Office of Student Life

We're Hiring for Fall! Student Employment at Disability Services

May 12, 2025

SLDS is hiring student workers! Come work with us. 

Applications for autumn term positions will be open later this summer.  Check back for links or e-mail the listed contact to express your interest in advance of applications going live.

Lab Assistants - Applications Will be Live in July, 2025. 

Lab assistants collaborate with students with disabilities in a lab or classroom setting to complete physically inaccessible aspects of their coursework. For example: pouring chem lab solutions, reading measurements, carrying lab equipment, and/or providing verbal descriptions of visual information. Science/Chem lab experience strongly desired. Federal Work Study and Non-Work Study welcome.  $14/hour 

Contact:  Paul Kramer - kraemer.30@osu.edu

Media Production Technicians - Applications Will be Live in July, 2025. 

The Alternative Media team provides academic support services for students with sensory disabilities. We will teach you how to convert academic materials into formats that are accessible to screen readers.  You can also learn how to add and edit video captions. This position requires a commitment of 10 hours per week with a flexible schedule. Federal Work Study and Non-Work Study welcome. $13/hour

Contact:  Paul Kramer - kraemer.30@osu.edu

Exam Student Assistants - Applications Currently Closed.

Provides exam accommodations for Ohio State students with disabilities; assists with the coordination and proctoring of 19,000+ exams annually; monitors the Accessible Information Management system (AIM), the online database Exam Services scheduling module; proctors exams in person and with video monitors, answers phones; files, copies, scans, and emails completed exams. Work study and non-Work Study welcome.

Office Assistants (Front Desk) - Applications Currently Closed.

Office Assistants serve as a front-line representative for Student Life Disability Services (SLDS), providing reception support for guests in person, over the phone, via e-mail, and through in-office online chat. Office Assistants will also schedule appointments, triage inquiries to professional staff, update student records, and complete digital forms. Work Study and non-Work Study applicants welcome. $13/hour

Access Student Assistant (Hiring One) - Applications Will be Live in June, 2025. 

 Questions about student jobs in SLDS? 

E-mail slds@osu.edu for more info.