The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury University seeks a graduate assistant to assist with the installation of exhibits, processing of field recordings, the gathering and writing of materials for the museum’s semiannual journal, and administrative duties. The subject matter concerns traditional arts, cultural heritage, and the museum’s collection of art and artifacts. The assistant should have experience in handling audiovisual media, including audio and video recordings and photography. The assistant should have standard office computer skills, strong organizational and writing skills, and attention to detail. The position involves contact with local, regional, and state agencies concerning traditional and cultural heritage projects. The assistant may have the opportunity to conduct field interviews and photography with traditional artists and write articles for the museum’s publications and exhibits. The ability to handle phone calls and interact with the public is important. The candidate must have a valid driver’s license. Work assignments will vary from week to week based on the specific needs of the department.
Teaching and research duties: No teaching duties, but the assistant will conduct research for potential Ward Museum journal articles; Pass It On, the Lower Shore Traditions K-12 curriculum; and art history and artist biographies. Additional writing and publishing opportunities will be offered as they present themselves.
Location: Ward Museum
Hours per week: 20
How to apply:
Please send resume and letter of interest indicating Salisbury University graduate program status to:
Lora Bottinelli Executive Director Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art 909 South Schumaker Drive Salisbury, MD 218044
Job Description: The Department of Academic Affairs is seeking a Graduate Assistant for the 2013-2014 school year. The Graduate Assistant will assist the Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs with advising-related duties. Duties will include:
Preparing Program Planning and Preview information and materials
Updating advising Website and other on-line resources
Creating a faculty advising manual
Creating advising surveys and collecting data
Developing and sending Advising Tips of the Week
Helping to facilitate Success 101 workshops for students on probation
Assisting with graduation audit process and related communication
The successful candidate should be flexible, logical, detail-orientated, self-motivated, and interested in higher education.
Location: President’s Suite, Holloway Hall
Hours per week: 20
Salary: $4,000/semester
How to apply: Send resume with references and cover letter to Priscilla Davis at pjdavis@salisbury.edu.
Job Title: Grad Assistant for Wellness & Greek Life - Sororities
Job Description: The Office of Student Activities is seeking a GA to assist in planning, developing and presenting wellness programs and initiatives for students in promotion of positive health behaviors. In addition, the GA will serve as a contact person for sorority and leaders to answer questions regarding policies and procedures, In this capacity, the GA will develop and provide leadership for the development of programmatic initiatives related to Greek Life for sororities, including but not limited to such areas as risk management issues, scholarships, chapter development, recruitment, planning and responsibility. The GA will work 20 hours per week during regular business hours with occasional hours outside of this schedule. OSAOL seeks an individual with a good work ethic, exceptional written and oral communication skills, and a commitment to issues related to wellness. The individual will also have prior experience in or knowledge of Greek Life. The GA must be self-motivated and able to function effectively with minimal supervision. The candidate must be an energetic, self-motivated team player with sound judgment, management and problem-solving skills, flexibility and the ability to manage multiple projects. The candidate should be proficient in Microsoft Office and have a strong commitment to customer service and the advancement of students. This is a one-year position with the possibility of renewal. Candidates may have the opportunity to begin earlier than the fall semester with spring or summer hours.
Job Title: Grad Assistant for Wellness & Greek Life - Fraternities
Job Description: The Office of Student Activities is seeking a GA to assist in planning, developing and presenting wellness programs and initiatives for students in promotion of positive health behaviors. In addition, the GA will serve as a contact person for fraternity and leaders to answer questions regarding policies and procedures, In this capacity, the GA will develop and provide leadership for the development of programmatic initiatives related to Greek Life for fraternities, including but not limited to such areas as risk management issues, scholarships, chapter development, recruitment, planning and responsibility. The GA will work 20 hours per week during regular business hours with occasional hours outside of this schedule. OSAOL seeks an individual with a good work ethic, exceptional written and oral communication skills, and a commitment to issues related to wellness. The individual will also have prior experience in or knowledge of Greek Life. The GA must be self-motivated and able to function effectively with minimal supervision. The candidate must be an energetic, self-motivated team player with sound judgment, management and problem-solving skills, flexibility and the ability to manage multiple projects. The candidate should be proficient in Microsoft Office and have a strong commitment to customer service and the advancement of students. This is a one-year position with the possibility of renewal. Candidates may have the opportunity to begin earlier than the fall semester with spring or summer hours.
Position Title: Housing Operations Graduate Assistant
Employing Department Location: Housing and Residence Life
Job Description: Salisbury University Housing and Residence Life is seeking a well-rounded individual to fill the position of Housing Operations Assistant. This positions reports to the Associate Director for Housing and Residence Life. A Bachelor’s degree with an enrollment in a Master’s degree program is required for this graduate student position. Our department serves the needs of over 2,000 students living in 11 residence halls.
The Housing Operations Assistant is a live-out graduate student position. Primary job duties will include assisting in the daily operations of Housing and Residence Life. Also will entail: supervision of university student employees; overseeing maintenance/housekeeping concerns of residence halls; working collaboratively with professional live-in staff and resident assistants for building management; organizing and scheduling the moving of campus furniture; managing work order requests; working in conjunction with the offices of Physical Plant, Gull Card, Information Technology, Conference Services, and others as needed to support a vibrant residential community; and on-call responsibilities as needed throughout the academic year and during the summer. The Housing Operations Assistant aids the Associate Director and Assistant Director of Housing Assignments with the summer conference program included but not limited to: supervision of student conference assistants; coordinating the accommodations of visiting groups; and managing summer desk operations. Individual must have some technology background and have some knowledge and experience with customer service. Prior experience in Housing and Residence life is not required.
The position requires a one-year contract, which serves through the summer months and winter term. This contract is renewable for a second year upon performance review early in the spring semester. The position includes a tuition waiver (up to 18 credits a year) and a 10-month stipend during the fall and spring semesters. During the fall and spring semesters this is a 20 hour/week position paid through the stipend. Certain weeks throughout each semester may require up to 30 compensated hours. Summer and winter term work is a 40 hour/week position paid by an hourly wage.
Start date for the Housing Operations Assistant is May 16, 2013. Summer work prior to this start date is available but not required.
Send cover letter, resume, and list of three references to: Clinton Gilbert (cegilbert@salisbury.edu), Associate Director, Housing and Residence Life, Sea Gull Square, 410-543-6040.
Job Description: The purpose of this position is to assist in the retention of new students from underrepresented groups through the Comprehensive Academic Success Program and to provide leadership and assistance to organizations comprised of the Multicultural Student Alliance. Requirements: Good communication skills, i.e. written and oral Good organizational skills Familiarity with Microsoft Office Interest in Student Development Theory Currently enrolled in the Masters Degree Program in an appropriate area of specialization Experience working with a diverse population of multicultural students Program planning, development and coordination
Location: Office of Multicultural Student Services
Hours Per Week: 20
How To Apply: To apply, send a resume and cover letter to Vaughn White, Director, Office of Multicultural Student Services at vpwhite@salisbury.edu.
Job Description: Outdoor Education Leadership within the Department of Health and Sport Sciences is seeking a Teaching Assistant for the 2013 academic year with a possible one year renew. The Graduate Assistant will be assigned six credits of Outdoor Education Leadership classes per semester. Instruction of ODED Classes will occur under the supervision of Mrs. Christina Harper, Coordinator, Outdoor Education Leadership. Graduate Assistants will be required to attend weekly meetings, assist in leading weekend trips and complete 10 hours of Department related administrative tasks per week. The Department is seeking an energetic, computer savvy individual with experience facilitating and leading groups in the great outdoors. Qualified applicants must be certified in CPR/First Aid with AED and have an earned Bachelors degree in a related field, i.e. Outdoor Education, Physical Education, or related field.
Location: Maggs Gym
Hours Per Week: 20
How To Apply: If you are interested in this Graduate Assistant position, please submit your resume, a letter of interest and names/addresses/telephone numbers of two professional references to: Mrs. Christina Harper Coordinator, Outdoor Education Leadership in the Department of Health and Sport Sciences, MC 218, Salisbury University, 1101 Camden Avenue, Salisbury, MD 21801 (e-mail: cbharper@salisbury.edu ).
Majors Required: Outdoor Education, Physical Education, or related field.
Job Description: A Graduate Assistantship (tuition & stipend) is available in the Career Services/Student Activities Offices for the academic year of 2013-14. The GA will receive extensive training and is expected to work 20 hours per week, spread over at least 3 days. Occasional weekends, evening and event attendance will also be required. This assistantship requires the willingness to serve students in an excellent manner as well as the ability to professionally interact with students and agencies in person and on the phone and via email. The GA will help establish and maintain a Student Volunteer Center. This will include: Interacting with community partners (community Nonprofit agencies) and maintain close working relationships with several key community volunteer clearinghouses (for example: ShoreCan) Managing databases of agency information, volunteer needs/requests and individual volunteer sign-up procedures Maintaining a website Counseling or advising individual student volunteers as well as working with clubs and organizations to meet their volunteer goals Publicizing the Volunteer Center in such a way that gets students to know and understand the functions of the Volunteer Center. Determine a volunteer Opportunity of the Week and publicize it on the SU TV. Become familiar with other existing Student Volunteer Centers at Universities so as to ascertain best practices. This research would be the basis for developing and designing policies and procedures to run a Student Volunteer center. Research the volunteer habits of SU students by collecting data on the volunteers, analyzing this data in a way that produces statistics that tell us how many students volunteer, the nature and duration of their volunteer activities, their satisfaction with these volunteer activities etc. The research will be such that data will be able to be sorted by a number of criteria (athletic, Greek or club affiliation, race, sex, etc.) This data analysis will be the foundation for further research on student volunteers and agency participation. Represent/make presentations about the SU Volunteer Center in the Community and on-campus. Develop service projects to kick off the school year with new, incoming students. A grad student interested in community service, volunteering, or the nonprofit world would be particularly suited for this position. This position will work with a University committee as well as both the Directors of Career Services and Student Activities. In addition to being customer-oriented it would be beneficial to have some knowledge of Publisher, Excel, FrontPage and Access, good knowledge of Word is required. Candidates from all Masters Program are encouraged to apply.
Location: Student Activites Office
Hours Per Week: 20 hours per week
How To Apply: Please send cover letter and resume to raemery@salisbury.edu no later than april 22.
Job Description: The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury University seeks a graduate assistant to assist with the installation of exhibits, processing of field recordings, the gathering and writing of materials for the museums semiannual journal, and administrative duties. The subject matter concerns traditional arts, cultural heritage, and the museums collection of art and artifacts. The assistant should have experience in handling audiovisual media, including audio and video recordings and photography. The assistant should have standard office computer skills, strong organizational and writing skills, and attention to detail. The position involves contact with local, regional, and state agencies concerning traditional and cultural heritage projects. The assistant may have the opportunity to conduct field interviews and photography with traditional artists and write articles for the museums publications and exhibits. The ability to handle phone calls and interact with the public is important. The candidate must have a valid drivers license. Work assignments will vary from week to week based on the specific needs of the department. The workload will be 20 hours per week. The stipend includes tuition waiver and $5000 for the year.
Location: Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art
Hours Per Week: 20
How To Apply: Please send cover letter and resume to Dr. Cynthia Byrd at cabyrd@salisbury.edu.
JobDescription: The Office of Admission is seeking a GA to assist with support of transfer students, and the research and implementation of best practices for transfer admission and retention initiatives. The GA will work 20 hours per week within an 8 am to 5 pm timeframe, with possible occasional hours outside of this schedule. The Office of Admission seeks an individual with a strong work ethic, exceptional written and oral communication skills, problem solving ability, team orientation, and respect for diversity. The candidate should be proficient in Microsoft Office and have a strong commitment to customer service and the advancement of students. This is a one-year position with the possiblity of renewal. Candidates may have the opportunity to begin earlier than the fall semester with spring or summer hours.
Location: Office of Admissions
Hours Per Week: 20
How To Apply: To apply, send a resume and cover letter to Aaron Basko, Assistant Vice President of Enrollment Management at ambasko@salisbury.edu.
