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Graduate Assistant
Job Description
Position Number:
1P0006Title:
Graduate AssistantFunctional Title:
Graduate AssistantCategory Status:
04-Graduate AssistantApplicant Search Category:
Graduate AssistantUnit:
BSOS-College of Behavioral & Social SciencesCampus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
Background Checks
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Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
This position is a graduate assistantship in the BSOS Feller Center for Academic Advising and Career Planning and offers an in-depth educational and professional position to a student working simultaneously towards a graduate degree.
- Support the college’s implementation of student success policies and processes.
- Review students’ major change requests and graduation plans and communicate
- feedback regarding plans to students.
- Determine students’ eligibility for the College’s limited enrollment majors.
- Conduct academic audits to inform students of their progress towards earning a degree.
- Work with the registrar’s office and students to maintain accurate academic records.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
- Admission into a UMCP graduate program required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Ability to handle coursework on graduate level along with work responsibilities.
- Ability to work with computer-assisted advising technology, word processing software, and databases.
- Strong assessment, organizational, administrative, and communication skills.
- Able to learn quickly, independently and cooperatively to provide good service.
- Accuracy and flexibility.
Preferences:
Preferences:
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel/Access is preferred.
Additional Certifications:
Duration:
This position is a one-year renewable assistantship coinciding with the University’s academic program and is a 12-month graduate assistant staff position. The position follows the faculty rather than the student holiday calendar.
This position is a one-year renewable assistantship coinciding with the University’s academic program and is a 12-month graduate assistant staff position. The position follows the faculty rather than the student holiday calendar.
Remuneration:
The salary for this position is $34,052 plus tuition (up to ten credits each Fall and Spring semester) and may be higher depending on class standing in graduate program. The average work week is 20 hours.
Position available:
July 2024
How to Apply:
For best consideration, please submit application materials by April 19, 2024 to ejobs.umd.edu. Applications will be accepted until position is filled. Please, no phone or email inquiries.
Posting Date:
04/08/2024Open Until Filled
YesBest Consideration Date
04/19/2024Diversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
Women, minorities, LGBTQ+, veterans, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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