The UIUC Mechanical Science and Engineering Department is in need of an Undergraduate Technical Lead Fellow.

The reference pages are a college-wide effort of the University of Illinois to innovate the educational experience. A Community of Practice (CoP) comprised of instructors and staff created the reference pages. The initial pages were developed for Dynamics in 2014 by Prof. Matt West, and eventually expanded to include more courses. The reference pages are under continual development by a team of faculty, graduate assistants, and undergraduate assistants.

Recently, these pages have been revamped and further expanded, and are currently hosted at https://www.mechref.org. An Undergraduate Technical Lead Fellow is needed to maintain the pages, help oversee the addition of new courses, and add new features. The undergraduate would be regularly working alongside instructors and TAs/RAs/students in MechSE to help maintain and improve the web site.

The student will be expected to commit 5-10 working hours per week, capped at 10 hours for a pay of $15 / hour.

Employment Qualifications:

• Proficiency in JavaScript, HTML, CSS (Bootstrap “Framework”)
• Proficiency in Python
• Proficiency with Git/General project management
• Very detail oriented
• Technical communication: be able to write complete and succinct documentation
• Thinks ahead & in a holistic manner

If interested, please apply HERE. For more information, contact Dr. Brian Mercer at bmercer@illinois.edu.