What are the responsibilities and job description for the Grad Assistant Lake Region position at Lackawanna College?
Job Title: Graduate Assistant
Department: Lake Region Center
Reports to: Center Director
Position Type: Quarter (10 hours)
Duration: Academic Year 2026-2027
Job Summary
The Graduate Assistant (GA) supports faculty and staff at the Lake Region Center with a variety of tasks related to research, teaching, and administrative duties. This role provides graduate students with valuable professional experience while they pursue their advanced studies. The GA collaborates closely with faculty and staff to help achieve departmental objectives, encourage academic involvement, and contributes to the success of departmental initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Teaching Support: Assist with preparing course materials, such as lectures, assignments, and exams. Provide support during lectures, labs, or discussion sessions. Grade assignments and exams under the supervision of faculty.
- Departmental Support: Departmental specific support listed.
- Administrative Tasks: Help organize departmental events, workshops, and conferences. Provide general administrative assistance, including responding to emails, scheduling meetings, maintaining records, and updating databases.
- Student Support/Collaboration: Student support is specific to each department, if applicable
- Research/Data Support: Assist with data collection specific to each department
- Communication and Outreach: Draft, edit,and facilitate communication such as flyers, newsletters, and social media.
- OtherDuties:Complete additional tasks asassigned by the department, faculty, or supervisor that support professional development and academic goals.
- Peak Times:Works during high impact periods, which include, but are not limited to: annual forum, graduation, orientations, week prior to the start of the semester, first two weeks of the semester, last two weeks of the semester prior to finals, andadvisingperiods.
Qualifications
- Enrollment/accepted in a Lackawanna College graduate program in Higher Education, Organizational Leadership & Management, Professional Studies, or MBA
- Strong academic standing.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Proficiency in MicrosoftOffice
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.