Graduate Assistant, Texas Interdisciplinary Plans (TIP)

General Notes

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Purpose

This position will support the Texas Interdisciplinary Plans (TIP) programs through collaborative leadership development, program design, academic support, student engagement, and supervision. This role contributes directly to TIP’s mission of fostering wellness, belonging, and student success by assisting with program assessment, coordinating student-centered events, and supporting the Peer Mentor Program.

Responsibilities

• Program Assessment: Collaborate with staff and students to support ongoing program evaluation and continuous improvement.

• Event Coordination: Plan, execute, and assess student-centered events for first- and second-year students

• Peer Mentor Program Support: Assist with training, one-on-one meetings, recruitment, and data assessment for the Peer Mentor Program.

• Additional Duties: Other responsibilities as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Full-time enrollment as a graduate student (minimum 9 credit hours)

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.

• Intermediate experience with data and data management

• Ability to take initiative in a fast-paced, student-facing environment

• Strong desire to work directly with students

• Experience teaching or leading workshops

Preferred Qualifications

• Enrollment in a Master's Degree program with a minimum of 9 credit hours in educational administration, social work, educational psychology, or a related graduate program.

• Experience in higher education program development, student programming, or event planning.

• Experience organizing and facilitating training.

• Comfort working with diverse groups of students, staff, faculty, and administrators.

• Ability to facilitate difficult dialogues across differences

• Skill in identifying participant needs and tailoring programming accordingly

• Ability to multitask and work independently

Salary Range
$20.00 per hour

Working Conditions

In-person position with some pre-scheduled evening commitments

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left-hand navigation menu, and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled into your application. The application is one page, and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.