24-25 AY Graduate Assistant (GA) - Music

Graduate Assistant for the Department of Music (Website)

College of Arts & Humanities

Position Overview:

The Department of Music seeks students as Graduate Assistants. Appointments are contingent upon adequate funding.

• Choral Manager
• Jazz Manager
• Orchestra Manager
• Band (Wind Orchestra) Manager
• Marching Band (2) GA’s
• Opera Workshop (Sp 2025 only)
• Music Librarian (Orchestra, Band, Choral)

The department reserves the right to choose the most qualified candidate for each position and to assign Graduate Assistants to the courses or duties that are appropriate for the department program and curriculum in any given semester. Due to staff and curriculum changes, appointments may vary, and no guarantee of employment from semester to semester can be made.

Anticipated Appointment Dates: This position is opened until filled. If you have applied and no other positions are available, you will be notified.  

Fall 2024: August 19, 2024 - December 23, 2024

Spring 2025: January 15, 2025 - May 23, 2025

Hours/Units per week: Students can work up to 20-hours per week;

• 1-unit is equivalent to 2.66 hrs per week (40hrs x 1-unit/15-unit)
• No more than 6 units, (or not to exceed 7.50 total WTU’s in one semester, which equates to 20-hours per week)

Job Duties may include the following, but will be dependent upon the specific area to which the GA will be assigned, as well as upon the specific needs of the faculty supervisor.

• Provide professional non-teaching assistance to faculty members
• Provide research assistance and practical experience in fields related to their advanced study
• May involve supervising students in a classroom, workshop, or laboratory (final responsibility is vested in a member of the faculty);
• Provide training students in the use of equipment or other resources;
• Assist faculty with research and preparation of course materials
• Participate in evaluation of students' work;
• Tutoring students

Qualifications:

• Minimum GPA 3.0; Applicants with a 3.5 or higher are preferred,
• International students must have a TOEFL score of 600 or better,
• Must enroll in at least 6 units (three of which must be graduate units) for the semester or in two courses applicable to program of study,
• Demonstrated commitment to working effectively with faculty, staff and students from diverse ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic background,
• For those who have previously held a TA position at Fresno State, peer and student evaluations will be reviewed and considered as part of the selection process.
• Must be a student fully admitted in the M.A. in Music and in good academic standing.

Application Procedures: The review of applications will begin immediately and may continue for next semester. The following documents are required to upload:

1. Curriculum Vita, or résumé.  Your Curriculum Vita, or CV, is the academic equivalent of a résumé.  It should contain your contact information, your employment and educational history, skills such as computer programming, familiarity with commonly used computer programs, as well as internships, awards, volunteer service, training and any other experience you have that is relevant to education.
2. Current unofficial transcripts from your undergraduate and graduate education.  If you have attended more than one institution, please copy and combine these transcripts into one document. How to submit your unofficial transcripts: 
   1. If you are a Fresno State student:  Sign into https://my.fresnostate.edu.  Access your Unofficial Transcript.  Highlight all text throughout the document, copy it and paste it into a word processor document, and save the document with your name somewhere in the file name. 
   2. If you are not yet a Fresno State student:  Most U.S. universities allow students to access their academic records online, in a way similar to the way described above for Fresno State students.  Contact your institution’s registrar to find out how to access your unofficial transcript and follow the process described above.  If you have transcripts from more than one institution, please copy them all and paste them into one document, as PageUp only allows one document to be uploaded into the link for transcripts.  Make certain that each institution is clearly indic