Graduate Administrative Assistant - English Department - Writing Center; Fall

Overview

Department: English

Position Summary:

Writing consultants have the opportunity to hold interactive writing appointments with student writers from all disciplines on various writing projects such as essays, speeches, proposals, multimodal projects, etc. Consultants must understand the structure of topic sentences, thesis statements, paragraphs, and essays along with essay knowledge. Writing consultants should have a good understanding of grammar and mechanics as well. Knowledge in various rhetorical modes and types (e.g. literary reviews, analyses, blogs, websites, presentations, etc....)

is beneficial. Consultants will develop key skills such as communication, cooperation, and leadership. Consultants will also have the opportunity to specialize in types of writing and citation styles.

A Graduate Administrative Assistant (GAA) under the supervision of the faculty and/or staff, may include assisting faculty and/or staff, as well as other academic support duties, and departmental operational needs, and other associated and clerical duties as assigned.

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 JSU, your transcripts and letters of recommendation will be reviewed by personnel from the units who have posted a graduate administrative assistantship position.

Compensation:

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).

$8.25 per hour with a max 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. Biweekly payroll over the course of the term.

In addition to an hourly rate, Graduate Assistantships carry a scholarship each semester up to the max 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.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Complete up to 20 hours of face-to-face/online tutoring per week during the semester/term.
• Complete assigned training.
• Work with writers during any step of the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing.
• Work with writers from various departments within the university.
• Guide writers through sentence-level grammatical revisions when necessary.
• Guide writers through necessary citation methods.
• Guide writers through developing various multimodal projects (e.g. posters, infographics, presentations, speeches, blogs, video essays, etc…).
• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Assist with Writing Center social media.
• Be positive and encouraging to student writers.
• Follow guidelines and procedures set-up by the Writing Center Coordinator.
• Behave in an ethical and professional manner.
• Maintain confidentiality in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
• Keep accurate records of student consultations.
• Assist students in scheduling appointments as needed.
• Assist in training new consultants as needed.
• Attending meetings and training sessions as scheduled.
• Develop materials and resources for the website.
• Additional duties as required by the department.

Graduate Assistantship

Qualifications:

• Must be classified as a degree-seeking graduate student at JSU.
• Must be actively enrolled in a graduate degree program at JSU 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.

Note:

If a student is classified as a graduate student and is required to take undergraduate courses for the graduate degree (foundation courses, undergraduate deficiency courses, etc.), the Graduate Assistantship will only pay for these courses if they are documented as required courses…