Graduate Assistant, McNair Scholars Program

Graduate Assistant, McNair Scholars Program

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• Title:
  
  Graduate Assistant, McNair Scholars Program
• Position Type:
  Graduate Assistant
• Search Type:
  External - minimum 7 days
• Department: 39R000 - Graduate Education & Research Admin
• Division: 2R0000 - Academic Affairs
• Position Location:
  
  Richmond Campus
• Driver Classification:
  Non-Driver
• FLSA:
  Exempt
• Hours Per Week: 20
• Additional Schedule Details:
  Spring 2026
• Retirement:
  None
• Contact Person:
  Gill Hunter
• Funding Source:
  Grant
• Open Until Filled:
  No
• Sponsorship:
  This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Graduate Assistants with the McNair Scholars Program will assist program staff with the administration of program processes and operations, including data management, program/event planning, and student engagement and support. Graduate Assistants will develop professionally desirable skills and competencies while supporting the development of McNair Scholars and . Successful applicants will demonstrate an ability to interact with professionals from many areas of the university and other McNair Scholar programs and with students from a range of undergraduate majors.

McNair Scholar Graduate Assistants will model those behaviors successful undergraduates possess, including time management, project management, communication and social skills, and personal and academic goal setting and achievement.

• Education:
  
  Enrolled in Graduate School at EKU

• Graduate of a McNair Scholars Program and/or other federal TRIO program

About McNair Scholars:
The Ronald McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program is a federal TRiO program, funded by the federal government to support the preparation of eligible participants for graduate study through involvement in research and other scholarly activities. McNair Scholars have demonstrated strong academic potential. Institutions work closely with participants as they complete undergraduate requirements, prepare for, apply to, and enroll in graduate programs.

Institutions track graduates' progress through the successful completion of their advanced degrees.

Eastern Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity employer and educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of age (40 and over), race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information in the admission to, or participation in, any educational program or activity (e.g., athletics, academics and housing) which it conducts or any employment policy or practice.

Offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check.

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