Graduate Assistant - Agriculture

Graduate Assistant - Agriculture - Spring 2026 in UCMO - Warrensburg, MO |  page has loaded.

The Department of Agriculture invites applications for a Graduate Assistantship. This position provides an excellent opportunity for graduate students to gain hands-on experience in teaching support, curriculum development, and applied agricultural research while working closely with faculty.

The Graduate Assistant will support faculty in a variety of instructional and research-related activities, including but not limited to:

• Assisting faculty with curriculum development and/or course revisions
• Supporting the setup, organization, and maintenance of instructional laboratories
• Assisting with research activities, including data collection, organization, and preliminary analysis
• Preparing instructional and laboratory materials
• Supporting assessment and documentation related to academic programs
• Performing other duties as assigned in support of departmental teaching and research goals

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree Required
• Currently admitted to a UCM graduate degree program
• 3.0 or higher graduate level GPA if previous graduate level courses have been taken
• 2.7 or higher undergraduate level GPA if no previous graduate level courses have been taken
• Admission to or enrollment in a graduate program at University of Central Missouri in agriculture, career and technical education, biology, physical sciences or a related field
• Strong organizational, communication, and time-management skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with faculty and staff
• Interest in teaching, curriculum development, or academic research
• Interest in teaching support, curriculum development, or applied agricultural research

• Background or coursework in horticulture, agronomy, soil science, plant sciences, precision agriculture, GIS, natural resources, or a closely related discipline is preferred.
• Experience with agriculture laboratory work, research methods, or field-based data collection
• Familiarity with research methods, data collection, and basic data analysis
• Experience working with agricultural technologies, field equipment, or geospatial tools is a plus

GA Type:
Research

GA Hour Expectations: 20 hours per week

Start Date of Position: 01/12/2026

End Date of Position: 05/08/2026

Total Stipend for Semester: $4,950

Working Days &

Hours:

20 hours per week

Scholarship:
Students filling a Graduate Assistantship (GA) position are eligible to receive a graduate tuition waiver, a graduate non-resident tuition waiver (if applicable), and a graduate mandatory fees waiver. The scholarships are in the form of a waiver and the funds are not deposited into the student’s personal account. Instead, the student’s bill is reduced by the amount of the scholarship awarded.

If the maximum amount of the scholarship is not used, the remainder is not paid to the student in any form and unused scholarship money cannot be carried over to another semester. The scholarship is applied to graduate level courses only; courses taken for undergraduate credit are not eligible to be covered by the GA scholarship. The non-resident fee scholarship only applies to classes taken on the UCM Warrensburg campus.

The maximum scholarship amounts are based on the size of assistantship held. For a full (20-hour per week) assistantship, the scholarship covers tuition costs and mandatory fees up to 12 credit hours of graduate coursework per semester. Graduate assistantship positions less than full will be prorated accordingly.

Special Instructions:
Full-time staff & 12-month faculty benefits-eligible position:
Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks paid vacation per year; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM. 9-month faculty benefits-eligible position:
Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid…