Graduate Assistant - English - Teaching - Fall 2026

Description

Graduate Teaching Assistants will be listed as the teacher of record for two three-semester hour sections of English 1020 each semester. They will work directly with the GA Coordinator and will attend weekly training meetings during the fall semester and bi-weekly meetings during the spring. Graduate Teaching Assistants are required to attend a GA orientation during UCM Prep Week prior to the start of the Fall semester, which is when the contract starts. In addition, the successful candidates will engage in ongoing professional training for the duration of their appointment and are expected to abide by the department policies.

Examples of Duties

Duties Include:

• Students who hold a full GA position work 20 hours per week.
• Teach two 3-credit hours courses.

Typical Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree Required (BA, BS, or BSE in English strongly preferred)
• Currently admitted to a UCM graduate degree program
• 3.0 or higher graduate level GPA if previous graduate level courses have been taken
• 3.0 or higher undergraduate level GPA if no previous graduate level courses have been taken

Experience:

• Communication skills, including oral, written, and nonverbal communication skills
• Strong human relations and interpersonal skills.
• Able to maintain confidentiality.

Supplemental Information

GA Type: Teaching

GA Hour Expectations: 20 hours per week

Start Date of Position: 08/10/2026

End Date of Position: 12/11/2026

Total Stipend for Semester: $4,950.00

Working Days & Hours: 20 hours per week

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.