About the role
Position Details
- Open Date: 06/24/2026
- Requisition Number: PRN17159N
- Job Title: UU Student - Computer
- Working Title: Data Gov Communications Intern
- Career Progression Track: SJ Track
- Level: FLSA Code Nonexempt
- Patient Sensitive Job Code: No
- Type: Non Benefited Staff / Student
- Temporary: No
- Standard Hours per Week: 19 hours
- Full Time or Part Time: Part Time
- Shift: Day Work
- Schedule Summary: Monday-Friday, hours to be arranged
- Work Study Job: No
- VP Area: Academic Affairs
- Department: 00822 - University Analytics & Institutional Reporting
- Location: Salt Lake City, UT
- Type of Recruitment: External
- Pay Rate: $15.00/hr
- Close Date: 09/24/2026
- Priority Review Date: (Note - Posting may close at any time)
Job Summary
We seek highly motivated student pursing a degree in Communications, Marketing, or other relevant areas of study to help support data governance within the University Analytics and Institutional Reporting (UAIR) department. This opportunity will focus on creating external and internal training materials and messaging related to data management, data governance, and reporting. The position will also focus on expanding our communication efforts across the university.
Skill Development
This is a project oriented internship that will provide hands-on experience in web design, video creation and editing, and training curriculum development. Students will gain experience working with different applications, areas of expertise, and training approaches. The following are some of the skills that may be developed through various projects:
- Develop and enhance webpages for data.utah.edu
- Plan and create short training or educational videos for external audiences or internal UAIR staff
- Gather project highlight information from various technical areas within UAIR for newsletter or other communication campaigns
- Apply data governance principles, including data definition standardization and metadata management
There may be other tools or processes touched on throughout the internships. The following are some examples of the skills that may be developed and utilized within this internship:
- Project management
- Video creation and editing software
- Website development
Responsibilities
This student position will support the development of a data literacy program by helping create and organize training materials. The student will assist in converting content into video format for broader use and contribute to website updates. The position will also support efforts to improve data consistency and alignment across campus, as well as promote data governance transparency and ethical data use, while providing hands-on technical experience in a real-world environment.
Minimum Qualifications
- Must be a current student at the University of Utah
Preferences
- Ability to work independently with light to moderate supervision in various areas of responsibility
- Excellent problem-solving including research, error detection and correction, root cause analysis, conceptual, analytical and decision-making skills
- Preference will be given to students with related coursework and/or professional experience
Additional Information
The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems ("URS"). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS' post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.
This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen. The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education. Veterans' preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.
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