Graduate Assistant

Graduate Assistant

A Graduate Assistant is provided with an educational experience aligned with or related to their program of study whereby they apply the specific functional knowledge, skills and abilities gained from their overall educational program. There may be duties other than teaching, research or extension, and the following guidelines must be adhered to:

• At least 60% of the student's primary duties and responsibilities are directly related their program of study.
• No more than 25% of the student's duties and responsibilities are administrative/clerical in nature. (i.e. event setup and takedown, filing, copying, etc.)

Job Summary:

• Maintain and update database of building and infrastructure documents to reflect the most accurate information possible.

Responsibilities:

1. Scan and upload building documents to a database and add requested metadata
2. Compare database with existing files to fine missing information.
3. Find errors and correct documents misidentified.

Qualifications:

• Enrollment in a graduate degree program, a minimum 3.0 GPA, and good academic standing
• A Graduate Assistant Exempt must meet eligibility requirements and be supervised by a faculty member, administrator or other appropriate university employee who is responsible for monitoring and evaluating their performance at least on an annual basis.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience with databases and have a full understanding of the issues that make documents difficult.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience reading floorplans drawings. Understands different types of documents involved in construction. Majoring in Community Planning, Public Administration, building science, and Architecture.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledgeable of databases.

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