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Student Worker - Office of Government and Community Engagement
University of Nevada, Reno - Main Campus · Full-time
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About the role
- The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) appreciates your interest in employment at our growing institution.
- For UNR Med professional job postings, please contact the Office of Professional Recruitment at (775) 784-6778.
- This includes organizing meetings, workshops, and events, as well as monitoring local government changes and preparing communications for key stakeholders and elected officials.
Requirements
- Must be a degree-seeking undergraduate student at the University of Nevada, Reno during the Fall '26 semester
- An intermediate knowledge of local, state, and federal government structure
- Proficiency using Outlook and formatting documents in Microsoft Word and Excel, and PowerPoint
- Must have a driver's license and personal transportation
- Final applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment.
- Knowledge of how to properly plan an on-campus event with an elected official, including parking needs, agendas for stakeholders, and clear purpose/plan to execute successfully
- Any additional required attachment/s to the cover letter, references, additional documents sections of the application, will not be viewable to you after you submit your application.
- Resume - (required) List a detailed description of the major duties that you performed as part of each job.
- Cover Letter - (required)
Nice to have
- Desire to learn about the Government Affairs and the community and advocacy process
- Individual should be comfortable with both internal-research and external-networking portions of this position
- Strong work ethic and willingness to learn new tasks
- Flexibility and creative with project instructions
- Applicants must be available for work during our office hours of 8-5 PM,
- Monday-Friday, and must work at least 3 hours in a given shift.
- Some availability on weekends for events is preferable.
- During the Nevada Legislative Session, role would shift most days to be in Carson City office.
Compensation
- Compensation Grade
Benefits
- The S tudent W orker will learn and support strategic initiatives, events, and advocacy efforts related to higher education priorities.
- You must demonstrate that you qualify for the position and your education and experience must be clearly documented.
Company info
- The University of Nevada, Reno is a leading public research university committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge. Founded in 1874 as Nevada's original land-grant university, the University serves more than 23,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries.
- Classified by the Carnegie® Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 ("Very High Research") university, it is also recognized in the Carnegie® Community Engagement classification. The University is also ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the "Best National Universities" and "Best National Public Universities." It also ranks in the top tier of the WSJ/Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the New York Times' "Top Colleges for Economic Diversity."
- Since 2009, nearly $1 billion has been has invested in advanced labs, facilities, and residence halls on the main campus. The University is home to Nevada's first medical school - the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and the Wayne L. Prim Campus at Lake Tahoe, where education, research, and creative work thrive in a stunning mountain setting. The University delivers on its original land-grant mission with outreach across the state through the University of Nevada, Reno Extension, Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Nevada Small Business Development Center, the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, and Wolf Pack Athletics.
- The main campus is in Reno, Nevada, a burgeoning global technology hub with a vibrant midtown and downtown. Found where the high desert of the Great Basin meets the High Sierra and Lake Tahoe, the beautiful, 290-acre main campus is also a Nevada State Arboretum. The University's physical infrastructure is expanding with ongoing construction of the newly named John Tullock Business Building, set to open in fall 2025. Groundbreaking is also planned for a new State Public Health Laboratory Building on campus, alongside the recent acquisition of 16 parcels near campus, known as "University Village," to provide affordable housing for graduate students and early career faculty.
- Google's TechWise initiate is an 18-month program that fully supports undergraduate students in becoming entry-level software engineers by graduation.
- In 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced that Nevada - led by the University of Nevada, Reno - was named one of the inaugural 31 Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (TechHubs).
- The University of Nevada, Reno is a leading public research university committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge.
- Founded in 1874 as Nevada's original land-grant university, the University serves more than 23,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries.
- Classified by the Carnegie® Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 ("Very High Research") university, it is also recognized in the Carnegie® Community Engagement classification.
- The University is also ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the "Best National Universities" and "Best National Public Universities." It also ranks in the top tier of the WSJ/Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the New York Times' "Top Colleges for Economic Diversity."
- Since 2009, nearly $1 billion has been has invested in advanced labs, facilities, and residence halls on the main campus.
- The University is home to Nevada's first medical school - the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and the Wayne L.
- Prim Campus at Lake Tahoe, where education, research, and creative work thrive in a stunning mountain setting.
- The University delivers on its original land-grant mission with outreach across the state through the University of Nevada, Reno Extension, Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Nevada Small Business Development Center, the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, and Wolf Pack Athletics.
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