Deadline: Rolling (review begins March 6, 2024)
The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) is excited to announce that they are hiring a Graduate Assistant, to begin work in late April.
Description
Title: Graduate Assistant
Position Number: 0000GA11
Hiring Unit: UH Manoa, Office of the Vice Provost for Research & Scholarship (OVPRS), Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)
Location: Manoa Campus
Date Posted: February 20, 2024
Closing Date: Continuous recruitment until the position is filled; application review to begin on or about March 6, 2024.
Salary Information: Step 12 – $2,159 mo./ $25,908 annual @ 20 hours per week
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Part Time/ Full time: Part Time – 50% FTE (20 hours/week)
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary
Other Conditions: To begin approximately late April.
Renewal of appointment is dependent on satisfactory performance, program needs, availability of funds, and meeting the eligibility requirements of the assistantship (for details , go to the UHM Graduate Division website Eligibility & Criteria | Graduate Division (hawaii.edu).
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Advise undergraduate students, staff, and faculty on UROP’s Entering Research and Creative Work, Project, and Presentation funding opportunities, ForagerOne, Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE), and available opportunities on- and off-campus. Communicate in person, on the phone, virtually, and via email.
- Actively promote UROP to undergraduate students via hosting information sessions, designing and posting flyers, managing social media platforms, meeting with other units on campus, and representing UROP at events.
- Promote faculty-mentored undergraduate research and creative work opportunities on UH Manoa campus by providing programmatic support to undergraduate students.
- Screen Entering Research and Creative Work, Project, and Presentation application submissions for fulfillment of requirements.
- Perform data entry, analyze data, and generate reports.
- Assist in maintaining the UROP website and paperless application system.
- Assist with event planning, vendor and volunteer coordination, communication, logistics, and other event related tasks.
- Proactively search for methods to better serve undergraduate students.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Classified graduate student in good standing.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to work with faculty, staff and students.
- Ability to work successfully with faculty, staff, and students in a multicultural student services office.
- Excellent written and communication skills.
- Ability to problem solve and be flexible to learn and take on new tasks.
- Demonstrated ability to be organized, detail-oriented, proactive, consistent and accurate.
- Proficient in the use of computers and software including Microsoft Office and Google web applications.
- Demonstrated ability to be an independent worker.
To Apply:
Learn more and apply via the job listing.
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Applicant must submit the following:
- Cover letter indicating how you satisfy the qualifications;
- Resume;
- Names and contact information (telephone number and email addresses) of at least three professional references; and
- Copy of unofficial transcript (copies acceptable, however official transcript will be required at the time of hire. Academic record/grade summaries will NOT be accepted. Copy of diplomas will NOT be accepted.) Documents issued from an institution outside the United States of America require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from an agency having membership with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc., verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. Expense of the evaluation shall be borne by the applicant.
Inquiries:
Please contact Seung Yang; 808-956-3259; swyang4@hawaii.edu