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Honolulu, HI
Part-Time Temporary
2026-00871
University of Hawai'i at Manoa-CoE – Hawaii Advanced Wireless Technologies Institute
Opening Date
May 1, 2026
Closing Date
May 3, 2026
Casual
Description
****Applicants seeking short-term or part-time work with the University of Hawai’i may apply for Casual Hire positions, which include administrative professional and technical(APT) or instructional-type positions. Because of the temporary nature of these appointments, Casual Hire employees are not eligible for most benefits as provided to regular BOR and Civil Service employees, such as paid leave and holidays. Casual Hire appointments may last for up to 89 days for full-time employees and up to one calendar year for part-time employees.
Title: (Casual Hire) Engineering RA
Position Number: *****Casual Hire
Hiring Unit: College of Engineering, Hawaii Advanced Wireless Technologies Institute
Date Posted: 05/01/2026
Closing Date: 05/03/2026
Salary: $25 per hour
Schedule: Up to 30 hours per week
Full Time/Part Time: Part Time
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary
Other condition: Position will begin on May 20, 2026, and end on August 30, 2026.
Duties and Responsibilities
- The researcher should have strong background in computational methods in electrical engineering, Matlab and Python programming experience, and will perform simulations in advanced optimization algorithms such as Genetic Programing. Strong knowledge of antennas and electromagnetism is strongly desired. Much of the research work will be focused on advanced antenna designs.
- Senior in the ECE program
- Took antenna and computational methods courses
- Will graduate with a Bachelor's degree in ECE in spring 2026
- Interested in the PhD program in ECE
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Position Duties
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