Graduate Assistant Positions
Expand your professional network, grow your skills, and help finance your graduate education. The following graduate assistant positions are available across each of the Commonwealth University campus locations.
Graduate Assistantship Applications are available online or may be picked up at the Office of Graduate Studies. Applications should be submitted to the graduate program or department/office to which you are applying. Contracts are issued by the Office of Graduate Studies.
Bloomsburg Positions
Number of positions available
1
Semester(s)
Spring 2025
Responsibilities
The Graduate Assistant will contribute to the operations of the college in the following areas: academic affairs, accreditation, and accountability – (especially educator preparation programs), the functionality of the unit's quality assurance system, assessment, data collection/reporting, data analysis, and continuous improvement of academic programs, assisting with planning and running reports for administrators, chairs, and faculty, field and clinical placement teacher candidate performance data, and supporting CAHESS teams working with advisory groups and PK-12 district and school outreach where appropriate, reporting to the unit's Associate Dean. The GA will contribute to the college's demonstrated understanding and advocacy in higher education for the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion within faculty, staff, and student demographics.
Requirements
- Graduate Student admitted to a Commonwealth University of PA graduate program with a career pathway aligned with this position
- A value for academic affairs, accreditation, and continuous improvement
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Proficient writing skills
- Proficient qualitative, quantitative and analytical skills appropriate to the type and level of work
- Proficient technology skills
- Organizational skills and strategies
- Ability to work under supervision with leadership and strategic teams, as well as independently, as appropriate to the task
- A positive commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
- Meet deadlines in completing assignments, preparing reports, and conducting research with supervision
- Proactive about taking initiative given assignments and supervision
- Dependable, reliable, and self-reliant
- Commitment to being mentored and to collaboration and collegiality
- A disposition of life-long learning and willingness to receive feedback and coaching
- A tolerance for working on teams that have multiple projects and initiatives being concurrently designed,
- An appreciation and value for higher education and an academic unit as complex, dynamic and unique workplaces
Supervisor Contact Info
Todd Hoover
thoove2@commonwealthu.edu
570-389-2727
Department/Office
Associate Dean, College of Arts, Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences
Lock Haven Positions
Information coming soon.
Mansfield Positions
Information coming soon.
Resources
- Graduate Assistantships are open to all regularly admitted students pursuing a Master's or Doctoral degree. There are a varying number of assistantships available with each graduate program and in particular departments/offices across the University. Positions are awarded by the Assistant Vice President and Dean of Graduate Studies and Research upon the recommendation of the Graduate Program Coordinators or GA supervisors.
- Students are granted assistantships for one semester at a time. The appointment and continuation of an assistantship will depend upon good academic standing (minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 prior to appointment and in each semester of appointment), favorable evaluation by the faculty supervising the assistantship and recommendation of the Graduate Program Coordinator. Graduate students who have an assistantship in one program/office are not eligible for an assistantship in a second program/office.
- CU assistantships are half-time (20 hours per week), quarter-time (10 hours per week), or eighth-time (5 hours per week). Students are required to work 15 weeks in the Fall and Spring semesters, and 12 weeks in the Summer semester. Eighth-time and quarter-time assistants must carry a minimum of nine (9) credits of graduate coursework and half time GA’s are required to carry a minimum of six (6). Both quarter and half-time assistantships provide a six (6) credit tuition waiver per semester and eighth-time assistantships provide a three (3) credit tuition waiver [non PA residents pay out-of-state tuition and fees]. The waiver does not include undergraduate prerequisite courses, activity fees, health fees, student union fees, recreational fees, or any other charges incurred.
| # of Work Hours Per Week | Must be enrolled in # of credits of graduate coursework | Credit Waiver | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eighth-time GA | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| Quarter-time GA | 10 | 9 | 6 |
| Half-time GA | 20 | 6 | 6 |
| Summer 2025 | Fall 2025 | Spring 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eighth-time GA (5 hours) | $720 | $900 | $900 |
| Quarter-time GA | $1,440 | $1,800 | $1,800 |
| Half-time GA | $2,880 | $3,600 | $3,600 |
Some federal fellowships may be offered in selected fields of study, so program coordinators should be contacted regarding availability. In addition, the PHEAA Loan Program is available, as well as student work-study.
Faculty and Staff Use Only
Instructions and application process for requesting a GA.
Gain Valuable Hands-On Experience
Graduate Assistants get to work directly with Commonwealth University staff in a professional capacity while utilizing the skills acquired from their undergraduate experience. Graduate assistants also receive a generous stipend and the opportunity to take graduate-level courses to continue developing professionally.
