Graduate Assistant

Requisition Number 2024-44GA Position Title Graduate Assistant - Research Working Title Graduate Assistant - NIJ Grant Fall 2024 Department 240110 - Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology Pay Rate 1.0 : $4,500.00 (Spring/Fall) FTE 1.0 Position Number G98022 Starting Date: 08/12/2024 End Date: 12/13/2024 Special Instructions to Applicants: Only complete applications will be considered for graduate assistant positions. Once an application has been submitted, you are not permitted to make changes or upload additional documents to the application. You must upload all transcripts and official reference letters at the time of submission. Applications will be denied if reference letters and transcripts are not included. Working hours: Monday through Friday 20 hours per week on a set schedule Posting Date: 03/25/2024 Open Until Filled No Position Purpose Graduate Assistants' duties will include, but are not limited to the following: 1. Complete literature reviews and topical research. 2. Complete/assist with data collection, data entry, analysis, and creation of grant deliverables. 3. Communicate with the grant team, both internally and externally. 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 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 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 full (20 hour per week) assistantship, the scholarship covers tuition costs up to $4,860.00 (+$4,106.75 for non-residents) and mandatory fees up to $684.75 of graduate coursework per semester. Graduate assistantship positions less than full will be prorated accordingly. Other Special Qualifications