Graduate Residence Director

The Graduate Residence Director (GRD) role is an academic year live-in graduate assistant position responsible for assisting with staff supervision, administrative duties, community management, serving in an on-call duty rotation, and other related duties. Additionally, GRDs are involved in selecting, training, and assessing staff for residence life teams.

Graduate students who receive a full-time graduate assistantship are required to provide an average of 20 hours per week of service during the fall and winter semesters, as described in their graduate assistant contract.

An ideal GRD candidate must be interested in working individually with students, leading teams, developing community, and participating in departmental and university functions.

• Must have completed a bachelor's degree.
• Must be accepted into a degree-seeking graduate program. Students planning to take courses for a graduate certificate program are not eligible.
• Graduate Assistants must be fully admitted and enrolled in at least 8 credits for the academic year in a graduate program. Graduate coursework must contribute directly to the satisfaction of Oakland's degree requirements. Graduate assistants must maintain good academic standing with at least an overall 3.0-grade point average.

For more information, please reference our Graduate School’s website.

• Due to the formal and informal demands of the position, involvement in other activities that require a sizable time commitment (i.e., volunteer work, other employment, class loads above 9 credits) is permitted only with written advance authorization from an Assistant Director for Residence Life. Those required by their academic program to participate in field experience/internships, which require a significant time commitment, will need prior approval from an Assistant Director for Residence Life.
  
  Candidates must be in good disciplinary standing and must not be found responsible for serious conduct violations.

• Supervise, hire, and train undergraduate student staff members.
• Manage a front desk operation, including mail services, key processes, and equipment check‑outs.
• Adjudicate lower‑level cases of alleged Housing student misconduct.
• Serve in an after‑hours duty rotation.
• Complete one assigned ancillary assignment within Residence Life. (Please note these are subject to change.)
  • Tentative ancillary assignments include
  • Residence Life Association Adviser(s)
  • National Residence Hall Honorary Adviser
  • Conduct/Case Manager
  • Human Resources Coordinator
  • Professional Development Coordinator
  • Curriculum Coordinator
  • Living Learning Communities Coordinator

• Resume

• Stipend – The student will receive a paycheck on the last business day of each month for the duration of the assistantship. The total amount will be a stipend of $10,400.40 for the academic year.
• Room and board – Additionally, room and board will be provided as a result of serving in an on‑call capacity for emergency response.
• Tuition – 8 credits per semester during the academic year will be compensated. Any additional credits and class fees, including books, will be the student's responsibility. The tuition award is processed by the Financial Aid Office. If you have questions regarding how a Graduate Assistant award will affect your overall financial aid package, please make an appointment with a financial aid adviser.