When You Reach Your Limit Student employment at Amherst College is open to all students, without regard to whether they are eligible to receive financial aid. Approximately 60 percent of all students at Amherst work on campus at some time during the academic year. If you intend to work on campus in the coming academic year, please note the following procedures and regulations for student employment. Finding A Job.
Students are responsible for finding their own jobs.
To do this, you should go to the department you are interested in and talk directly to the person in that department who is responsible for employment. The major student employers include Dining Services, Frost Library, and the Physical Plant. Other employers include Mead Art Museum, Post Office, Campus Police, Athletic Department, Dean of Students Office, Admission Office, Alumni Office, Registrar's Office, Language Laboratory, Music Library, Career Center, and many of the academic offices. This form will certify your eligibility for employment to a potential employer. The EAF also indicates that you have completed an I-9 Form and provided documentation to the Office of Financial Aid to comply with the requirements of the Federal Immigration Reform and Control Act.