any experience that you have with metals processes and jewelry making techniques.

Why do you want to work as a Lab Assistant?

For what semester/year is this your availability?

Instructions for questions 26 through 32.

Indicate one of the following answers for each of the questions below.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Rank Work Area Preferences

Previous or Current Employer or Business Name / Address / Dates of employment (most recent)

Supervisor's Name + Contact Phone Number

Describe your job responsibilities

Previous or Current Employer or Business Name / Address / Dates of employment

Supervisor's Name + Contact Phone Number

Describe your job responsibilities

Previous or Current Employer or Business Name / Address / Dates of employment

Supervisor's Name + Contact Phone Number

Describe your job responsibilities

Is there anything that you would like to add?

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