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Title: GA Research - ACED, Department of Health Sciences - Fall 2025 and Spring 2026
Division Name: Academic Affairs
Department: Health Sciences
Campus Location: Normal, IL

Job Summary

Graduate to assist faculty in variety of activities associated with research projects. The research will be related to the areas of public health, specifically environmental health and air quality. The GA will assist faculty with data collection, data analysis with SPSS and Excel, and outreach and educational activities with local schools and community centers. In addition, the GA will conduct preliminary studies with primary data and secondary data to explore the association between air quality and population diseases, such as asthma, at local, regional, or national levels. The GA is expected to present research results at the University Research Symposium in Spring 2026 and at one state or regional conference.

Salary Rate / Pay Rate

$1510 Monthly Stipend

Required Qualifications

1. Must be a degree seeking graduate student at Illinois State University admitted in the MPH-ACED program.
2. 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

Work Hours

20 Hours per Week

Proposed Starting Date

August 16, 2025

Required Applicant Documents

1. Resume

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Special Instructions for Applicants

Benefits for Graduate Assistants can be found in the Graduate Assistant Handbook.

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.

Illinois State University student employees are restricted to no more than 28 hours per week of on-campus employment for all positions held. International students are restricted by their visa status to no more than 20 hours per week of on-campus employment when the university is in session but may work up to 28 hours per week when the university is not in session. Please contact the Office of International Student and Scholar Services for guidance on visa restrictions on work hours. The University cannot grant exceptions to visa status rules/laws.

Contact Information for Applicants

Dane Myers,
damyers@ilstu.edu

Important Information for Applicants

This position is subject to a criminal background investigation and if applicable, an employment history review, based on University Policy 3.1.30 and any offer of employment is contingent upon you passing a satisfactory criminal background investigation and/or an employment history review. You may not begin work until the criminal background investigation results have been received and cleared by Human Resources.

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