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Description of Position Types

Classified Positions
University of Arkansas Staff
Classified staff positions are grouped or classed, under the Arkansas Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, with positions that have similar duties and responsibilities and that require similar knowledge, abilities, skills, education, and experience. Each classification is assigned to one of twenty-six pay grades which has a minimum and a maximum pay level.

These positions range from clerical/secretarial, accountants, computer technicians/analyst, custodial/maintenance workers, skilled trades, and agriculture farm technicians.
Non-Classified Positions
Academic, Administrative and Professional
Non-Classified staff positions are not assigned to a pay grade, but each non-classified title has a maximum salary for each year of the biennium, called a line-item maximum, which is specified in the campus appropriations act. The actual pay for each non-classified position is determined by the University and department budget and by the employee's qualifications. Faculty titles and most administrative titles are also non-classified.
On Campus Part-time/Temporary
Positions
Extra-Help Hourly employees are hired on a temporary, as-needed basis, are paid semi-monthly for the hours they actually work, and are not eligible to participate in the University's fringe benefits program. Extra-help hourly employees cannot work more than 1,500 hours in a fiscal year.
Off Campus Part-time/
Temporary Positions
These are off campus positions. These positions are in no way related to the University of Arkansas.
Graduate Assistant
Positions
Graduate assistant positions are open to those graduate students who have been fully admitted into a degree program. Applications should be sent directly to the department listed on the position posting. Graduate assistants are required to abide by certain rules and responsibilities, found in the on-line Graduate School Handbook. These rules and responsibilities are subject to change. Individual departments may also have rules and responsibilities pertaining to graduate assistants.
Click here to find out how to obtain an application form.
Workstudy Positions
Student work opportunities
This positions are only available through Financial Aid.
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The University of Arkansas is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.