Graduate Research Assistant​/Marine Ecosystems Institute

Posting Details

Title: Graduate Research Assistant

Job Class Code: 10095

FLSA: Exempt

• Must be admitted to a graduate degree program.
• Must be in good academic standing.
• Be registered full‑time for the respective semester – nine (9) semester credit hours during the fall semester, nine (9) semester credit hours during the spring semester, or three (3) semester credit hours during the summer session.

Posting Number: A1391

Working Title: Graduate Research Assistant / Marine Ecosystems Institute

Location: Rio Grande Valley, Texas

College: College of Sciences

Department: Marine Ecosystems Institute

Division: Division of Research

FTE: 5

Research Assistants will be assigned to assist a faculty member with data collection, analyzation, publication of data, and other duties as assigned.

The Research Assistant assistantship award is available to master’s students who are assigned to a specific faculty member. Duties are related to the student’s field of study and will vary depending upon the project and assigned responsibilities. Research Assistants may also function as lab assistants, graders, for creative activity, and/or other endeavors that assist faculty members in the department’s instructional efforts.

Graduate assistants may be assigned to professional staff in any Division of the University. Duties will be related to the student’s field of study and will vary depending on the projects and assigned responsibilities. Graduate students will work 20 hours per week with flexible distribution.

The Research Assistant position is available to full‑time graduate students, preferably those in good academic standing and in the School of Earth Environmental & Marine Sciences.

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06/01/2026

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