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Title: Student Employee-Innovation-Software Developer
Employee Class: Student
College Work Study Position: Yes
Department: Office of Deputy CIO
Division: Division of Enrollment
Hours per week: 20-28
Hiring Rate: $9.00-10.00/hr depending on experience
Nature & Purpose of Position
We are seeking a hard-working, reliable student programmer with great communication skills. In this role you will be involved in a variety of programming and system support projects to serve the needs of the university.
Responsibilities include:
- Contribute to frontend and backend development projects using languages such as JavaScript, React, REST APIs, JSON, PHP, HTML, SQL, CSS, and XML.
- Leverage declarative programming to configure systems.
- Learn and contribute to ERP, SIS and CRM development.
- Develop unit tests, fix bugs, and document technologies.
- Successfully complete required trainings to accomplish the requirements of this role.
- Other duties as assigned.
Open Date: 06/03/2026
Contact Name & Title: Jacob Chandler, AVP
Contact Phone: 936-294-1034
Contact Email: ucs_jrc@shsu.edu
EEO Statement: Sam Houston State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and Smoke/Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, ancestry, marital status, citizenship, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or protected veteran status. The University takes seriously the initiative to ensure equal opportunity in the workforce and to comply with Title VII as interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court. Sam Houston State University is an “at will” employer. Employees with a contract will have additional terms and conditions. Security-sensitive positions at SHSU require background checks in accordance with Education Code §51.215.
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Organization
For more than 140 years, Sam Houston State University has been preparing students for meaningful lives of achievement. Its motto, "The measure of a Life is its Service," resonates among its 21,000 students, eight colleges and well beyond its historical roots through research, creative endeavors, service learning, volunteering and more.
SHSU is an institution whose mission is to provide high quality education, scholarship, and service to students. With over 90 bachelor degrees, 50 master’s, and 11 doctoral programs—including the nation’s first Ph.D. in forensic science, SHSU provides an exceptional college experience for every student: traditional or non-traditional; first generation; international; or online.
Service to self and others is paramount at SHSU and reflected in all university organizations and programs. In fact, the university was named to USA Today’s Top 50 in the U.S. for “commitment to civic engagement and global awareness,” in addition to being classified a "Community Engaged Campus" by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education. This honor, bestowed to only 311 public institutions nationwide, acknowledges the university's significant commitment to service.
Sam Houston State University has a small town feel with large scale opportunities. Located in the Piney Woods region of East Texas, Huntsville provides area residents with a sense of community and belonging, although just an hour drive north of Houston.
Sam Houston State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and Smoke/Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, ancestry, marital status, citizenship, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or protected veteran status. The University takes seriously the initiative to ensure equal opportunity in the workforce and to comply with Title VII as interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court. Sam Houston State University is an “at will” employer. Employees with a contract will have additional terms and conditions. Security-sensitive positions at SHSU require background checks in accordance with Education Code §51.215.
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