Graduate Assistant (Student Labor) - Athletics, Rowing

Position Overview

The Graduate Assistant (GA) is a 10-20 hour per week graduate assistantship. The primary responsibilities of the GA are helping to coach and manage the women's rowing team. Schedule includes some nontraditional hours, including mornings/nights, weekends, and holidays. 

Hours per Week

• 10-20 hours per week.
• Non traditional work hours sometimes needed including nights, mornings, weekends, holidays

College/Department Overview

The Athletics Department at the University of Central Oklahoma currently supports over 400 student athletes in 15 NCAA Division II sports including Football, Men's & Women's Basketball, Men's & Women's Golf, Baseball, Softball, Wrestling, Women's Track & Field (Indoor & Outdoor) and Cross Country, Women's Tennis, Women's Soccer, Women's Rowing and Women's Volleyball.

Department Specific Job Functions

• Coaching and managing women's rowing team.
• Traveling with team to away races.
• Helping to drive boat trailer to away races.

Enrollment Requirements

Fall/Spring Semesters: All student employees must be enrolled at least half-time to be eligible to work any UCO student position. Half-time enrollment for fall/spring semesters is considered 5 hours for graduates and 6 hours for undergraduates. International students must be enrolled full-time to be eligible to work as a student employee. Full-time enrollment is 9 credit hours for graduates and 12 credit hours for undergraduates.

Summer Semester: Student employees working regular student positions must be enrolled in at least 3 credit hours to be eligible to work during the summer. Students not enrolled in summer classes must be enrolled in fall classes in order to work during the summer, but they (and the department) will be required to pay FICA taxes. Student employees working FWSP positions must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours (if undergraduate) or 5 credit hours (if graduate) in order to work during the summer in a Federal Work Study Program position.

Enrollment Exception: If the number of credit hours needed to graduate is less than the minimum number of hours required for student employment, the student must obtain a letter from their Academic Advisor (stating the number of hours needed to graduate and anticipated graduation date) and submit it to Human Resources. This pertains to both regular and Federal Work Study Program positions. Contact jobs@uco.edu for more information.

Qualifications/Experience Required

• A valid driver's license is required for this position.
• Rowing and/or coaching experience.

Qualifications/Experience Preferred

Trailer driving experience preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Have sensitivity of intercultural communication.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Dependable.
• Punctual.

Physical Demands

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