Assistantship and Hourly Opportunities

UMass Amherst is dedicated to providing as many opportunities for on-campus employment as possible to our graduate students. 

Below are open employment opportunities for graduate students. 

Positions listed may be either GEO eligible positions (assistantships) or non-GEO eligible positions (such as hourly employment). Please read the job posting carefully. 

Note that assistantships of 10 hours or more per week are only available to students who are eligible for tuition waivers. If you are unsure if you qualify for this benefit, please contact your graduate program director. 

Additional hourly employment positions can be found here. 

Faculty and staff may use the On-Campus Graduate Assistant Vacancy Notice form to post an open graduate assistantship on this page. 

 

Reports to: Associate Dean, Office of Inclusion and Engagement

Hours: 20 per week

Stipend:$38.89 per hour 

This is a GEO eligible assistantship that earns GEO benefits: https://www.umass.edu/graduate/funding/assistantships-glance

Applicants must be in a program that permits students to hold assistantship positions. 

Appointment term: January 11, 2026 – May 23, 2026 

Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate and lead ongoing community engagement initiatives for REAL and Spaulding-Smith Fellows
  • Assist with programming for OIE Fellows
  • Manage OIE communications (draft weekly news blast, updating website)
  • Maintain the OIE Fellows database and record-keeping of funding
  • In collaboration with the Associate Dean and other Graduate School staff, plan and facilitate or co-facilitate workshops for OIE Fellows and OIE campus-wide initiatives
  • Manage OIE contacts and mailing lists
  • Manage the scheduling of meetings between Fellows and the Associate Dean of OIE
  • Serve as a liaison to and aid in coordinating events with Graduate School-funded student groups, including but not limited to the Graduate Students of Color Association
  • Participation in the MS and PhD commencement is required (unless the student is graduating)
  • Additional duties as assigned

Experience/Skills:

  • Must be a UMass Amherst PhD or MFA student in their second year or above
  • Must have at least 1 year of experience as an RA, TA, or other professional experience (i.e., event planner)
  • Must have a car
  • Experience using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Qualtrics
  • Ability to manage complex databases of student funding records without error
  • Experience and training in supporting diverse student populations
  • Experience in event planning and program coordination preferred
  • Ability to manage multiple ongoing tasks
  • Good interpersonal communication skills, confidence, and enthusiasm in presenting to groups of students
  • Comfortable working independently and as part of a team consisting of senior administrators, staff, and graduate students
  • Flexible schedule required; willingness to work occasional evenings and Saturdays

To apply: Send the following information to Dr. Sofiya Alhassan, Associate Dean of Inclusion and Engagement and Professor of Kinesiology ([email protected]).

Please title your email – OIE Project Assistant Position

  • Cover letter
  • CV or resume
  • Contact information for three references 

Application deadline: December 12, 2025

 

Job Title: Proctor 

Description:

The Elaine Marieb College of Nursing is currently hiring hourly graduate students to serve as exam proctors during the Fall 2025 semester. 

You may sign up if you are within your weekly hour limits in regards to work eligibility. 

The pay is $38.89/hour. 

How to Apply:

Sign up is through this link. 

Contact Person:

Allison Vorderstrasse [email protected].

 

*These positions are GEO eligible. Students must confirm with their home department  if they are eligible to hold assistantships that receive GEO benefits including tuition waivers before applying.*

UMass Amherst’s Writing Program is one of the largest employers of graduate students on campus. Each year the Writing Program hires approximately 20-30 new Teaching Associates (TOs) to teach EnglWrit 112: College Writing, one of two general education writing courses required of all UMass undergraduates. TOs in the Writing Program are part of a vibrant teaching community trained in our award-winning teacher education program and supported by ongoing professional development.

We are seeking to employ PhD graduate students from across the university who are experienced and invested in excellent writing instruction. In evaluating applicants, Writing Program staff consider depth of teaching experience, understanding of and interest in writing-intensive teaching and learning, and assurance by departments that applicants are making appropriate progress toward degree. Under the current contract, a Writing Program TO teaches three sections of EnglWrit 112: College Writing during the academic year. The current GEO stipend for academic year 2025-26 is $29,556.40.

Application forms are available on the Writing Program’s website, and any staff member will happily answer inquiries about the position. The deadline to complete and submit an application is December 15, 2025.