Graduate Assistant Job Description

Position Title: Graduate Assistant for Counseling Program

Reports to: The assigned faculty member for each semester and the Counseling Division Chair. GA evaluations at the 3rd week and end of the semester will be completed by the assigned faculty, copied to the Counseling Chair and any particular concerns shared with the SAHS Director.

Terms of Employment

For the fall semester: 20/10 hours per week, beginning August 21, 2023 and ending December 15, 2023. These dates might vary upon approval of the academic calendar.
For the spring semester: 20/10 hours per week, beginning January 16, 2024 and ending May 10, 2024. These dates might vary upon approval of the academic calendar.

Compensation

Graduate Assistantship stipend is $2,779.00 for half-time and $5,558.00 for full-time per semester and may be prorated depending on start date.
Graduate Assistants and their spouses may qualify for in-state tuition.
Graduate Assistants may receive University holidays and do not work during the interims between semesters.
For more information regarding Graduate Assistantship procedures review grad.uni.edu/funding.

Position Description

Program Activities:

Collecting and analyzing information for accreditation, assessment, and internal reports
Updating the Counseling Program website/Facebook page
Collecting relevant information online
Organizing files
Writing articles for departmental newsletter or other university publications
Taking and posting appropriate photos
Helping to create boards and others materials related to departmental programs
Representing the department at campus and other events
Helping with schedules and meetings for visiting professors, job candidates, prospective students, and interviewing students
Helping with various college events
Occasional photocopying
Occasional staffing of the front desk
Staffing hours at the counseling clinic, so that other students can record in rooms

Teaching Activities:

Helping with faculty assessments
Occasional photocopying
Giving a lecture or doing a demonstration for feedback when the instructor is there
Assisting with development of class materials
Showing a video (if the professor is gone)
Leading or participating in class discussions
Acting as a “peer reviewer” for students
Acting as a role model during class
Acting as a resource for undergraduates interested in exploring the nature of graduate school
Updating announcements on the course website and/or eLearning
Supervising/monitoring student training
Simulating individuals for assessment/therapy training or demonstrations

Research Activities:

Conducting literature search
Writing literature reviews or other parts of manuscripts
Experiment design
Collecting data
Analyzing data
Identifying appropriate archival materials
Finding data or other information online
Presenting data (in written or oral form)
Coordinating clinic meetings and activities
Designing websites and online materials related to research
Conducting field research activities off-campus
Acting as a liaison between department and other organizations (e.g. local businesses)
Coordinating and applying for funding for conferences
Helping to write grant applications
Organizing and maintaining folders or drives that house articles, data, write-ups, etc.
Monitoring and maintaining equipment and materials
Completing IRB forms and maintaining and managing regulatory compliance
Completing IRB training
Cleaning data
Coding data
Coding articles (e.g., for meta-analyses)
Entering data
Recruiting participants
Collecting data on campus (via telephone or elsewhere)
Conducting interviews
Responding to participant inquiries
Helping to implement a community intervention

Qualifications

Must be a full-time, degree-seeking student in the UNI graduate program in Counseling
Must be enrolled in 9 graduate credit hours each semester of the assistantship
Maintain a UNI cumulative graduate GPA of at least 3.00. A newly admitted graduate student must have at least a 3.0 GPA for undergraduate or previous graduate work of at least 8 graded credit hours.

Application Process and Deadline

Email the completed Application Form for Graduate Assistantship and your resume to the Program’s Secretary, Linda Davis (linda.davis@uni.edu or 319-273-6414) or bring hard copies of these materials to 235 Latham Hall.

Applications received by February 15 will be given preferential consideration.

UNI actively seeks to enhance diversity and is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. The University encourages applications from persons of color, women, individuals living with disabilities, and protected veterans. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, creed, disability, gender identity, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal and/or state law.

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