Graduate Assistant - Warrensburg, United States - University of Central Missouri

Description

Position Purpose
Graduate Assistants' duties will include, but are not limited to the following: 1. Contribute to literature reviews for research projects and grant development.
2. Support data collection and analysis for on-going research projects.
3. Provide classroom related assistance for faculty (e.g., present lectures, monitor examinations, operate film projection and videos, grade objective examinations).
4. Development of on-line courses in collaboration with faculty.
5. Planning and hosting sponsored conferences in collaboration with faculty.
6. Overseeing short and long term department projects.

Education & Formal Training Bachelor's degree (Specify field(s) of study below) Other Education & Formal Training Computer Skills Word-Processing, Spreadsheet, Presentation Experience Other Experience Experience with social media is highly desired.

Special Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge:

Attention to detail, Communication skills, including oral, written, and/or nonverbal, Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and meet deadlines, Maintain confidentiality Other Special Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge Criminal Justice graduate students preferred; other disciplines will be considered.

Preferred:
academic writing and professional interpersonal communication skills.


Special Working Conditions:
Professional appearance

Other Special Working Conditions Scholarship:
Students filling a Graduate Assistantship (GA) position are
eligible to receive a graduate tuition waiver, a graduate non-resident
tuition waiver (if applicable), and a graduate mandatory fees waiver. The
scholarships are in the form of a waiver and the funds are not deposited
into the student's personal account. Instead, the student's bill is reduced
by the amount of the scholarship awarded. If the maximum amount of the
scholarship is not used, the remainder is not paid to the student in any
form and unused scholarship money cannot be carried over to another
semester. The scholarship is applied to graduate level courses only;
courses taken for undergraduate credit are not eligible to be covered by
the GA scholarship. The non-resident fee scholarship only applies to
classes taken on the UCM Warrensburg campus. The maximum scholarship
amounts are based on the size of assistantship held.

For a half-time (10 hours per week) assistantship, the scholarship covers tuition costs up to $2,430.00 and mandatory fees up to $228.25 of graduate coursework per semester.

Other Special Qualifications