What are the responsibilities and job description for the NeMLA Graduate Assistant (Lab Assistant/Tutoring) position at Gannon University?
Position Details
Posting Summary
Position Title NeMLA Graduate Assistant (Lab Assistant/Tutoring)
Posting Number AS856P
Subdivision Department of English
Division Col.Humanities,Ed.&SocScience
Department English Department
Location Erie, Pa
Position Summary
The English Department seeks a graduate student to work in the role of NeMLA Graduate Assistant on projects related to the Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA), a large professional academic association focused on literatures, languages, and the interdisciplinary humanities.
Duties
The NeMLA Graduate Assistant would support NeMLA’s executive director and associate executive director on a variety of administrative work. Duties may include but are not limited to:
This position will help to develop the following NACE career readiness competencies:
The ideal candidate will be a Gannon University graduate student in good standing with their department with a GPA above 3.2, and will have most or all of the following skills, experiences, or abilities:
N/A
Physical Demands
Position Classification Professional
Position Type GA (Lab Assistant/Tutoring)
Employment Status Part-Time
Position Length 9M
Hours per Week 10
Work Schedule Office Hours - Depending On Candidate's Schedule
Shift 1st
Posting Summary
Position Title NeMLA Graduate Assistant (Lab Assistant/Tutoring)
Posting Number AS856P
Subdivision Department of English
Division Col.Humanities,Ed.&SocScience
Department English Department
Location Erie, Pa
Position Summary
The English Department seeks a graduate student to work in the role of NeMLA Graduate Assistant on projects related to the Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA), a large professional academic association focused on literatures, languages, and the interdisciplinary humanities.
Duties
The NeMLA Graduate Assistant would support NeMLA’s executive director and associate executive director on a variety of administrative work. Duties may include but are not limited to:
- Preparing content for the newsletter (including researching, writing, editing, and coordinating with contributors),
- Researching and gathering information to support executive decision-making (e.g. best practices and programs, comparison and review, history of the organization, tracking and organizing documents and information, research new ideas/concepts, etc.),
- Assisting with the annual convention (logistics, set-up/breakdown, operations, and possibly coordinating other staffers),
- General office work (e.g. filing, printing, scanning, campus deliveries, organization, inventory),
- General communication between the association and its members and officers or board of directors,
- Preparing documents,
- And other special projects and duties as assigned.
This position will help to develop the following NACE career readiness competencies:
- Career & Self Development: Proactively develop oneself and one’s career through continual personal and professional learning, awareness of one’s strengths and weaknesses, navigation of career opportunities, and networking to build relationships within and without one’s organization.
- Communication: Clearly and effectively exchange information, ideas, facts, and perspectives with persons inside and outside of an organization.
- Professionalism: Knowing work environments differ greatly, understand and demonstrate effective work habits, and act in the interest of the larger community and workplace.
The ideal candidate will be a Gannon University graduate student in good standing with their department with a GPA above 3.2, and will have most or all of the following skills, experiences, or abilities:
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Highly organized and disciplined with strong time-management
- Attentive to details
- Self-directed, independent, and able to follow instructions unsupervised
- Work collaboratively with faculty, staff, and external professionals.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (especially Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneDrive)
- Reliable, honest; must be in good academic standing with no prior academic integrity violations; required to adhere to strict confidentiality policies
N/A
Physical Demands
- Should be able to bend, lift, push and pull to assist with moving boxes and supplies in various areas throughout the Palumbo Academic Center.
- May be asked to lift up to 30-50 pounds.
- May be asked to transport items across campus or to load items into a vehicle.
- May be asked to travel to convention location in another city and to assist in set-up and breakdown of posters, projectors, tables, etc.
Position Classification Professional
Position Type GA (Lab Assistant/Tutoring)
Employment Status Part-Time
Position Length 9M
Hours per Week 10
Work Schedule Office Hours - Depending On Candidate's Schedule
Shift 1st
