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Trainee

Job Group: Student Assistant
Job Subgroup: Student Assistant
Salary Range (Annual): 57: Contact your division
Employee Category: Student Assistants
Job Code: SA013
  • Job Summary:
    This title is used exclusively for UW-Madison students who are supported by a traineeship while pursuing a particular course of study. Traineeships are ordinarily sponsored through an extramural training grant and are designated as traineeships under the terms of the grant. Taxes will not be withheld from these stipends. Except in rare cases, appointees will be required to pay taxes on the amount of stipend that exceeds the cost of tuition, fees, books, supplies and equipment. Appointees may be required to pay estimated taxes on a quarterly basis.
  • Job Responsibilities:
  • Education:
  • FLSA Status:
    Exempt
  • Institution Job:
    No
  • Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees:
    No
  • Employee Category:
    Student Assistants
  • Scaled Job:
    No
  • Salary Range (Annual):
    57: Contact your division
  • Job Code:
    SA013: Trainee

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