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 2026 semester. A description of each faculty member is available in a PDF linked to their name.
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 NOW OPEN
Assistant Application DEADLINE: Monday, May 11, 2026.
Faculty must select students to fill their positions by Monday, August 24, 2026. However, faculty may choose to fill their positions earlier. As such, be sure to frequently check your email over the break.
College of Arts and Sciences
*Also Biological Sciences, **Also Environmental Sciences, ***Also Environmental Sciences
School of Business
| CMIS | |
| Mary Macharia | Apply Now! |
| Joseph Vithayathil | Apply Now! |
| Economics & Finance | |
| Rakesh Bharati | Apply Now! |
School of Dental Medicine
| Biomedical and Craniofacial Sciences | |
| Alicia De Maria | Apply Now! |
| Brenda Del Moral | Apply Now! |
| Cinnamon VanPutte | Apply Now! |
| Andres Davila | Apply Now! |
School of Education, Health and Human Behavior
| Educational Leadership | |
| Latrice Marianno | Apply Now! |
| Exercise, Sport, and Nutrition Sciences | |
| Chaya Goplan | Apply Now! |
| Katherine Mora | Apply Now! |
| Bryan Smith | Apply Now! |
| Erin Vanderbunt | Apply Now! |
| Joshua Wooten | Apply Now! |
| Jen Zuercher | Apply Now! |
| Psychology | |
| Ashley Abraham | Apply Now! |
| Rachel Bradley | Apply Now! |
| Marie Childers | Apply Now! |
| Sarah Conoyer | Apply Now! |
| David Fisher | Apply Now! |
| Carlee Hawkins | Apply Now! |
| Diana Jenkins | Apply Now! |
| Jeremy Jewell | Apply Now! |
| Jonathan Pettibone | Apply Now! |
| Margaret Polk | Apply Now! |
| Eunyoe Ro | Position Filled |
| Mitsuru Shimizu | Apply Now! |
| Public Health and Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology | |
| Cedric Harville II | Apply Now! |
| Steffany Chleboun | Apply Now! |
| Marie Klopfenstein | Apply Now! |
| Allison Sauerwein | Apply Now! |
School of Engineering
| Computer Science | |
| Manas Das | Apply Now! |
| Thoshitha Gamage | Apply Now! |
| John Matta | Apply Now! |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | |
| Mousam Hossain | Apply Now! |
| Amardeep Kaur | Apply Now! |
| Jon Klingensmith | Apply Now! |
| Ashiq Sakib | Apply Now! |
| Industrial Engineering | |
| Sinan Onal | Apply Now! |
| Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering | |
| Jeff Darabi | Apply Now! |
| Jagath Gunasekera | Apply Now! |
| Physics | |
| Abdullatif Hamad | Apply Now! |
School of Nursing
| Family Health and Community Health | |
| Amelia Perez | Apply Now! |
| Nancy Kurilla | Apply Now! |
| Primary Care and Health Systems | |
| Angela Andrews | Apply Now! |
| Mary Frazier | Apply Now! |
| Sheri Compton-McBride | Apply Now! |
School of Pharmacy
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Bhargav Patel | Apply Now! |
| Joseph Schober | Apply Now! |
Other Projects
| University Museum | |
| Erin Vigneau-Dimick | Apply Now! |
