How to Apply?
Students apply for URCA Assistant positions through the website. Below is a complete listing of all Assistant positions that are available for the Fall 2024 semester.
Students are able to apply for multiple positions, but a new application must be completed for each position. Also, students are only allowed to accept one Assistant position per semester! Once you’ve committed to one faculty’s position, you are not allowed to accept another faculty offer.
Note for prospective funded students: Any funded URCA student who does not have a social security number, including Foreign National students, needs to have one in order to receive the award. To do this, please email ISSS@siue.edu for assistance with this process.
Requirements
- Any undergraduate student of any level (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior)
- Must have and maintain cumulative grade point average of 2.3 or above
- Enrolled as a full-time student (minimum 12 credit hours) at SIUE for the semester participating in the URCA program
- Not allowed to be an URCA Associate and Assistant
- Submit URCA Assistant Application!
URCA Assistant Applications
Note: Only students who applied through the website by the deadline are eligible for the URCA program!
APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN
Assistant Application DEADLINE: Friday, December 6, 2024 at midnight
Faculty must select students to fill their positions by Monday, January 13, 2025. However, faculty may choose to fill their positions earlier. As such, be sure to frequently check your email over the break.
- This position is only open to students who have declared a major in this discipline.
- This project deals with social justice issues.
- This project deals with sustainability (green) issues.
- This project deals with human health and wellness issues.
- This project deals with community outreach. 
- This project is interdisciplinary in nature. Please scroll to the very bottom to determine the types of students who may apply.
College of Arts and Sciences
School of Business
| CMIS | ||||||||
| Joseph Vithayathil | S25-094 | Position Filled. | ||||||
| Economics & Finance | ||||||||
| Ariel Belasen | S25-001 | Apply Now! | ||||||
| Rakesh Bharati | S25-008 | Position Filled. | ||||||
| Marketing & Management | ||||||||
| Ripinka Patil | S25-070 | Apply Now! |
School of Engineering
| Civil Engineering | |||||||
| Rohan Benjankar | S25-007 | Apply Now! | |||||
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | |||||||
| Mousam Hossain | S25-042 | Apply Now! | |||||
| Jon Klingensmith | S25-050 | Apply Now! | |||||
| Robert LeAnder | S25-053 | Apply Now! | |||||
| Ashiq Sakib | S25-082 | Apply Now! | |||||
| Timothy York | S25-100 | Apply Now! | |||||
| Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering | |||||||
| Jeff Darabi | S25-018 | Apply Now! | |||||
| Nima Lotfi | S25-057 | Apply Now! | |||||
| Computer Science | |||||||
| Igor Crk | S25-017 | Apply Now! | |||||
| Gunes Ercal | S25-027 | Apply Now | |||||
| John Matta | S25-062 | Apply Now! | |||||
| Eren Gultepe | S25-037 | ||||||
| Rubi Quiñones | S25-077 | Apply Now! | |||||
| Industrial Engineering | |||||||
| Sinan Onal | S25-069 | Apply Now! | |||||
| Siqi Zhang | S25-101 | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Chris Gordon | S25-036 | Apply Now! |
School of Education, Health and Human Behavior
| Applied Health | ||||||||
| Steffany Chleboun | S25-013 | Apply Now! | ||||||
| Chaya Gopalan | S25-035 | Apply Now! | ||||||
| Cynthia Inman | S25-45 | Apply Now! | ||||||
| Allison Sauerwein | S25-083 | Position Filled. | ||||||
| Bryan Smith | S25-086 | Apply Now! | ||||||
| Erin Vanderbunt | S25-090 | Apply Now! | ||||||
| Joshua Wooten | S25-098 | Appy Now! | ||||||
| Jen Zuercher | S25-103 | Apply Now! | ||||||
| Psychology | ||||||||
| Ashley Abraham | S25-002 | Apply Now! | ||||||
| Rachel Bradley | S25-010 | Apply Now! | ||||||
| Marie Childers | S25-012 | Apply Now! | ||||||
| Sarah Conoyer | S25-015 | Positon Filled. | ||||||
| Catherine Daus | S25-019 | Apply Now! | ||||||
| Jason Finley | S25-031 | Apply Now! | ||||||
| David Fisher | S25-032 | Apply Now! | ||||||
| Carlee Hawkins | S25-041 | Apply Now! | ||||||
| Diana Jenkins | S25-046 | Apply Now! | ||||||
| Jeremy Jewell | S25-047 | Apply Now! | ||||||
| Elizabeth McKenney | S25-065 | Apply Now! | ||||||
| Laura Pawlow | S25-071 | Position Filled. | ||||||
| Maggie Polk | S25-075 | Apply Now! | ||||||
| Eunyoe Ro | S25-081 | Postion Filled. | ||||||
| Mitsuru Shimizu | S25-085 | Apply Now! | ||||||
| Teaching and Learning | ||||||||
| Kira Hamann | S25-040 | Apply Now! | ||||||
| Barbara Martin | S25-060 | Apply Now! |
School of Nursing
| Family Health and Community Health Nursing | ||||||||
| Annie Imboden | S25-044 | Position Filled. | ||||||
| Primary Care and Health Systems | ||||||||
| Tracy Cooley | S25-016 | Apply Now! |
School of Dental Medicine
| Development, Growth and Structure | ||||||||
| Barbara McCracken | S25-064 | Apply Now! | ||||||
| Cinnamon VanPutte | S25-091 | Apply Now! |
School of Pharmacy
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | ||||||||
| Radhika Devraj | S25-020 | Apply Now! | ||||||
| Maria Kontoyianni | S25-051 | Apply Now! |
Other Projects
| University Museum | ||||||||
| Erin Vigneau-Dimick | S25-093 | Apply Now! | ||||||
| Library and Information Services | ||||||||
| Mitchell Haas | S25-038 | Apply Now! |
Interdiciplinary Projects
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Ashley Abraham: Speech Pathology, Linguistics, Education |
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Maurina Aranda: Psychology, Interdisciplinary Studies, Elementary Education, Black Studies |
| Ariel Belasen: Public Health, Data Analytics, Nursing |
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Rohan Benjankr: Environmental Science, Geography |
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Rakesh Bharati: Interdisciplinary |
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Carolyn Butts-Wilmsmeyer: BIOL, CHEM, ENSC, CS, CMIS, MATH & STAT |
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Yohan Choi: Sociology; Social Networks; Network Analysis; Diversity and Inclusion |
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Igor Crk: Psychology, Music |
| Jie Dong: Biology, Environmental Science |
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Andres Durantini: Pharmacy, Engineering, Biology, Environmental Chemistry, Computer Science |
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Debanjana Ghosh: Pharmacy, Civil Engineering |
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Mitchell Haas: Any (History, Political Science, and English preferred) |
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Shunfu Hu: Health Science |
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Geovonday Jones: Theatre, Black Studies, Education, Dance, Art, Mass Communications |
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Cynthia Inman: Math and Statistics |
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Maria Kontoyianni: Computer Science, Chemistry, Biology, |
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Robert LeAnder: Psychology, Biology, Nursing Engineering |
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Tianyu Li: Public Health, Computer Science, Environmental Science |
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ZQ Lin: CHEM, BIOL |
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Sorin Nastasia: Social Sciences and Humanities |
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Rubi Quiones: Plant Science, other Engineering |
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Corey Ragsdale: ANTH, BIOL |
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Johanna Schmitz: Interdisiplinary |
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Michael Stumbras: Chemistry, Biology, Engineering |
| Erin Vigneau-Dimick: Fine Arts, Museum Studies, Anthropolgy, History |
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Chin-Chuan Wei: Chemistry, Biochemistry, Environmental, Pharmacy |
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Joseph Vithayathil: Social Sciences |
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Kathleen Vongsathorn: Interdisciplinary |
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Chin-Chuan Wei: Biochemistry, Biology, Pharmacy |
For more information on the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Program, contact Dr. Ariel Belasen at (618) 650-2940 or abelase@siue.edu
