Undergraduate Research Assistant (FWS)

Job Description

Name of the position: Undergraduate Research Assistant (FWS)

Classification of the position: Undergraduate Research Assistant

Name and address of the student’s employer: Stevens Institute of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, McLean 103, Hoboken, NJ 07030.

Department or office in which the student will be employed: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Location where the student will perform his/her duties: McLean Hall B07

Name of the student’s supervisor: Jae Chul Kim

Purpose or role of the position within the organization: Developing a rheological model critical to understanding electrospinning principles

Duties and responsibilities associated with the position and how they relate to the purpose or role: Producing polymer solutions of different compositions; Measuring viscosity and surface tension

Rates of pay for the position: $18/hr

General qualifications for the position and the specific qualifications for the various levels or rates of pay associated with the position: Chemical Engineering Major

Required Skills: EHS hazardous waste training

Preferred Skills: Understanding on thermodynamics

The length of the student’s employment:

Until May 17, 2026

Procedures for determining a student’s rate of pay when a position has multiple rates: Position does not have multiple rates.

Evaluation procedures and schedules: The student will work 4 days a week.

Department
Materials Science and Engineering

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Other requirements for consideration may depend on the job. 

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