FAQs: Student Employment

Campus Employment is a non-need based form of student aid. Students are typically eligible to work on-campus even if Campus Employment is not listed on their Financial Aid Offer.

Federal Work-Study is a need-based form of employment subsidized by the federal government. Students may obtain employment on campus, and/or at participating community service agencies.

Employment is not required. However, if you prefer not to work, you may choose to obtain outside scholarships and/or student loans to replace your work eligibility.

If you decide not to work in the fall, you may still apply for jobs in the spring. While opportunities for work may be somewhat limited, starting mid-year is an option.

While students are abroad, if students have the opportunity to do in-person work in an education capacity, they may do so. As an example, a student could be hired as a teaching assistant for his or her study abroad program.  However, while students are abroad they cannot work remotely (from their abroad location) for our campus in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Students may receive additional student loan eligibility to offset the amount of student employment eligibility they would be awarded if they were studying on-campus.

It is the student's responsibility to secure employment. Students who have not applied for a job will not receive communication from employers. If you receive a suspicious email offering employment from someone claiming to be a professor or employing organization, please contact our office. You may start your job search by visiting the JOBboard or by contacting departments directly.

The JOBboard is updated daily, as new positions become available. If you are interested in working for a particular department and do not see an employment opportunity listed, you may contact departments directly.

The Office of Student Employment employs Notre Dame students. All other students interested in working for the University should visit the Human Resources website.

Yes, students may hold more than one position at a time; however, students must monitor their time so they do not exceed a combined 20 hours per week during the academic year.

Students may work a maximum of 20 hours per week at an on-campus or community service job during the academic year. In general, students may work up to 40 hours per week (total of all positions) during scheduled University breaks. Students are strongly encouraged to verify their work authorization/program work requirements as appropriate.

Student employees are paid for hours worked via direct deposit to a personal bank account. Hourly employees are paid biweekly and pay stubs are accessible through insideND. NOTE: DIRECT DEPOSIT within IRISHPAY is separate from the direct deposit that you may have set up with the Payroll Office to receive student employment payments.

The Payroll Calendars can be viewed on the Payroll website. For additional information, please contact the University’s Payroll Office at (574) 631-7575. If you are interested in having a portion of your pay deposited directly into your University account, you should contact the Office of Student Accounts at (574) 631-7113.

Students may reference the New Student Employee Guide within the Employment Toolkit task in insideND for information on the Form I-9 completion process.

Students enrolled full-time are exempt from FICA tax withholdings.