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Graduate Assistant
- Academic Coaching

Graduate Assistant Employment Opportunity

Job title and description:
Graduate Assistant
- Academic Coaching

The Academic Coaching Graduate Assistant will act as a liaison between the Learning Commons and communities within the Stockton and Turlock campuses. The academic coach provides coaching to students on learning strategies and college success skills, promotes services, and connects students to resources. The academic coach will participate in online and in-person staff development, facilitate academic success workshops, assist with data input and tracking, contribute to research, develop marketing materials, conduct outreach to students, refer students to Learning Commons and campus resources, and work on other projects as assigned.

By working with the Learning Commons to promote services, coordinate support interventions, implement culturally responsive learning support models, create learning strategy resources, and assist with data collection and assessment efforts, the graduate assistant will play a critical role in increasing student success.

We plan to hire two academic coaches with one academic coach focusing on the Stockton campus and one focusing on the Turlock campus. Successful hires will engage in an approximate four week development process to engage in academic coaching research, practices, and to build campus connections. We plan to have positions begin in July with a month development and training experience.

Wage/Salary:
Approximately $1623/month based on 19 hours worked/week and at 0.5 FTE

Hours per Week: 20 hours

Location:

Coaches will be assigned to the Stockton or Turlock campus with most of their work hours occurring on that respective campus. Some travel between Stockton and Turlock campuses for meetings, collaborations, and trainings will be needed.

# of Openings: 2

Anticipated

Start Date:

July 8, 2026

Expected End Date:
December 31, 2026

Point of Contact Person:
Dr. James W.G. Barnes

Priority Final date to receive applications:
May 1, 2026. (Applications received by this deadline will be considered first.) A complete application must include a cover letter, resume, available work schedule and class schedule.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Post-baccalaureate students in a graduate program must be registered in a minimum of four (4) Fall/Spring units.
• Completion of Bachelor's degree.
• Enrolled in a graduate program

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with academic coaching models designed to support students from diverse backgrounds
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to exercise good judgment and be able to work independently without direct supervision
• Ability to effectively prioritize, manage multiple tasks, track, and follow through on student connections
• Assist with assessment of programmatic and holistic student success outcomes
• Ability to work with diverse groups of students, faculty and staff
• Experience with facilitation of workshops and/or presentations
• Excellent technology skills:
  Word, Excel, Learning Center Management Platform (Stan Tutor), Warrior Connect (EAB), Canvas and other software
• Experience providing learning support or academic coaching in virtual and in-person environments
• Experience collecting or creating learning support resources and tools accessible to participants and/or peer educators
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment and build a network of referrals to support students' connections with resources on the Stockton and Turlock campus
• Experience working with students in groups and in one-on-one settings
• Knowledge of Learning Commons services and campus resources
• Knowledge of campus policies and procedures
• Demonstrated persistence and creativity in encouraging use of services and problem solving
• Ability to work collaboratively and attend planning meetings with Learning Commons and grant staff, faculty and graduate students
• Ability to work for at least two semesters

Campus & Area:

California State University, Stanislaus serves the San Joaquin Valley and is a critical educational resource for a six-county region of approximately 1.5 million people. The University is fully committed to creating a culture of diversity and inclusion – one in which every person in the University community feels safe to express their views without fear of reprisal. Widely recognized for its quality academic programs, the University has 10 nationally accredited programs and 662 faculty members.

94 percent of full-time faculty holds doctorates or terminal degrees in their fields. The University offers 43 undergraduate majors, 16 master's programs, 7 post-graduate credentials, a doctorate in education and serves more than 10,000 students. New instructional facilities have been built for the unique pedagogy of professional programs, laboratory sciences and performing arts.

Stanislaus State continues to receive national recognition with its ranking as one of the best 384 colleges in the nation by The Princeton Review. The University was one of 12 public…