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There are two main types of academic graduate assistantships
available in the University: Master’s Assistantships for Master’s
students, and Doctoral Fellows for doctoral students. All of these
positions require some form of teaching and/or research. In
nearly all cases, students must be enrolled in a program of study
affiliated with the department or program offering the
assistantship. With few exceptions to be approved by the
Office of the Provost, Master’s Assistants are required to teach
and/or conduct research for 15-20 hours per week during the regular
Fall and Spring semesters. Master’s students are not permitted to
be teachers of record, although they are permitted to teach labs.
Doctoral Fellows will be required to work 18-20 hours per week as
teachers and/or researchers; they can, with permission and
depending upon the course, be teachers of record, usually within
the core. Unless teaching the maximum number of allowable labs (3)
or courses (2), all academic graduate assistants must devote up to
5 hours per week on student success initiatives, which might
include tutoring, mentoring, meeting with students, conducting
focus groups, or other activities to be determined by their
supervisor in consultation with the Office of the Provost.
In the course of their teaching assignments, Master’s Assistants
and Doctoral Fellows are expected to attend any necessary
orientations, assessment workshops, relevant faculty development
meetings, and meet with students as necessary. For more
information, students should contact program supervisors and
consult the Graduate Assistant/Doctoral Fellows
Manual.
Please note that the number of GAs and DFs can vary from
year to year.
Updated April 2013
You will find position descriptions for departments which
come under the colleges listed by clicking on the appropriate link.
Please contact the department for further
information.
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