Available Graduate Assistant Positions
Application Materials (application and 3 letters of recommendation) should be submitted directly to the hiring supervisor for the position you are applying
for.
Maymester
Graduate School | The Graduate School has an immediate opening for a Research Assistant to work with
the Manager of Operations and Marketing beginning with the Maymester session. This
GA will be responsible for maintaining graduate enrollment data, generating reports,
and assist with special projects and graduate development. Applicants should have
experience in Microsoft Excel, possess an attention to detail, be self-motivated and
able to see projects through to completion. To be considered, all applicants will
apply by submitting the Graduate Assistant Application, 3 GA Recommendation Forms, and a cover email to beaver@ulm.edu.
Graduate School | The Graduate School has an immediate opening for a Research Assistant to work with
our admissions team beginning with the Maymester session. This GA will be responsible
for retrieving and tracking official documents pertaining to admissions, maintaining
the graduate school public email account, answering inquiries from applicants, and
assisting in all aspects of graduate admissions. Applicants should be detail-oriented,
possess exceptional organizational skills, be self-motivated and customer service
driven. To be considered, all applicants will apply by submitting the Graduate Assistant Application, 3 GA Recommendation Forms, and a cover email to beaver@ulm.edu.
Office of Admissions | The Office of Admissions has an immediate opening in the Image Now office that works
with the Office of Admissions, Graduate School, Financial Aid, and ULM online in an
effort to be as paper free as possible while providing a safe and easily accessible
work flow for processing, while maintaining a repository for all important documents.
This GA will assist in the evaluation, scanning, and linking of high school and college
transcripts, forms, and related admissions documents; work in ImageNow to locate
and review documents; assist with student worker training and monitoring of document
imaging area; and maintain filing, organization, and retrieval of records from file
and storage areas. Applicants should have good communication skills, computer competencies,
and basic math skills. Applicants will apply by submitting the Graduate Assistant Application and 3 GA Recommendation Forms, to Robyn Jordan by email to jordan@ulm.edu.
Summer
Office of Student Services | The Office of Student Services has an opening for a Research Assistant to assist
the Dean of Students with the administration of the disciplinary process and facilitate
the proceedings of matters related to the Student Code of Conduct. Applicants should
have exceptional verbal and written communication skills, possess critical thinking
skills, use sound judgement, and have excellent organizational skills. Applicants
will apply by submitting the Graduate Assistant Application, 3 GA Recommendation Forms, to the Office of Student Services or by email to fryant@ulm.edu.
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Graduate Assistantships and Graduate Work Study
Graduate assistants are appointed across a variety of academic and non-academic departments.
These appointments follow the University calendar and can be assigned during Fall
semester, Spring semester, Summer I and Summer II terms, Maymester, and Winter intersessions.Students must be enrolled in graduate classes to be considered for graduate assistantships
(see eligibility and appointment process). Graduate Assistantships are competitive and a privilege; students given this opportunity
will adhere to the following policies while maintaining excellent academic standing.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a graduate assistantship, applicants must be regularly admitted
to a degree program. Students who are conditionally admitted are not eligible for
assistantships unless their deficiencies are undergraduate prerequisites. Provisionally
admitted and non-degree students are not eligible to apply for assistantships.
Applicants must have an undergraduate GPA of 2.5 or higher. Applicants with previous
graduate coursework must have a graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Appointment Process
Students interested in applying for a graduate assistantship must submit an application
form and three letters of recommendation to the department or program in which an
assistantship is desired. Applications should not be made to the Graduate School. Application review and interviews are completed by the hiring program/department.
Once a candidate is selected, a Graduate Assistant Request will be submitted to the director of the Graduate School for final approval. Once
approval is granted by the Graduate School, an acceptance letter must be signed by
the candidate. This letter outlines the responsibilities, type of assistantship, and
compensation offered through the assistantship and must be returned to the Graduate
School before the candidate begins work or any tuition waivers are applied. Some departments
have specific requirements for their graduate assistants beyond the Graduate School
minimums; each applicant should inquire with the hiring supervisor regarding additional
requirements. Note: although the Graduate Assistant Application is often submitted
with regular admissions materials, this is not a guarantee that an assistantship will
be awarded. The graduate assistant appointment process is completely separate from
the ULM Graduate School application process.
Reappointment
Reappointment is contingent upon two criteria: the graduate assistant making satisfactory
academic progress, and satisfactory completion of work duties. Graduate assistants
are required to maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.00 and above, and must not earn more
than one grade of C in their graduate coursework.
Required Course Load
Graduate assistants are expected to earn no fewer than nine semester hours of credit
toward their graduate degree (12 hours for students in pharmacy) during a regular
semester, at least six of which must be at the graduate level.
During each summer term, May and winter intersessions, three semester hours of credit are required per term or per intersession.
Appropriate courses include:
1) Those which are required for the student’s graduate degree;
2) Those which have been identified as deficiencies/prerequisites and are included
on the graduate student’s approved degree plan.
Work Load
All graduate assistant appointments include 20 hours of work per week under the direction
of the student’s supervisor. Graduate assistants are not permitted to hold any other
on-campus employment or second graduate assistantship.
During published student breaks, graduate assistants may not be asked to work. For
unexpected University closures, graduate assistants will not be expected to make up
time missed.
Compensation
University graduate assistantships feature a base compensation package that includes
a full tuition waiver and out-of-state fee waiver. Students are also awarded a base
stipend of at least $3,000 per regular term, $1000 per summer term
and a minimum of $800 for intersessions
.
Graduate assistants are required to pay all student assessed fees including general
fees, activity fees, ID validation fees, technology fees, vehicle registration fees,
international student service fees, and insurance fees.
Graduate Assistant Orientation
All graduate assistants must attend the Graduate Assistant Orientation. Orientation
is made available to graduate assistants and is completed in an online format.
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