Graduate Administrative Assistant - Transportation

Graduate Administrative Assistant – Transportation (Spring 2026)

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Job no: 497934
Work type: Graduate Administrative Assistant
Location: Jacksonville, AL (Main Campus)
Categories: Student Employment

Department: Transportation

Position Summary: The duties of a Transportation Graduate Administrative Assistant (GAA) under the supervision of the transportation faculty and/or staff may include assisting with driving and operating Jacksonville State University vehicles, assisting with operational and administrative tasks, and additional duties as required by the department. Positions will be filled based on individual applicant’s skills, qualification, and departmental needs. If you choose to apply for employment as a graduate student at Jax State, your transcripts and letters of recommendation will be reviewed by personnel from the units who have posted a graduate administrative assistantship position.

Graduate Administrative Assistants are expected to work 20 hours per week during a fall or spring semester, or a full summer term (May, June, and July). The hourly rate is $8.25 per hour with a maximum of 20 hours per week for a total of 16 weeks. Student pay is disbursed biweekly and is based on the number of hours worked;

students must clock in and clock out for each shift. In addition to an hourly rate, Graduate Assistantships carry a scholarship each semester up to the maximum award of $4,386.00. The scholarship award covers the general university fee and tuition. Students are responsible for additional fees such as international, program, and course fees. Students enrolled in specialty priced programs may owe a remaining balance after scholarship award.

• Assist the Transportation System Faculty/Staff.
• Assist with Operational Tasks.
• Assist with driving and operating Jacksonville State University vehicles.
• Assist with Administrative and Clerical Duties as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the department.

• Must have a valid driver’s license for at least 3 years.
• Must be classified as a degree‑seeking graduate student at Jax State.
• Must be actively enrolled in a graduate degree program at Jax State during the assistantship semester.
• If a new student, must be admitted to a degree program.
• Must be actively enrolled in required coursework towards the degree. The Graduate Assistantship will not pay for courses that are not in the degree program plan of study/checklist.
• Must hold the minimum required GPA for the student’s enrolled degree program.
• During the assistantship semester, must be enrolled at Jax State in six to nine (6‑9) graduate semester hours in a fall or spring semester or six to nine (6‑9) graduate semester hours in a full summer term. An exception may be made by the Director of Graduate Studies, under the following circumstances:
  • Student is required to take undergraduate courses for a graduate degree; payment for these courses is conditional upon a memo from the student’s advisor to the Director of Graduate Studies.
  • Student has made satisfactory progress toward obtaining the graduate degree and needs fewer than six (6) graduate semester hours; the student may be considered for an assistantship.
  • Student will hold a Graduate Teaching Assistantship during a summer term; the student may be allowed to enroll in fewer than six (6) graduate hours to be considered for the assistantship, provided the courses are required for the degree.
• Must not be holding another campus job.
• A graduate assistant is prohibited from accepting, receiving, or being credited for other forms of tuition scholarships or waivers from the University. Scholarships from sources outside of the University and the Jax State employee benefit of tuition assistance are permitted.
• If the student has previously held a Graduate Assistantship position at…