Updated: 1 day ago
Location: Warrensburg, MISSOURI
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Position Information
Position Information
| Requisition Number | 2024-32GA |
|---|---|
| Position Title | Graduate Assistant - Teaching |
| Working Title | Graduate Assistant Teaching - Kinesiology - Fall 2024 |
| Department | 240310- Kinesiology |
| Pay Rate | 1.0 : $4,500.00 (Spring/Fall) |
| FTE | 1.0 |
| Position Number | G98075 |
| Starting Date: | 08/12/2024 |
| End Date: | 12/13/2024 |
| Special Instructions to Applicants: | Only complete applications will be considered for graduate assistant positions. Once an application has been submitted, you are not permitted to make changes or upload additional documents to the application. You must upload all transcripts and official reference letters at the time of submission. Applicants will be denied if reference letter and transcripts are not included. |
| Working hours: | Monday through Friday, 20 hours per week |
| Posting Date: | 02/27/2024 |
| Open Until Filled | No |
| Position Purpose | The assigned duties will be based on the applicant’s strengths, but all must be able to teach scientific theory regarding exercise and physical activity in the classroom settings and applied lab facilities. The GA will be mentored in teaching during their first semester, but will be responsible for the daily activities of the classroom. The applicant’s cover letter should outline strengths that are pertinent to the position. The applicant should feel comfortable in the research assistant position. There is some expectation for research. To best meet department needs, this is a three-semester position that is renewable semester-to-semester based on satisfactory performance. |
| Education & Formal Training | Bachelor's degree (Specify field(s) of study below) |
| Other Education & Formal Training | It is preferred that applicants are CPR/AED and First Aid Certified. |
| Computer Skills | Word-Processing, Spreadsheet, Presentation |
| Experience | A bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science, Kinesiology, or a related field is required. |
| Other Experience | |
| Special Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge: | Attention to detail, Communication skills, including oral, written, and/or nonverbal, Leadership skills: organization/meeting facilitation/project leadership, Physical abilities: mobility/strength/dexterity/balance/coordination/endurance, Supervisory skills, including motivation, delegation of duties, evaluation, etc, Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and meet deadlines, Maintain confidentiality |
| Other Special Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge | |
| Special Working Conditions: | Irregular work hours |
| 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 up to $4,860.00 (+$4,106.75 for non- residents) and mandatory fees up to $684.75 of graduate coursework per semester. Graduate assistantship positions less than full will be prorated accordingly. |
| Other Special Qualifications |