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Requisition: [contact details available in the full listing]ST
Title: Student Employee-Academic Affairs-Research and Teaching Assistant
Employee Class: Student Employee
College Work Study Position: No
Department: Center for Law, Engagement, and Politics
Division: Division of Academic Affairs
Hours per week: 10-20
Hiring Rate: $8.50
Preferred Student Classification: Sophomore, Junior or Senior
Nature & Purpose of Position:
Job Duties:
- Assist the Center for Law, Engagement, And Politics (LEAP) primarily with teaching assistance and secondarily research.
Other Requirements for the Position:
Job Requirements:
- Excellent critical thinking, writing, and oral communication skills
- Ability to work a minimum of 10 hours per week during the school year, including summers
- Ability to work independently on assigned projects
- Must be detail-oriented
- Proficient with Microsoft Office, Google Drive, Excel, Word, Publisher, Photoshop, and research databases
- Student assistants must be dependable and punctual in reporting to work and meetings, and dress in accordance with the LEAP Center dress code.
- Adhere to all LEAP Center policies and procedures and know all emergency policies and procedures.
- Must be currently enrolled and have a minimum of 3.2 cumulative GPA
Open Date: 01/27/2025
Position Number: 9N9857-00
Contact Name & Title: Jean Loveall
Contact Phone: 9362944845
Contact Email: jal072@shsu.edu
Contact Building & Room #: CHSS Room 478
EEO Statement:
Sam Houston State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and Smoke/Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, ancestry, marital status, citizenship, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or protected veteran status. The University takes seriously the initiative to ensure equal opportunity in the workforce and to comply with Title VII as interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court. Sam Houston State University is an “at will” employer. Employees with a contract will have additional terms and conditions. Security-sensitive positions at SHSU require background checks in accordance with Education Code §51.215.
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About Sam Houston State University
For more than 140 years, Sam Houston State University has been preparing students for meaningful lives of achievement. Its motto, "The measure of a Life is its Service," resonates among its 21,000 students, eight colleges and well beyond its historical roots through research, creative endeavors, service learning, volunteering and more.
SHSU is an institution whose mission is to provide high quality education, scholarship, and service to students. With over 90 bachelor degrees, 50 master’s, and 11 doctoral programs—including the nation’s first Ph.D. in forensic science, SHSU provides an exceptional college experience for every student: traditional or non-traditional; first generation; international; or online.
Service to self and others is paramount at SHSU and reflected in all university organizations and programs. In fact, the university was named to USA Today’s Top 50 in the U.S. for “commitment to civic engagement and global awareness,” in addition to being classified a "Community Engaged Campus" by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education. This honor, bestowed to only 311 public institutions nationwide, acknowledges the university's significant commitment to service.
Sam Houston State University has a small town feel with large scale opportunities. Located in the Piney Woods region of East Texas, Huntsville provides area residents with a sense of community and belonging, although just an hour drive north of Houston.
Sam Houston State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and Smoke/Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, ancestry, marital status, citizenship, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or protected veteran status. The University takes seriously the initiative to ensure equal opportunity in the workforce and to comply with Title VII as interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court. Sam Houston State University is an “at will” employer. Employees with a contract will have additional terms and conditions. Security-sensitive positions at SHSU require background checks in accordance with Education Code §51.215.
Member The Texas State University System
Company info
Website: https://www.shsu.edu/
Telephone: 936-294-1070
Location: 1905 University Avenue, Huntsville, TX 77340, United States
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