Work @Spark!
Spark! offers a limited number of student work opportunities while you earn your degree. Hiring is as-needed, on a rolling basis semester by semester. Questions about working at Spark! can be emailed to buspark@bu.edu.
General positions
Spark! Ambassadors
Spark! Ambassadors manage activities and events connected to the Spark! Space, and work to build an inclusive, vibrant, and enriching community for students interested in computer science, data science, engineering, and related disciplines. Spark! hires four different types of Ambassadors:
- Community Ambassadors focus on fun, wellness, and connection.
- Learning Ambassadors focus on technology, and professional development skills and opportunities.
- JEDI Ambassadors ensure that our community is Just, Equitable, Diverse, and Inclusive.
- Ignite Ambassadors support student clubs and inter-club collaboration.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis semester by semester.
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X-Lab positions
Project Manager
Project Managers oversee a portfolio of projects, attend weekly meetings with your team and Spark! staff, provide supportive feedback to students, proactively manage partners to ensure client satisfaction with student work, collect and organize documented work at the end of a project, and prepare for the following semester.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis semester by semester.
Technical Engineers
Technical Engineers oversee the technical components of portfolio of projects, attend weekly meetings with your team and Spark! staff, provide supportive feedback to students, ensure client satisfaction with student’s technical work, collect and organize documented work at the end of project, and prepare for the following semester.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis semester by semester.
Spark! also hires Technical and UX Design interns through the X-Lab. Learn more about the X-Lab Internship.