Student Employment Opportunities

Mellon Research Initiative on Racial Capitalism - 49% GSR 18-19

The Mellon Research Initiative on Racial Capitalism is hiring for an Academic Year GSR for 2018-2019. The GSR will be expected to engage in all aspects of the initiative and help its overall impact on campus. Responsibilities include website maintenance; event coordination; event advertising. They should be able to work independently, take initiative, and trouble-shoot effectively.

The GSR is a .49 position that covers tuition, fees and health insurance. Salary step is determined by the departmental GSR scale.

If you are interested in this position, please email <[email protected]> with the following by Friday, May 4th:

1) brief CV

2) A paragraph describing your interest in the position and the relevance of the initiative on racial capitalism for your own research and/or personal goals. Please also highlight any relevant experience.

Career Discovery Group Program - 25% TA

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Associate Instructor Description

Completion of 30 units of graduate work and one year teaching experience, including any time served as a TA are required to hold and AI position. These positions are given to graduate students who have excellent scholarship and teaching promise. They are temporarily appointed as the instructor of a lower-division course, and in rare cases, of an upper division course. This position qualifies for a partial remission of in-state fees, along with a monthly stipend.

Graduate Reader Description

Duties include the grading of student papers and examinations. Students may read for more than one course at a time. This position provides a partial remission of in-state fees and full tuition remission. An hourly salary is paid for the actual number of hours spent grading. Pay is disbursed after readers submit their hours for grading.

Graduate Student Research Assistanship Description

Various faculty members have research grants that provide money for research assistants. Graduate student researcher (GSR) duties may involve tasks such as observation and interviewing, questionnaire development, computer work, and/or library research. Students most likely to become GSRs are those who are specializing in or who are interested in the faculty member's area of research, and who possess requisite skills or are willing to acquire them.

Graduate student research assistants have varying durations of employment and may work a maximum of 20 hours a week. This position provides a full fee remission of in-state fees, along with a monthly stipend. Inquire about such positions by directly contacting individual faculty members.

Teaching Assistant Description

TA's must be enrolled full-time and be in good academic standing to obtain/retain an appointment under the tutelage and supervision of a faculty member. This position provides a partial fee remission of in-state fees, full tuition remission, and a monthly stipend.

TA's are not responsible for the instructional content of a course, for selection of student assignments, for planning of examinations, or for determining the term grade for students. The Teaching Assistant is responsible for the conduct of recitation, laboratory, or quiz sections under the active direction and supervision of a member of the faculty.