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Part Time - Student - Electrical Engineering/Physics Researcher (2026-2027)

Part-time

Penn State University

Harrisburg, PAPart-time$15/hrPosted 2mo agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$15/hr
Location
Harrisburg, PA
Role Type
Research
Schedule
Part-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Electrical Engineering Department in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Science, Engineering and Technology invites applications for part-time student wage research openings in Electrical Engineering and Physics for the 2026–2027 academic year. Duties depend on the assignment and may include data compilation and entry, as well as laboratory or research support. Education requirements vary by opening.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Data Compilation, nice to haveData Entry, nice to haveLaboratory Support, nice to haveResearch Support, nice to have

Qualifications

Education Requirements Vary, nice to have

Full job description

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

  • CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.

  • CURRENT PENN STATE STUDENT (not employed previously at the university) and seeking employment with Penn State, please login to Workday to complete the student application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.

  • If you are NOT a current employee or student, please click “Apply” and complete the application process for external applicants.

Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location. For additional information on remote work at Penn State, see Notice to Out of State Applicants.

POSITION SPECIFICS The Electrical Engineering Department in the School of Science, Engineering and Technology (SSET) at Penn State Harrisburg invites applications for part-time student wage research openings in Electrical Engineering and Physics for the 2026-2027 Academic Year.

Job Duties

  • Depending upon the assignment, duties may include (but not limited to) data compilation and entry, lab and/or research support.

Requirements and Qualifications

  • Education requirements will vary depending on the specific opening available.

Applications will be accepted on an on-going basis and vacancies will be filled as needed by individual department faculty.

Compensation: Starting wage is $15.00/hour.

CAMPUS SECURITY CRIME STATISTICS Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Pennsylvania Act of 1988, Penn State publishes a combined Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report (ASR). The ASR includes crime statistics and institutional policies concerning campus security, such as those concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters. The ASR is available for review here.

EEO IS THE LAW Penn State is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you are unable to use our online application process due to an impairment or disability, please contact 814-865-1473.

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How this job compares

Set against the 4,436 open Researcher jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$15/hr
  • US median$24–33/hr331 hourly ranges

This rate, $15/hr, is 47% below the US median midpoint ($29/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Researcher hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 321 open Researcher jobs in Pennsylvania and 4,436 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Pennsylvania
Experience
Researcher postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (1,362 postings).
Education
2,931 of the 4,436 open Researcher jobs (66%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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