Title:  Teaching Graduate Assistant

Employee Classification: Graduate Student - Stipend

Pay Grade: GS 00

Division: Academic and Student Affairs

Department: Accounting, Finance, and Info Systems

Campus Location: Main Campus

General Summary

The Department of Accounting and Finance in the College of Business anticipates hiring 1 new graduate assistant starting the fall 2024 semester. The GA must be able to work a minimum of twenty (20) daytime hours, Monday-Friday, on-campus. Some weekends and evenings may also be required. Period of Employment: August 2024-April 2025. Second-year appointment is contingent on performance, academic success, and resources. Candidates must have the necessary qualifications to assist the department’s faculty with teaching help, research projects, and related activities within the department’s academic specialties. 

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist the department as needed in conducting research, including administering online survey research, literature reviews, data entry, database editing, including contact scheduling and follow-up, statistical analysis, editing/proofing, formatting bibliographies, and other research-related activities in support of department initiatives.
• Assist in conducting research, including literature reviews, data entry, statistical analysis, editing/proofing, formatting bibliographies, and other research-related activities. Graduate Assistants may copy material at the EMU library using the department copy card.
• Assist in research-related teaching duties (e.g., finding cases or articles to distribute) under the supervision of the professor. Take and pick up objective (computer-scored) exams to/from the computer center. Monitor/administer make-up exams. GAs in this position may also assist the facility in the design and deployment of research-based pedagogical programs, such as new course design, online course development, moving existing course material into an online course management system, and/or workshops for academic and general audience consumption.
• Assist with COB or department activities as requested by department facility (including but not limited to such activities as preparation of materials for departmental meetings, providing staff support to Advisory Boards or committees in Supply Chain Management, IMC, and IB, the production of departmental newsletter, and supporting data needs to the Finance, Scheduling, and Curriculum Committees).
• Performs additional duties as requested by the Department Head, such as covering the office (only when student workers/Secretary are absent), greeting visitors, and supporting departmental events as required

Minimum Qualifications:

The ability to work up to 20 hours per week (10 hours for 50%) is required GPA of 3.0 or higher is required.

Admission and enrollment in a graduate program is required.

Maintenance of a 67% course completion is required.

Enrollment in at least 6 credits for Fall and Winter semesters is required.

Special Instructions:

Applicants should create an application in PAGEUP and upload a current CV. Applications will be screened by the Department Facility Research and Personnel committees, which will provide recommendations as input to the Department Head.

Appointment Percentage:

100%