Graduate Assistant for Advising and New Student Orientation
- University of Maryland
- Location: College Park, Maryland
- Category:
Admin-Student Affairs and Services
- Posting Date: 03/28/2023
- Application Deadline: Open until filled
Job Description
Position Number:
1P0006Title:
Graduate AssistantFunctional Title:
Graduate Assistant for Advising and New Student OrientationCategory Status:
04-Graduate AssistantApplicant Search Category:
Graduate AssistantUniversity Authorized FTE:
.50Unit:
BSOS-College of Behavioral & Social SciencesCampus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
Background Checks
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Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
This position is a graduate assistantship in the BSOS Feller Center for Academic Advising and Career Planning and offers an in-depth educational and professional position to a student working simultaneously towards a graduate degree. The areas of concentration for this assistantship include: general academic advising, program planning and implementation, and general administrative functions.
- Provide academic advising to students interested or enrolled in majors in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences.
- Work with students in academic difficulty, including helping them articulate problems and find solutions.
- Refer students to appropriate campus services.
- Conduct academic audits with students, including explaining graduation requirements, scrutinizing transcripts and correcting errors, and communicating with departments as necessary.
- Work in conjunction with the new student orientation coordinator to plan, implement, conduct and evaluate summer and winter orientation programs.
- Teach UNIV 100, a semester long orientation one-credit course for freshmen.
- Conduct graduation planning workshop sessions for new students.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
This position is only open to Graduate Students currently enrolled at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Experience:
Experience in student personnel administration, counseling, or academic advising.
Experience in student personnel administration, counseling, or academic advising.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Ability to manage graduate level course work along with work responsibilities.
- Ability to handle work with computer-assisted advising technology, word processing, and databases.
- Excellent assessment and communication skills.
- Organized, creative problem solver, effective in time management, enthusiastic, detailed oriented and flexible.
Additional Information:
Duration:
This position is a one-year renewable assistantship coinciding with the University’s academic calendar and is a 12 – month graduate assistant staff position. The position follows the faculty rather than the student holiday calendar.
Remuneration:
The salary for the position is $30,914 plus tuition (up to 10 credits each Fall and Spring semester) and may be higher depending on class standing in graduate program. The average work week is 20 hours.
Position Available:
July 2023
Application Process:
For an application to be thoroughly considered please submit a cover letter outlining your interest in the position; a resume/vita; and at least three names of references with their current addresses and phone numbers.
Application Deadline:
Please submit application materials by April 17, 2023. Please, no phone or email inquiries.
Posting Date:
03/28/2023Closing Date:
04/17/2023Open Until Filled
NoBest Consideration Date
04/17/2023Diversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
Women, minorities, LGBTQ+, veterans, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.