Graduate Assistant - Theater & Dance - Fall
Job in
Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri, 64093, USA
Listed on 2026-06-02
Listing for:
University of Central Missouri
Full Time, Part Time, Seasonal/Temporary
position Listed on 2026-06-02
Job specializations:
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Education / Teaching
University Professor, Education Administration, Academic, Faculty
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Salary: $550.00 Semi-Monthly
Location : UCMO - Warrensburg, MO
Job Type: Graduate Assistant
Job Number: G98062
Division: Theatre & Dance
Opening Date: 03/31/2026
Description
The Theatre Shop Graduate Assistant works primarily as a supervisor of student crews on the construction and finish of stage settings, design, construction and finish of stage properties, stage lighting, hanging, focusing, and production management.
Examples of Duties
The GA acts as an instructor, teaching the students a variety of skills while supervising the completion of production assignments. The Graduate Assistant also assists the Theatre Department Technical Director in the maintenance of the theatre plant and its equipment. The Technical Director works with the Graduate Assistant to plan work schedules and production timetables and makes weekly and daily assignments that the GA is responsible for carrying out.
Typical Qualifications
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
GA Type: Teaching
GA Hour Expectations: 20 hours per week
Start Date of Position: 08/10/2026
End Date of Position: 12/11/2026
Total Stipend for Semester: $4,950
Working Days & Hours: Monday - Friday 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Some evenings and weekends.
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 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.
Part-time benefits-eligible positions:
Benefits include generous education assistance for the employee.
Temporary, adjunct, student employment, or graduate assistant positions:
Benefits are not included.
Completed UCM online application for employment required. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
A review will begin immediately and continue until filled unless indicated otherwise.
NOTE:
A background check is required for the selected candidate of all staff, faculty, adjunct, and temporary positions and any job offer is contingent on the results of this check. Student employees and graduate assistants do not require a background check to be conducted prior to employment.
The University of Central Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Our faculty and staff are the university's most valuable asset, and our goal is to provide a robust Total Rewards Program designed to help them maintain a happy, healthy, and productive lifestyle.
Highlights from UCM's total rewards package for full-time employees include:
- 30.25% (staff) and 6% (faculty) defined retirement contribution, paid by the university;
- Voluntary Tax-Sheltered Annuity (TSA) programs (403(b) and 457(b)) that allow eligible employees to make additional pre-tax contributions to a retirement plan;
- Employees can earn up to full tuition (15 credit hours) for themselves per academic year. Full-time employees are also eligible for up to $175 towards non-credit courses each fiscal year. Employees can earn up to full tuition for their dependents;
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans that begin on the first of the month following your date of hire. Basic dental and vision insurance paid at 100% by the…
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