Graduate Student Employment - Student-Athlete Academic Success Assistants

Position Details

Position Information

Advertising Department: STUDENT DEVELOPMENT

Academic Term/Year: FALL 2026/SPRING 2027

Position Title:

Graduate Hourly Student Employment
- Student-Athlete Academic Success Assistants

Posting Number: 08467

Position Number: 08467

Student Job Category:
Student
- Hourly Job

Position Location:

On-campus

City:
Greenville

State: NC

Number of Vacancies: 3

Rate of Pay: $17.00/hourly

FLSA Status: FLSA Non-exempt

Will the position be subject to the CBC policy?:
No

ECU Department of Student Development is currently seeking several Student-Athlete Academic Success Assistants, housed in the Athletic Complex, offering graduate employment opportunities designed to prepare emerging professionals for careers in student-athlete academic services and related areas of higher education.

The Student-Athlete Academic Success Assistant serves as a graduate-level member of the SAAS team, gaining practical experience in learning support, academic advising, tutor coordination, assessment, and student development within a Division I athletics environment.

Responsibilities of this position include:

• Maintain a caseload of assigned student-athletes receiving academic support services.
• Assist assigned academic advisors in monitoring student progress, outreach regarding academic concerns and pre-registration meetings.
• Assist with tutorial program operations, including scheduling, training, and staff support for undergraduate staff.
• Compile and organize academic data, review program outcomes, and assist with assessment initiatives.
• Support daily operations of the Student-Athlete Academic Services center.
• Maintain confidentiality and provide professional level support to student-athletes in accordance ECU, AAC, and NCAA regulations.

Minimum of 3.0

• Experience working with students in an academic support, mentoring, advising, tutoring, or educational setting.
• Experience working in a collegiate athletic services office and/or familiarity with NCAA rules and regulations.
• Desire to enter the field of Student-Athlete Academic Services.

Unless otherwise identified in the applicable job posting and consistent with University policy, the University will principally employ individuals who reside in the State of North Carolina to the greatest extent practicable. As such, most positions at East Carolina University require employees to live and work in North Carolina (or live within a reasonable daily commuting distance from their duty station) after hire.

Candidates should be prepared to relocate within a reasonable, agreed-upon time after an offer of employment has been made and accepted to meet this requirement.

07/31/2026

09/14/2026

No

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.

Individuals submitting profiles for these positions must be current ECU students, in good-standing and meet the respective GPA requirement as required by the position type. Final candidates may be subject to criminal & sex offender background checks based upon the duties and responsibilities of the position. Some vacancies also require motor vehicle checks. ECU participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

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