"Graduate Assistant - Aviation - Spring 2026"

Graduate Assistant - Aviation - Spring 2026

Company: University of Central Missouri

Job Location: Warrensburg, 64093

Category: Aviation

Type: Adjunct/Part-Time

Salary: $550.00 Semi-Monthly

Location: UCMO - Warrensburg, MO

Job Type: Graduate Assistant

Job Number: G97997

Division: Department of Aviation

Description

The Department of Aviation Graduate Assistant position involves supporting faculty with a variety of academic and administrative tasks. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to assisting with scholarly research, and helping conduct aviation laboratory sessions. The position requires twenty (20) hours per week, and the scheduled hours may change on short notice depending on the faculty's needs.

From time to time, the Graduate Assistant may be asked to provide support to the Department of Aviation's Office Professional in accomplishing small tasks in support of the Department of Aviation.

Examples of Duties

Duties Include:

• Creating assignments under the direction and supervision of faculty
• Conducting searches for peer-reviewed literature
• Assisting with scholarly research
• Participating in aviation labs
• Providing reception desk coverage in the absence of office staff or student workers
• Performing various additional duties as needed.

Typical Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree Required, Aviation Degree Preferred
• Currently admitted to a UCM graduate degree program
• 3.0 or higher graduate level GPA if previous graduate level courses have been taken
• 2.7 or higher undergraduate level GPA if no previous graduate level courses have been taken

Experience:

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat
• Have extensive experience applying American Psychological Association (APA) 7th edition formatting standards in academic and professional documents.

Supplemental Information

Additional Information:

• Applicants are required to submit example(s) of scholarly writing. At least one (1) must be of an academic paper written in APA 7th edition.

GA Type: Administrative

GA Hour Expectations: 20 hours per week

Start Date of Position: 01/12/2026

End Date of Position: 05/08/2026

Total Stipend for Semester: $4,950.00

Working Days & Hours: Regular Office Hours, to fit applicants availability.

Scholarship: Students filling a Graduate Assistantship (GA) position are eligible to receive a graduate tuition waiver, a graduate non-resident tuition waiver (if applicable), and a graduate mandatory fees waiver. The scholarships are in the form of a waiver and the funds are not deposited into the student's personal account. Instead, the student's bill is reduced by the amount of the scholarship awarded. If the maximum amount of the scholarship is not used, the remainder is not paid to the student in any form and unused scholarship money cannot be carried over to another semester. The scholarship is applied to graduate level courses only; courses taken for undergraduate credit are not eligible to be covered by the GA scholarship. The non-resident fee scholarship only applies to classes taken on the UCM Warrensburg campus. The maximum scholarship amounts are based on the size of assistantship held. For a full (20-hour per week) assistantship, the scholarship covers tuition costs and mandatory fees up to 12 credit hours of graduate coursework per semester. Graduate assistantship positions less than full will be prorated accordingly.

Special Instructions:

• Full-time staff & 12-month faculty benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks paid vacation per year; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.
• 9-month faculty benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.
• Part-time benefits-eligible positions: Benefits include generous education assistance for the employee.
• Temporary, adjunct, student employment, or graduate assistant positions: Benefits are not included.

Completed UCM online application for employment required. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

A review will begin immediately and continue until filled unless indicated otherwise.

NOTE: A background check is required for the selected candidate of all staff, faculty, adjunct, and temporary positions and any job offer is contingent on the results of this check. Student employees and graduate assistants do not require a background check to be conducted prior to employment.

The University of Central Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.