WRAP_Student_Research_Assistant_Studio_Appalachia

Job Title
WRAP_Student_Research_Assistant_Studio_Appalachia


Requisition Number
DU13706


Department Name
8N100:School of Architecture


Work Location
Lexington, KY


Salary Range
15.00 to 20.00 per hour


Type of Position
Student


Position Time Status
Part-Time


Required Education

Must be an enrolled undergraduate or graduate student at the University of Kentucky.



Required Related Experience

Qualifications
Students in the fields of (or fields related to) architecture and interiors, landscape architecture, engineering, cartography, the social sciences, and policy encouraged to apply. Candidates should demonstrate competence in some of the following.

• Utilizing on-line and physical library resources
• Accessing and manipulating US Census data
• ArcGIS (or equivalent)
• 3-D modeling software (Rhino or equivalent)
• Adobe Illustrator
• Physical/Digital fabrication of architectural models
• Photography and post-production
• Written communication and visual narrative



Required License/Registration/Certification

n/a



Physical Requirements

Ability to lift 50 lbs.



Shift

Variable shift, 8-12 hours/wk during fall/spring semester | 20-25 hours/wk during summer break.



Job Summary

Project Overview
Troublesome Creeks: An Atlas of Appalachia in the Anthropocene documents established and emerging relationships of communities with water and the landscape in Central Appalachia. Through a series of maps, photographs, essays, and data visualizations conceived as an Atlas, the project documents environmental and infrastructural features through the frame of water – specifically the Kentucky River Watershed. Illustrating the historical and contemporary landscape of adaptive uses, settlement patterns, and resilience strategies, the atlas serves as a visual index of these tangible elements as a way of promoting broader accessibility to underlying intangible elements while encouraging further design thinking at urban and architectural scales.

Research Activities
The student may undertake some of the following activities in support of developing the research into an exhibition and book prospectus in Spring 2026.

• Review of academic and trade literature / compile annotated bibliography
• Historical archive research in the region
• Identification, mapping, and analysis of social and physical data
• Visualization of research content
• Photo documentation of landscape elements
• Design and fabrication of Exhibition elements
• Photo documentation of exhibition and elements



Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

Qualifications
Students in the fields of (or fields related to) architecture and interiors, landscape architecture, engineering, cartography, the social sciences, and policy encouraged to apply. Candidates should demonstrate competence in some of the following.

• Utilizing on-line and physical library resources
• Accessing and manipulating US Census data
• ArcGIS (or equivalent)
• 3-D modeling software (Rhino or equivalent)
• Adobe Illustrator
• Physical/Digital fabrication of architectural models
• Photography and post-production
• Written communication and visual narrative



Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?
No


Preferred Education/Experience

Qualifications
Students in the fields of (or fields related to) architecture and interiors, landscape architecture, engineering, cartography, the social sciences, and policy encouraged to apply. Candidates should demonstrate competence in some of the following.

• Utilizing on-line and physical library resources
• Accessing and manipulating US Census data
• ArcGIS (or equivalent)
• 3-D modeling software (Rhino or equivalent)
• Adobe Illustrator
• Physical/Digital fabrication of architectural models
• Photography and post-production
• Written communication and visual narrative



Deadline to Apply
08/29/2025


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