Please note: This information is subject to change.
Application Process
Students interested in applying for part-time positions in the Computer Science Department need to:
- Visit the BYU HR site to determine eligibility. (http://www.byu.edu/hr/se/EmployPolicy.htm)
- International students need to visit the following two sites to determine eligibility: http://www.byu.edu/hr/se/policy.htm#int and http://international.byu.edu/
- If eligible for student employment, go to the Department Job Board to apply online for Teaching and Research Assistant positions.
- For other jobs, download the desired PDF application using the links on the right side of the page. Complete the application and submit it to the Computer Science Department, 3361 TMCB. Applications will be kept on-file throughout the current semester. Reapplication may be made for each new semester/term.
- Students interested and qualified for a specific Teaching or Research Assistant position may also contact the faculty member directly.
Hiring Process
Student must complete an online application through the CS Website . There will be dialogue between the faculty member and the student about the student working for the faculty member. Upon selection of an applicant, a faculty member will submit a hire request. The CS Employment Secretary will process the request.
If this is the first time the student has been employed on campus, an email will be sent to the student explaining the process to complete an I-9 at the Student Employment Office, 2024 WSC. The I-9 must be completed before the student will be cleared to work on campus.
If the student will be working on contract, an email will be sent to the student notifying the student to go to the CS Office, 3361 TMCB to sign the contract.
Once Student Employment has authorized the student to work, the student will receive an email notifying that employment has been authorized. NOTE: Student is not to begin working before receiving this confirmation.
Students employed during their last semester of school and wishing to enroll in less than the required credits may invoke their Last Semester Option. This option may only be used once. If the student does not graduate at the end of their option, they must be enrolled for the full required credits in any subsequent semesters/terms in order to continue employment.
Pay & Compensation
Each student is responsible to keep his/her own profile current on the CS website. TA compensation is based upon the student's Computer Science class standing, as recorded in the profile information stored on the CS website. An additional $0.50 per hour is added for each semester that the student returns to work as a TA, up to a maximum cumulative total of $14.00 per hour. Students should update their profile as soon as possible after receiving grades for courses or advancing to a different standing and notify the CS Employment Secretary of the change. The CS Department may retroactively update a student’s pay rate for a maximum of one previous pay period at our discretion. All RA compensation is independently arranged with the individual professor with whom the RA will work.
| Department TA Hourly Payscale | |
|---|---|
| Class Standing | Rate |
| CS FRESHMAN | $ 8.60 |
| CS SOPHOMORE | $ 9.60 |
Completion of: CS142, CS124, CS235 | |
| CS JUNIOR | $10.65 |
Completion of: CS236, CS240, CS252 | |
| CS SENIOR | $11.65 |
Completion of: CS312, CS330, (CS324 or CS340) and (CS345 or CS360) | |
| MS | $11.45 |
| MS PROPOSED | $12.45 |
| PhD | $13.45 |
Payroll
Employees will be paid in one of the following ways:
- HOURLY employees are required to use the University's Kronos payroll system. Time may be entered in the following ways:
- KRONOS TIMESTAMP. Access Kronos (https://kronos.byu.edu/wfc/html/kronoswfc.htm) through Route Y. Under the "Work" heading, click on the Kronos link. Select the "Workforce Employee" link and log in with your Route Y ID and password. You may do a timestamp when beginning and ending work. CONCURRENT HIRES must select the correct account for their CS job from the drop-down menu.
- TIME CLOCK. Swipe your BYU ID card when beginning and ending work, in a time clock located in the CS Department on the 1st floor of the TMCB. CONCURRENT HIRES must select the correct function key (F-Key) for their CS job before swiping their BYU ID when clocking in on the time clock. DO NOT use the F-Key when clocking out.
- TIME SHEET. Authorized employees will log time on a Time Sheet. The Time Sheet must be signed by the sponsoring faculty member. It can then be brought to the Computer Science Office, 3361 TMCB, and dropped in the Time Sheet Drop Box by 5:00 PM on the last day of the pay period. Time will be entered by the CS Employment Secretary on the Kronos System. NOTE: It is CS Department policy that ALL International Students must use a Time Sheet to record hours worked. Only International students and other AUTHORIZED students will use time sheets. All other employees will use Kronos.
- CONTRACTED students will receive a salaried amount per paycheck until the effective termination date of the contract. Contracted students are not required to clock hours worked. However, International Students must keep a record of hours worked to be supplied if requested.
CORRECTIONS TO TIME AND/OR "MISSED PUNCHES": Employees must come to the Computer Science Office, 3361 TMCB, to make corrections to their time in the Missed Punch Book. NOTE: ALL corrections and missed punches require an entry in the Missed Punch Book, including the employee's signature.
International Students
Please utilize the following two websites in determining employment eligibility:
- BYU Student Employment Policies (http://www.byu.edu/hr/se/policy.htm#int)
- BYU International Services (http://international.byu.edu/)
Department policy is that ALL International Students submit their hours worked using the Department Time Sheet. This sheet will require the sponsoring faculty member's signature, and must be turned into the CS Department Secretary by 5pm on the last day of the pay period.