Available GA Positions

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Open GA Position Job Board

This site lists open graduate assistantship positions available on Western Kentucky University's campus.  Details about the assistantship program are available.  For questions about the positions themselves, be sure to e-mail the contact person listed in the job announcement.

For Students:

The table below lists open general (service oriented) graduate assistantship positions which have been submitted to the Graduate School by WKU faculty or staff.  If you are interested in applying to a position and feel that you meet the qualifications please inquire directly with the listed contacted person.  Please note: these listings represent what has been submitted to the Graduate School, but not all areas choose to list their GA open positions here.  Please contact your academic department for the most complete information about potential openings.

For Faculty and Staff:

If you have a general GA position available please submit a description to graduate.school@wku.edu. Please include all of the following information:

• Job Title (50 characters or less)
• Deadline (Date)
• Department
• Contact (name, email, phone)
• Description (200 words or less)
• Stipend and Tuition
• Qualifications (100 words or less)
• Application Materials Requested 

 

For departments with posted positions, please let The Graduate School know as soon as the position has been filled so it can be removed from the website.

 

Open positions:

 

Job Title: Mahurin Honors College – Academic Advising Graduate Assistant 

Deadline:  Open until filled, with priority given to candidates who apply by August 31, 2023

Department: The Mahurin Honors College 

Contact: Noami Rowland, Assitant Director of Academics-MHC, naomi.rowland@wku.edu, (270) 745-3171

Description: 

The Academic Advising Graduate Assistant (GA) for The Mahurin Honors College (MHC) is responsible for assisting with advising MHC scholars for registration. This position requires enthusiasm for helping students plan their academic success as well as an interest in engaging with diverse scholars in a social, cultural, and intellectual setting. This position will have both fixed office hours and flexible hours and has flexibility to work with reasonable class schedules. This position reports to the Assistant Director of Academics.

Responsibilities:  

• Learn the curriculum requirements of the MHC as it pertains to different students in various colleges/departments.
• Meet one on one as well as in group advising settings to help students plan their class schedule prior to registration to ensure the student is on track to finish MHC requirements.
• Some attendance at events during the day or afterhours as needed.
• Assist AD-A on projects as related to advising.
• All other duties assigned by supervisory personnel.

Stipend: $15,000 for up to 20 hours per week (August 21 2023 to May 30 2024)

Qualifications:  

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
• Graduate student at WKU.
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and social skills. 
• Availability to work some flexible hours
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation

Application Materials Requested:   

• Resume
• Cover Letter directly addressing the responsibilities of the position and experience with them.
• Names and contact information of three professional references.
• Estimated academic year schedule (anticipated course load, evening vs. daytime availability, availability during the dates listed above)
• Email materials to naomi.rowland@wku.edu

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Job Title: Social Work Continuing Education Graduate Research Assistant

Deadline: 9/1/2023

Department:  Social Work

Contact: Dr. Erin Warfel, erin.warfel@wku.edu, (270) 745-8923

Description/Responsibilities:  The Graduate Research Assistant will perform various duties for the development and maintenance of the Social Work Continuing Education (CEU) program as well as assist with BSW and MSW recruitment and admissions. This GRA serves as the primary contact for the Social Work CEU Program and  performs the following duties for 15 hours per week: assists with new CEU program development both in person and online; organizing space for live in-person CEU events as well as synchronous Zoom CEU events; manages Soft Chalk digital course platform; communicates through various WKU departments such as the College Heights Foundations and WKU Continuing and Professional development, conferences and planning services, CEU subcommittee members, etc.;  assists participants with registration and payment before trainings; performs data analysis and tracking of registration and financial data; provides customer services with internal and external constituents; documents CEU participation with certificate completion; maintains CEU evaluation data and monitors for training effectiveness; works with KY Board of Social Work to approve various CEU trainings as required by law; researches best practices in CEU event management and programming; and other research duties as required. This Graduate Assistant will spend 5 hours per week assisting both MSW and BSW Program Directors with recruitment and admissions activities.  Duties include: answering emails and phone calls for prospective students, tracking contacts of prospective students, arranging and attending student recruitment events, answering prospective student questions, facilitating prospective students with faculty for specialized questions, assisting with gathering and electronically filing admissions forms, providing tracking information to admissions committee for consideration of admissions of prospective students.

Stipend:  $9,500 per year

Tuition:  $9,500 per year

Qualifications:  Strong written and verbal communications skills, strong organizational and prioritization skills, ability to work with a multi person team, Excel spreadsheet skills, social media skills (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.), Quick learner, WKU Master’s student.

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Job Title: Social Work Field Graduate Research Assistant

Deadline: 9/1/2023

Department:  Social Work

Contact: Dr. Erin Warfel, erin.warfel@wku.edu, (270) 745-8923

Description:  This graduate research assistant will assist with MSW and BSW Field Programs working closely with the MSW and BSW Field Program Directors for 20 hours per week .  Duties include: fielding email and phone call questions from prospective and current field students, tracking field placement information, arranging and attending field events, connecting field students with faculty for specialized questions, assisting with gathering and electronically filing field forms, and providing tracking information to field committee for consideration of field admissions of prospective students. Will conduct research examining best practices for field placements to determine where to focus program efforts high effectiveness  and conduct market research to determine field needs and support levels for BSW/MSW field students.  Tevera software training, website maintenance, social media posts, and general communications with field students are also important pieces of this position. 

Stipend:  $9,500 per year

Tuition:  $9,500 per year

Qualifications:  Strong written and verbal communications skills, strong organizational and prioritization skills, ability to work with a multi person team, Excel spreadsheet skills, social media skills (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.), Quick learner, WKU Master’s student.

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