Salisbury University offers a number of Graduate
Assistantships on a competitive basis. Information may be
obtained from the below offices.
Graduate assistants are eligible to receive a salary and
tuition waiver of up to 18 credits per year (fall, winter,
spring, and summer I and II). To be eligible for the tuition
waiver students must enroll for a minimum of six credits in both
the fall and spring terms. Tuition is waived only for courses
applicable toward master’s degree requirements. The waiver of
tuition does not include waiver of fees.
Assistantships are generally awarded for one semester,
beginning in the fall, and may be continued in the spring
semester, based on the recommendation of the dean, department
chair or graduate program director.
This table is a listing of GA positions at Salisbury
University; contact the appropriate office to determine
application deadlines and other requirements for these assistantships.
To see which assistantships are currently being advertised,
please visit the
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DEPT/OFFICE |
APPLICATION**
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DUTIES
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Division of Advancement |
Contact Division. |
Coordinates FunDay, SeaGull Century, Phone-a-thon
and other events. |
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Department of Athletics and Campus Recreation |
Request application from
department. |
Assistant coach duties including
practice and game
preparation, scouting, recruiting, position coaching;
other duties as
assigned.
|
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BEACON
(Perdue School) |
Submit resume including GPA and references. |
Assigned to one or more project teams for Grant and Sponsored Research
Projects conducted at BEACON. |
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Biology
Department |
Request application from department.
|
Assists in preparation, monitoring and clean-up of labs
as well as faculty assistance with limited instructional role.
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Career Services
|
Submit resume.
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Assists with office duties and
special projects, reviews resumes,
designs forms, provides event coordination, statistical analysis;
may teach workshops.
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Office of Diversity |
Contact Office. |
Provides research and programming assistance. |
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Education Department |
Contact department. |
Assists with Professional Development School programs. |
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English
Department (Teaching) |
Request application
from department. |
Teaches 2 sections of freshman English each semester, holds
office hours each week for student conferences and attends summer and winter
workshops.
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Office of Financial Aid
|
Request application; accounting background required.
|
Performs accounting
reconciliations for direct lending, Pell grants, state scholarship programs
and alternative loans.
|
|
Health,
Physical Education and Human Performance Department
(Teaching) |
Request application from department.
|
Teaches two courses, runs
all of PHEC 106 fitness pre-and post-testing sessions and assists with lab
courses.
|
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Health Sciences
Department |
Request application from department. |
Maintains laboratory areas within the Department of Health
Sciences including storage room stock oversight, set-up and
break-down for certain lab sections, holds lab observation hours and
provides clerical assistance. May include grading,
data collection or research participation. |
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History
Department
|
Request application from department. |
Performs basic archival works at Nabb Center
and works in proseminar labs under direction of two faculty members.
|
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Office of Housing and Residence Life |
Contact Office. |
Some live-in positions. Duties vary. Contact office for job
descriptions. |
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Center for International Education |
Contact Center. |
Provides programming assistance to international students
and American students who study abroad, general programming support. |
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Office of Multicultural Student Services |
Contact Office. |
Provides program assistance and support to Director. |
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Nursing
Department
|
Request application from department.
|
Assists with graduate
student orientation; responsible for grad
newsletter; serves on Graduate Program Committee; member of Faculty Organization;
assists undergrads with study/writing
skills and provides other faculty/department assistance as needed. |
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Office of the President |
Contact Office. |
Various. |
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Seidel School of Education and Professional Studies |
Contact Office. |
Provides assistance to Associate Dean in accreditation
matters. |
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Small
Business Development
Center
|
Submit resume including faculty references; Perdue students must have
one Perdue reference.
|
Assists current/aspiring business owners to develop and
expand businesses. Works directly with clients alongside consultants by
conducting client research, grant writing, business projections and
entrepreneurial education presentations.
|
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Social Work
Department |
Submit letter of interest and resume.
|
Assists with grading, program assessment
and other faculty
support as needed.
|
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Sports Information
Office |
Resume, writing samples.
|
Writes press releases, updates Web site, compiles stats,
creates programs, archives clippings. |
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Office of Student Affairs |
Contact office. |
Assists with monthly Healthy SU programs
including Web site maintenance and data collection. Assists with other
wellness activities and promotion. |
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Office of Student Leadership and Organizations |
Submit resume.
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Various; details provided upon request.
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** Check
Career Services
Web site for position vacancy and application deadline information. |
