130 likes | 285 Views
Graduate Assistantship Hiring Procedures. Effective FY 2014. Agenda. Introduction: Graduate Assistantship Program Assistantship Types Hiring Process Dates & Deadlines Graduate Assistantship Office. Why Graduate Assistantships? . Assistantship Types. Graduate Assistant (GA)
E N D
Graduate Assistantship Hiring Procedures Effective FY 2014
Agenda • Introduction: Graduate Assistantship Program • Assistantship Types • Hiring Process • Dates & Deadlines • Graduate Assistantship Office
Assistantship Types • Graduate Assistant (GA) Coordinate & oversee departmental office functions • Teaching Assistant (TA) Support a Professor with class instruction • Research Assistant (RA) Assist with research design and data collection Doctoral-Research Assistant (Doc-RA) Doctoral-Teaching Assistant (Doc-TA)
Assistantship Semesters & Hours • Part time assistantship (10-hours) • Full-time assistantships (20-hours) • Summer (2.5 months) • Fall (4.5 months) • Spring (4.5 months) • Fall/Spring (9 months)
Hiring Process: GA Request Form Introduction & Overview of GA Request Form: GA Request Form • US Citizen not active on payroll • Non-resident w/o SS# not active on payroll
Email for New Hires Good Morning/Afternoon: The Graduate Assistantship Office (GAO) has received the request for your assistantship award. Before our office can process your award, you are required to complete a new employee payroll packet. Please see the link below for complete instructions. You are encouraged to print the instructions and use them as a guide to ensure you have completed all of the steps as required. Be sure to contact your supervisor to establish a work schedule and to review your job duties and responsibilities. If you have questions, please contact the Graduate Assistantship Office at 410-704-4484 or gao@towson.edu Thank you, GAO New Hire Instructions: US Citizens/Permanent Residents Non Resident Aliens with SS# Non Resident Aliens without SS#
Dates & Deadlines AY 2013-2014 SemesterHiring DeadlineTermWeeks Summer 2013 June 3rd 5/26/13 – 8/8/13 11 Fall 2013 September3rd 8/12/13 – 12/20/13 19 Spring 2014 February 4th 1/7/14 – 5/16/14 18 *No Backdating*
GAO: Information & Resources http://www.towson.edu/provost/provost/graduatestudies/assistantships/index.asp • General Information • Assistantship Application (online) • Assistantship Openings Page • Financial Aid Implications • Graduate Assistantship Handbook GAO Contact Cassandra Chambers gao@towson.edu 410-704-4484
Recap • Assistantships defined • Assistantship Types identified • New Request Form reviewed • Email process introduced • Dates and Deadlines established • Additional Resources provided