Job No: 509958
Work Type: On Campus
Location: Normal, Illinois
Title: Graduate Assistant - Research Assistant for College of Business-MBA, FIL, MKT, MQM and Katie School
Employee Classification: Graduate Asst Research
Division Name: Academic Affairs
College/Unit: College of Business
Department: Masters of Business Administration
Campus Location: Normal, IL
General SummaryGraduate Research Assistants are generally assigned to assist individual faculty members with their research project(s). Candidate should expect majority of duties will relate to faculty research; however, the nature of the assistance can vary and may involve, although not limited to, activities/duties such as:
1. Library work
2. Proposal writing
3. Data gathering
4. Data analysis
5. Creating and maintaining spreadsheets
6. Attend departmental meetings when invited - virtual or in person
Required Qualifications
1. Eligible for appointment as per the requirements in the Graduate Assistant Handbook which can be found at http://hr.illinoisstate.edu/downloads/GA_Handbook.pdf
2. If this position is Security Sensitive or if you are subject to a criminal background investigation based on University policy, employment is contingent upon you passing a satisfactory criminal background investigation. You may not begin work until the criminal background investigation results have been received and cleared by Human Resources.
3. Must be a degree seeking graduate student at Illinois State University
Have working knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Word, Excel, Power Point.
Good communications skills - verbal and written.
Be prompt, reliable and maintain a professional attitude.
Priority consideration will be given to MBA Program students
As per determined by instructor(s) to which you will be assigned.
Proposed Starting Date08/17/2020
Salary Rate / Pay Rate477.50/month
Special Instructions for ApplicantsPlease have the noted required documents ready to upload prior to clicking on "apply".
All documents must be included with the application - no documents will be accepted by mail, in person, via email or other electronic submission.
Note: If you have not yet been assigned a University ID, but are interested in applying for this graduate assistantship, please proceed with the graduate assistant application process. For the first question regarding your University ID, simply enter in nine (9) zeros (e.g., 000000000).
You must be eligible for employment in the United States and at Illinois State University and/or for the number of hours required for the position.
If you are an international student the rules/laws for your visa status may place limits on your employment eligibility. Students are responsible for knowing and following all applicable visa status rules/laws. If you are not certain whether your visa status allows you to accept an assistantship or additional work hours, contact the International Student and Scholar Services immediately for clarification. The University cannot grant exceptions to visa status rules/laws.
Illinois State University Graduate Assistants are restricted to no more than 28 hours per week of on-campus employment for all positions held.
If this position is Security Sensitive or if you are subject to a criminal background investigation based on University policy, employment is contingent upon you passing a satisfactory criminal background investigation. You may not begin work until the criminal background investigation results have been received and cleared by Human Resources.
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Application Opened: CST
Application Closes: Open Until Filled