Project Assistant – Federal Work Study Student Assistant

Federal Work Study Student Assistant

The Digital Worlds Institute (DWI) in the College of the Arts seeks a Student Project Assistant to support a workforce training and certificate program serving neurodivergent students. The student assistant will play a key role in coordinating administrative and logistical activities related to participant travel, event planning, and program operations. This position is ideal for a student with strong organizational and communication skills who enjoys working with people and managing logistics. The assistant will serve as one of the primary points of contact for program participants and their families during visits to the University of Florida.

• Coordinate travel arrangements for program participants, including hotel reservations, flights, ground transportation, and travel schedules.
• Coordinate event logistics, including room reservations, parking permits, catering requests, and event scheduling.
• Work with UF administrative offices and campus partners to arrange accommodation and event support services.
• Assist with maintaining and updating course materials, announcements, assignments, and participant communications in Canvas.
• Support participant onboarding and provide basic assistance with Canvas access and navigation when needed.
• Maintain organized records and provide logistical support for workshops, training sessions, and special events.
• Support other administrative and project coordination activities as assigned

$15-$20 an hour

• Eligibility for Federal work Study
• Prior experience assisting with events or student programs at the University of Florida.
• Experience working with the College of Engineering or university administrative offices.
• Experience using UF GO, Canvas, and other UF administrative platforms is strongly preferred.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

To ensure consideration, all application documents must be submitted by 11:59pm on July 6, 2026.

Applications must be submitted through the University of Florida's online application system. Applicants should submit: (1) a resume and (2) an academic transcript.

For questions about the position, please contact Dr. Hyo Kang at [email protected]

If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call +1 (352) 392- 2477or the Florida Relay System at +1 (800) 955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.

This is a time-limited position.

DIGITAL WORLDS INSTITUTE: Digital Worlds Institute (DW) is an interdisciplinary institute that offers academic and research programs at the intersection of the arts, communications, and technology. Founded in 2001 as a partnership between the College of the Arts and the College of Engineering, DW has grown its initiatives across additional units including the Colleges of Education, Journalism & Communications, and the Health Sciences. DW offers both a graduate and an undergraduate program in Digital Arts & Sciences. By bringing together the diverse talents of UF faculty, students, and staff in a multifaceted collaborative environment, the Institute serves as a platform for interdisciplinary research and teaching that would not have occurred within the confines of any one college or department. Through the use of interactive tools and technologies, the Institute promotes transdisciplinary creativity across classrooms, continents, and cultures. For more information, visit www.digitalworlds.ufl.edu.

THE COLLEGE OF THE ARTS: The College of the Arts is an engine of transformation that generates paradigmatic shifts in the arts and beyond, while nurturing adaptability, innovation, and excellence. We foster an environment where novel creative practice, leading research, and experiential learning thrive. Our students, faculty, and staff interrogate and respond to the ever-changing relationship between technology and the human spirit. We prepare future leaders in artistic professions and creative industries, while developing student capacity for interdisciplinary scholarship that serves and engages local and global communities. The College offers baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degrees. Approximately 1,600 students are pursuing majors in degrees offered by the College of the Arts under the direction of 150 faculty members in its three accredited schools— the School of Art + Art History, the School of Music, and the School of Theatre + Dance, and in the Center for Arts in Medicine, the Digital Worlds Institute, and the Center for Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship. In addition, the college comprises the University Galleries, and the University level of the New World School of the Arts in Miami.

The University of Florida: The University of Florida is a comprehensive learning institution built on a land grant foundation. We are The Gator Nation, a diverse community dedicated to excellence in education and research and shaping a better future for Florida, the nation and the world. Our mission is to enable our students to lead and influence the next generation and beyond for economic, cultural and societal benefit. UF is a graduate research institution with more than 50,000 students and membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities. Gainesville, which is consistently ranked as one of the nation’s most livable cities, is located midway between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Together, the University and the community comprise the educational, medical and cultural center of North Central Florida.