Graduate Assistant - CLA Office Dean

Office Location
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1201 W. University Drive
Human Resources
MASS Building 2 nd Floor
Edinburg, TX 78539

Edinburg:
Brownsville:
Office hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00a.m.

- 5:00p.m.

Faculty Recruitment:
College of Engineering & Computer Science: cecs

Robert

C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship: cobe

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

Dear Applicant,

Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:

* Date of Birth

* Social Security Number

* Gender

* Ethnicity/Race

Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days.

Title Information

Assistantship Title

Assistantship Title Graduate Assistant

Job Class Code

Job Class Code 10096

FLSA

FLSA Exempt

Minimum Qualifications

1. Must be admitted to a graduate degree program.
2. Must be in good academic standing
3. 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 or be registered in the required number of semester credit hours to fulfill the only remaining requirements of the degree plan.

Position Information

Posting Number

Posting Number A1492

Working Title

Working Title Graduate Assistant - CLA Office of the Dean

Location

College

College College of Liberal Arts

Department

Department College of Liberal Arts

Division

Division Provost - Academic Affairs

FTE

FTE .5

Scope of Job

The College of Liberal Arts is seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Graduate Assistant to support the Associate Dean for Community Engagement. The Graduate Assistant will support college-level social media and help develop social media content to promote college and departmental activities, events, and initiatives. The position also involves assisting with the creation of the college-wide newsletter. Responsibilities include researching, coordinating contributions, and connecting the content to the digital and social media platforms.

Discipline Specific Required Qualifications

1) Must be a full-time graduate student (9 hours during the Fall/Spring semester and 3 hours during Summer months)

2) Able to work well with diverse groups of people

3) Effective communication, verbal and writing skills for interacting with faculty, staff, students and prospective students

4) Willing to work twenty hours per week. Distribution of hours will be flexible

5) Must possess superior writing and editing skills to balance multiple projects and deadlines

6) Must pay strong attention to detail

(7) Organized and able to meet deadlines critical.

(8) Strong or Exceptional social media skills

Preferred Qualifications

1) Full Time Graduate Student – Communication Major preferred

2) Familiar with CANVA and basic video editing for social media preferred.

3) Bilingual English/Spanish with strong written skills preferred.

4)

Experience with publication writing helpful.

4) Proficient in Microsoft Office software including Word and Excel

5) Excellent customer service skills and multi-tasking ability in a fast paced environment

Number of Vacancies

Number of Vacancies 1

Desired Start Date

Desired Start Date 09/14/2026

EEO Statement

It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment.

We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.

Open Date

Open Date 09/01/2026

Special Instructions to Applicants

Dear Applicant,

Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:

Date of Birth
Social Security Number
Gender
Ethnicity/Race

Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your…