Updated: 4 days ago
Location: Warrensburg, MISSOURI
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Position Information
Position Information
| Requisition Number | 2024-64GA |
|---|---|
| Position Title | Graduate Assistant - Administrative |
| Working Title | Master of Business Administration Graduate Assistant – Fall 2024/Spring 2025 |
| Department | 230010-Dean Harmon College of Business & Prof Stud |
| Pay Rate | 1.0 : $4,500.00 (Spring/Fall) |
| FTE | 1.0 |
| Position Number | G98014 |
| Starting Date: | 08/12/2024 |
| End Date: | 12/13/2024 |
| Special Instructions to Applicants: | 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 and mandatory fees up to 12 credit hours of graduate coursework per semester. Graduate assistantship positions less than full will be prorated accordingly. |
| Working hours: | Irregular work hours – 20 hours per week. |
| Posting Date: | 05/02/2024 |
| Open Until Filled | Yes |
| Position Purpose | Assist in the management of daily functions for the School of Business Administration: MBA Program. Graduate Assistant will work 20 hrs per week on designated tasks for the program, including interacting with current and prospective MBA students (domestic and international) via email, telephone, and in an office setting. Additional duties will include: MBA student records database development and maintenance, grading, social media management, promotional event planning, and other duties as assigned. |
| Education & Formal Training | Bachelor's degree (Specify field(s) of study below) |
| Other Education & Formal Training | MBA graduate students preferred; other disciplines will be considered. Preferred: academic writing and professional interpersonal communication skills. |
| Computer Skills | Word-Processing, Spreadsheet, Presentation, Desktop Publishing |
| Experience | Creating professional business correspondence; Conducting research online; Developing and maintaining spreadsheets and databases; Working with UCM Banner record keeping system (optional but preferred) |
| Other Experience | |
| Special Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge: | Attention to detail, Budget-related skills, Communication skills, including oral, written, and/or nonverbal, Knowledge of a University environment preferred, Human Relations/Interpersonal skills, Management and/or administration skills, Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and meet deadlines, Maintain confidentiality |
| Other Special Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge | Attention to detail; Keyboard typing speed of 35 w.p.m. (minimum); Communication skills, including oral, written, and/or nonverbal; Knowledge of a University environment preferred; Management and/or administration skills; Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and meet deadlines; Maintain confidentiality; Budget-related skills; Human Relations/Interpersonal skills |
| Special Working Conditions: | Irregular work hours, 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 and mandatory fees up to 12 credit hours of graduate coursework per semester. Graduate assistantship positions less than full will be prorated accordingly. |
| Other Special Qualifications |