Student Associate, CEAS PDCI Emerging Engineers Leadership Program

Next Lives at the University of Cincinnati

Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation’s best urban public research universities. Home to more than 53,600 students, 12,000 faculty and staff, and over 360,000 living alumni, UC, a Carnegie 1 institution, combines research prowess with a physical setting The New York Times has called “the most ambitious campus design program in the country." UC's momentum has never been stronger as the anchor of the Cincinnati Innovation District, the oldest cooperative education (co-op) program in the country with students earning $94 million annually through paid experiences, an academic health system, and as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The university contributes $10.6 billion in economic impact to the city and $22.7 billion to the state of Ohio. At UC, next is all of us. Learn more at uc.edu.

UC is a mission-driven organization where we are committed to student success and positively transforming the community through scholarship and service. We thrive on innovation, making an impact, and fostering an environment where staff and faculty are key contributors to UC’s success.

2026 Application for PDCI Emerging Engineers Leadership Program

The Emerging Engineers Leadership Program is a yearlong program within PDCI! Students apply to be apart of this program, and start in May. Students participating in this program receive rigorous leadership learning and training. During training, students build professional skills, learn how to be peer mentors, develop self-confidence, community engagement, and leadership skills.

Learning Outcomes

• Increase student success through personal, emotional, and intellectual development opportunities
• Cultivate sense of community and connectedness
• Teaching Assistant during the summer bridge program
• Be an academic expert within a course
• Increase student leadership and professional development

Leader Responsibilities

• Serve as a CEAS PDCI representative
• Attend ALL training sessions prior to Summer Bridge
• Taking initiative with opportunities
• Welcome, greet, and connect with new students and their families
• Provide up-to-date and accurate information about PDCI
• Create and develop opportunities for peers
• Communicate with students of different majors within program
• Facilitate small group discussions
• Model positive behavior and attitude towards peers
• Provide mentorship to first year students
• Complete other duties as assigned

Benefits of Being an Emerging Engineer Leader

• Hourly wage compensation for training, summer bridge, and weekly seminars
• Mentor peers
• Develop leadership, teamwork, public speaking, and communicative skills

Application Criteria

• High School Diploma or GED
• Enrolled at a post-secondary institution or a secondary school.
• Enrolled at least part-time (one or more credit hours if at a post-secondary institution), except for summer term, or will be a registered student during the next academic term.
• Must be at least 16 years of age.
• “Enrollment” shall include:
  • The period between two successive terms for which the student is enrolled.
  • The one “off” term in each academic year in which the student is not enrolled. Student employee status may be retained for one additional term following either graduation or withdrawal from enrollment.

Questions

The PDCI Emerging Engineers Leadership position can be directed to Kelsi Goins, [email protected].

As a UC student employee, and employee of an Ohio public institution, if hired you will not contribute to the federal Social Security system, other than contributions to Medicare. Instead, UC employees have the option to contribute to a state retirement plan (OPERS, STRS) or an alternative retirement plan (ARP).

If hired, you will be required to provide satisfactory proof of employment eligibility. You will need to present acceptable, original forms of identification such as a passport, photo ID and Social Security Card. (To review acceptable documents, please visit Acceptable I-9 Documents.) If you do not currently have these documents available, please try to ensure that you do, prior to your start date.

Hourly Pay Rate:

To learn more about student employment at The University of Cincinnati, please visit

To learn more about why UC is a great place to work, please visit our careers page at

For questions about the UC recruiting process or to request accommodations with the application, please contact Human Resources at [email protected].

Equal Opportunity Employer. Building a workplace where all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, including Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans.

REQ: 101553

SF:OMJ SF:RM SF:HEJ, SF:INS SF:HERC SF:DIV SF:LJN SF:IHE