Type:
Graduate Assistantship
Description:
TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Overview:
The mission of TRIO Student Support Services is to graduate our diverse group of low-income, first generation college students from Appalachian State University. This position is an absolutely integral component of achieving that mission. Visit our website at sss.appstate.edu to learn more.
Position Overview:
This position assists the First-Year Seminar/Rhetoric and Composition instructor in all aspects of running our program. On a given day, the graduate assistant might hold writing conferences with students, plan a field trip, lead an evening enrichment lesson, contact students regarding missing work, etc. While the rewards are enormous, this is a fast-paced environment with little downtime.
The position is 20 hours per week. Applicant must be free to attend class with instructor (9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. T/R each semester). The applicant must also be willing to attend out of class events with students whenever possible (these generally include film night, field trip to Grandfather Mountain, and on-campus cultural events).
Position pays $16.67/hr ($5,000 per semester) and runs August 2024 - May 2025
Minimum Qualifications:
- Demonstrated excellence in a variety of writing situations
- Comfort and eagerness to gently guide young writers
- Experience working with diverse populations
- The candidate must be organized, mature, flexible, hard-working.
- Dedicated to serving this particular group of students
- Have an interest in teaching
How to Apply:
Please fill out the application found at this link: https://forms.gle/kiDYTYWwcDeShm7EA and submit a CV or resume and a sample of your writing as a text or .pdf document to the SSS Advisor & Instructor, Mady Fitzgerald (fitzgeraldmr2@appstate.edu).
Contact Name:
Mady Fitzgerald
Contact Email:
Expiration Date:
Wednesday, May 1, 2024