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GA Research - Agriculture - Spring 2023

Job No: 514146
Work Type: On Campus
Location: Normal, Illinois

Title: GA Research - Agriculture - Spring 2023

Division Name: Academic Affairs

Department: Agriculture

Campus Location: Normal, IL

General Summary

Graduate Research Assistants are generally assigned to assist individual faculty members with the research project(s). Candidate should expect majority of duties will relate to faculty research, however, the nature of the assistance can very and may involve, although not limited to, activities/duties such as:

1. Library work.
2. Grant proposal writing.
3. Literature review.
4. Data gathering.
5. Data analysis.
6. Preparing manuscripts and presentation files.
7. Attend Departmental seminars, workshops, and other professionally-related activities when invited/requested - may be virtual or in person.
8. Assist other faculty-specific academic activities as needed.

Required Qualifications

1. Eligible for appointment as per the requirements in the Graduate Assistant Handbook which can be found at http://hr.iilinoisstate.edu/downloads/GA_Handbook.pdf.
2. Must be enrolled as a degree seeking graduate student at Illinois State University in the Department in Agriculture.

Work Hours

1. 10 hours per week.
2 Work hours will be varied and arranged with the faculty advisor.
3. Work schedule will be set so as to not interfere with student's class schedule.

Proposed Starting Date

01/01/2023

Salary Rate / Pay Rate

$650.00

Required Applicant Documents

Resume

PLEASE NOTE:  These documents are required to be submitted online in order to complete the application process. Please have these documents ready prior to clicking on "Apply"

Special Instructions for Applicants

Note: If you have not yet been assigned a University ID, but are interested in applying for this graduate assistantship, please proceed with graduate assistant application process. For the first question regarding your University ID, simply enter in nine (9) zeros (e.g. 00000000).

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 via status may place limits on your employment eligibility. Students are responsible for knowing and following at applicable via status rules/laws. if you are not certain whether your visa status allows you to accept as 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.

Contact Information for Applicants

Rob Rhykerd
rrhyker@ilstu.edu

Important Information for Applicants

This position is subject to a criminal background investigation based on University Policy 3.1.30 and any offer of 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.

Illinois State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or other state or federal law you may request an accommodation by contacting the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at (309) 438-3383. The Office of Equal Opportunity and Access will hold any confidential information you provide in confidence.

If you are having difficulty accessing the system, please call Human Resources at (309) 438-8311.

Application Opened: 08/04/2022 09:00 AM CST
Application Closes: