Graduate Assistant - Honors Program
Position: Graduate Assistant – Honors Program
Department: Academic Affairs
Term of appointment: Assignment begins in January 2025 and continues through April. Assignment will begin at start of Spring semester of 2024-25 academic year and continue through the end of the term. Summer will be assigned as approved, starting in May. The position is renewable for a second year.
Salary: $10 per hour for 20 hours per week plus 9 credits of tuition remission. Full-time tuition is for nine graduate credits per term. Room and board, additional tuition charges, books and incidental costs are not included.
Requirements: Undergraduate degree in Education, Sociology, Social Work, Psychology, Journalism or Communications, Marketing or Business. Experience with computer applications, including knowledge of Excel, computer layout and design software programs a plus. Consideration for the position includes acceptance into one of Point Park University’s master’s degree programs in Education, Journalism and Mass Communication, Communications Technology, Leadership Education, Psychology or Business and enrollment with a minimum of nine (9) credits per semester.
Minimum Eligibility Requirements
3.50 GPA in undergraduate major
3.25 GPA overall
Primary duties: To work as a program assistant, working with the director on program operations, event planning and oversight, marketing and publicity of program to prospective and current students, and some supervision of student employees. Assistant will work 20 hours per week during the academic year. Summer work as arranged will involve preparation for the incoming fall class and preparations for the coming academic year. Other duties will be assigned as needed.
Interested and qualified applicants should submit a letter of interest, resume, official undergraduate and graduate transcripts, at least two letters of recommendation, and other pertinent application materials By December 1, 2024 to honorsprogram@pointpark.edu (preferred) or to:
Jessica McCort
Director, Honors Program
Point Park University
201 Wood St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
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