Employment Status:
Full time (29-40 Hrs)
Type of Employment:
Graduate Assistant
# of openings:
1
Location:
ASU-Jonesboro
Proposed Salary Range:
$13,644.00
Closing:
7/6/26
Please note: All postings close at 12 A.M. CST on the closing date. This employer participates in E-Verify.
Position Summary:
The primary purpose of a graduate assistantship is to promote the student's successful completion of an academic program while giving them experience working in an academic environment.
Graduate assistantships support the University's teaching, research, and service missions for the benefit of students in areas closely related to their chosen field of study.
Duties & Responsibilities:
The Chair of the department or Director of the unit in which the assistantship is held will assign the duties and responsibilities. These responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Assisting assigned professor or instructor with grading papers and exams
- Proctoring exams and tests
- Co-teaching or assistance in survey-level classes
- Possibly tutoring students in upper-level courses
- Record keeping and Canvas course shell assistance
- Holding appropriate office hours for assigned professors' students if needed
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Strong computer skills and good oral and written communication skills.
Ability to follow instructions and complete assigned tasks and adhere to assigned work schedule.
General Days/Hours:
Graduate Assistants are expected to work an average of 20 hours a week.
Regular and Reliable Attendance
Other:
Please note: All postings close at 12 A.M. CST on the closing date.
This application will only be considered for the term selected on page one and should be submitted directly to the department that has the desired Graduate Assistant position. A new application form must be submitted for each new period that an assistantship is desired.
The Master and Specialist assistantships will have a maximum time limit of five semesters. An exception is made for students admitted based on a Bachelor's Degree rather than a Master's Degree to the Ed.S. in Psychology and Counseling; these students will have a maximum time limit of eight semesters.
Some departments may request additional information such as a resume and/or a potential work schedule. Please contact the department directly to see if they require the submission of any additional documentation with the GA Application.
Master Graduate Assistants will receive instate tuition.
Minimum Qualifications:
Graduate Students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on graduate work in order to be eligible for a Graduate Assistant position. In order to work for the Department of History as a GA, the student must have a Bachelor of Arts in History or a Bachelor of Science in Education for Social Studies Education.
Master and Specialist GAs must complete a minimum of six hours of graduate credit during a regular semester. Their total credit hours (graduate and undergraduate) cannot exceed 12. Three graduate credit hours are required in the combined summer terms to hold a GA position in any summer term. Total summer credit hours may not exceed seven per summer term.
E-Verify Participation Notice:
https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf
E-Verify Right to Work:
https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf