Graduate Assistantships with the OSL

The Office of Student Life (OSL) offers several Graduate Assistantships (GA) each year, based on approved funding. The OSL GA positions help fulfill our mission of providing students with work experience and a means to finance their education while providing this department with the benefit of a talented work force. An assistantship in the OSL can provide valuable experience and open new career paths. The positions in the OSL are half-time (20 hours/week) and span from mid-July or early August to mid-May. Students receive a stipend for their work. OSL staff assesses how graduate student applicants want to enhance their career goals and matches them with an appropriate staff member to serve as their supervisor. GAs are utilized in either our main office or as Cultural Center managers.

The basic functions and responsibilities of the GAs include:

• Cultural Center Graduate Assistantship (three positions):
  The successful candidate will have a strong interest in issues of cultural diversity and of underrepresented students/groups, educational and event programming, student organization advising, and college student development. They manage the daily operations of one of the cultural centers, assist student staff and student organizations in designing and implementing programs, monitor the center?s hours and budget, perform administrative duties, and participate in OSL diversity related programs, projects, and initiatives.
  
  -Anticipated availability 2007 – 2008:
  One graduate assistantship at the Latino Native American Cultural Center


• Student Leadership Development Graduate Assistantship (one position):
  The successful candidate will have a strong interest in student leadership development, student volunteerism and civic engagement, educational and event programming, student organization advising, and college student development. They will assist in designing and implementing a comprehensive, university wide student leadership development program and advise two student organizations (Dance Marathon and The Public Project).
• Fraternity and Sorority Life Graduate Assistantship (one position):
  The successful candidate will have a strong interest in fraternity and sorority life, educational and event programming, student organization advising, and college student development. They will assist in advising the Interfraternity Council (IFC), Panhellenic Council (PHC), and National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) and their affiliated chapters.

Qualifications for assistantships include:

• Bachelor's degree in an appropriate discipline (e.g., Sociology, Psychology, Human Relations, and Cultural/Ethnic Studies).
• Enrollment in a graduate program (e.g., Counseling, Student Personnel, Higher Education, Cultural/Ethnic Studies)
• A complete description of these positions is available at the OSL or the University Life Center (ULC) Human Resources Office, Room 39C in the Iowa Memorial Union, 319-335-0121.
• Applications require a resum?, cover letter specifying which GA position(s) you are applying for, and the names and phone numbers of two references to be forwarded to ULC Human Resources.