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 Spring 2026 semester.
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 CLOSED FOR SPRING 2026 SEMESTER
Assistant Application DEADLINE: Friday, December 5th, at 11:59pm.
Faculty must select students to fill their positions by Monday, January 12th, 2026. However, faculty may choose to fill their positions earlier. As such, be sure to frequently check your email over the break.
- This position is only open to students who have declared a major in this discipline.
- This project deals with social justice issues.
- This project deals with sustainability (green) issues.
- This project deals with human health and wellness issues.
- This project deals with community outreach. 
- This project is interdisciplinary in nature. Please scroll to the very bottom to determine the types of students who may apply.
College of Arts and Sciences
School of Business
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| Joseph Vithayathil | S26-84 | |
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| Rakesh Bharati | S26-05 | |
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School of Engineering
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| Rohan Benjankar | S26-05 | |
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| Electrical and Computer Engineering | ||||||||
| Mousam Hossain | S26-33 | |
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| Jon Klingensmith | S26-40 | |
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| Ashiq Sakib | S26-66 | |
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| Yadong Wang | S26-85 | |
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| Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering | ||||||||
| Jeff Darabi | S26-13 | |
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| Jagath Gunasekera | S26-30 | |
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| Nima Lotfi | S26-45 | |
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| John Matta | S26-49 | |
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| Sinan Onal | S26-54 | |
School of Education, Health and Human Behavior
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| Ashley Abraham | S26-01 | |
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| Rachel Bradley | S26-08 | |
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| Sarah Conoyer | S26-12 | |
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| Catherine Daus | S26-14 | |
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| Jason Finley | S26-22 | |
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| David Fisher | S26-23 | |
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| Diana Jenkins | S26-36 | |
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| Jeremy Jewell | S26-37 | |
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| Margaret Polk | S26-61 | |
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| Eunyoe Ro | S26-65 | |
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| Mitsuru Shimizu | S26-70 | |
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| Exercise, Sport, and Nutrition Sciences | ||||||||
| Chaya Goplan | S26-28 | |
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| Cynthia Inman | S26-35 | |
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| Katherine Mora | S26-51 | |
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| Bryan Smith | S26-73 | |
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| Erin Vanderbunt | S26-81 | |
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| Joshua Wooten | S26-88 | |
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| Jen Zuercher | S26-90 | |
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| Public Health and Speech-Language Pathologu & Audiology | ||||||||
| Steffany Chleboun | S26-11 | |
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| James Panico | S26-56 | |
School of Nursing
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| Annie Imboden | S26-34 | |
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| Amelia Perez | S26-58 | |
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| Primary Care and Health Systems | ||||||||
| Erica Frost | S26-26 | |
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| Nurse Anesthesiology | ||||||||
| Lauren Douglass | S26-17 | |
School of Dental Medicine
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| Cinnamon VanPutte | S26-82 | |
School of Pharmacy
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| Bhargav Patel | S26-57 | |
Other Projects
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| Erin Vigneau-Dimick | S26-83 | |
Interdisciplinary Projects
| Interdisiplinary Projects |
| Ashley Abraham: Speech-Language Pathology, Education, Computer Science |
| Maurina Aranda: Interdisciplanary Studies, Elementary Education, Psychology |
| Rohan Benjankar: Computer Science, Geography, Enviromental Science Chemistry, Etc. |
| Tisha Brooks: English, History, Black Studies |
| Sarah Conoyer: Education, Special Education |
| Catherine Daus: Nursing, Engineering, Business, Management, Social Work, Criminal Justice |
| Andres Durantini: Biology, Environmental Chemistry, Pharmacy |
| Brett Fredericksen: Geography or Environmental Science |
| Debanjana Ghosh: Physics, Civil Engineering |
| Chaya Goplan: Students interested in educational pedagogy |
| Nicholas Guehlstorf: Environmental Sciences, Political Science, Geography and GIS, History, Biology, Chemisty |
| Cynthia Inman: Nursing |
| Adrianna Jones: African American Studies, Social Justice, Criminal Justice |
| Tianyu Li: Geography, Public Health, Data Science, and Computer Science |
| ZQ Lin: CHEM, BIOL |
| Shannon McCarragher: Policial Science, Environmental Science, Anthropology, Sociology, Engineering, Biology, History |
| Corey Ragsdale: Anthropology, Biology |
| Johanna Schmitz: All majors |
| Matthew Schunke: All majors |
| Margaret Smith: History, English, Anthropology, Sociology, Political Science, Geography, Environmental Science, Biology |
| Erin Vigneau-Dimick: Fine Arts, Museum Studies, Anthropology, History |
| Joseph Vithayathil: STEM Disciplines |
For more information on the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Program, contact Dr. Amelia Perez at (618) 650-3992 or aperez@siue.edu
