Graduate Assistant (0000GA11)
University of Hawai'iAbout the role
Posting number: 2026-01111
Department: University of Hawai'i at Manoa - OVPAE - Assessment & Curricula Support
Job classification: GRADUATE ASSISTANT, 11-MO
Posting type: Open
Categories: Education, Project Management, Higher Education
Summary
Title: Graduate Assistant
Position Number: 0000GA11
Hiring Unit: Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Excellence/ Assessment and Curriculum Support Center
Location: Manoa Campus
Date Posted: May 27, 2026
Closing Date: July 31, 2026
Salary Information: Step 17: $2,627 per month/ $31,524 annually
Monthly Appointment Type:11-Month
Part Time/ Full Time: Part Time
Full Time Equivalency: 50%
Temporary/ Permanent: Temporary
Other Conditions: To begin on or after August 17, 2026. Renewal of appointment is dependent on satisfactory performance, program needs, availability of funds, and meeting the eligibility requirements of the assistantship (for details , go to the UHM Graduate Division website Eligibility & Criteria | Graduate Division (hawaii.edu).
Duties and Responsibilities:
- As part of the Assessment and Curriculum Support Center, assist in conducting qualitative and quantitative research in higher education, including, but not limited to reviewing the literature, collecting data, managing and analyzing data, summarizing data, and writing reports;
- Assist in planning, offering and evaluating workshops, events, projects, and online materials;
- Assist with daily operations of the center, including updating websites, communication with campus constituents, tracking, and producing documentations.
- Train and assist in supervising student assistants, volunteers and interns;
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Acceptance or enrollment in a UH Manoa Masters or PhD program in good academic standing; if currently enrolled, 3.0 GPA or above and making appropriate progress toward degree.
- Coursework in qualitative and/or quantitative research methods involving human behavior (e.g., Educational Research Design, Qualitative Research in Social Science/Education, Indigenous Applied Research Methods, Analysis in Field Research Methods, Intro to Quantitative Methods, Survey Research Design and Analysis, Statistical Analysis for Social Sciences/Education)
- Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing.
- Complete assigned tasks with a high degree of attention to detail, accuracy and quality.
- Able to work independently, take initiative as appropriate, and reliably contribute to the team.
- Able to manage multiple tasks efficiently to meet project deadlines and expectations.
- Proficient in word processing and spreadsheets.
- Demonstrated interest in higher education and assessment and evaluation.
- Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
- Demonstrated ability to be positive and professional in a work environment.
- Must be residing on O‘ahu, Hawai‘i and be available on-campus.
Desirable Qualifications:
- Demonstrated skills and previous work experience with higher education program assessment or evaluation.
- Proficient in using spreadsheet software (Excel, Google Sheets) and advanced functions such as creating charts, using formulas, generating pivot tables and pivot charts.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct literature review, qualitative analysis, quantitative analysis, and data visualizations.
- Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies for conducting research and increasing productivity (e.g., statistical software, AI applications)
- Experience with project management and/or event planning.
- Experience with updating websites, desktop and/or graphic design.
- Experience with coding and computer programming.
- Experience with using generative AI to increase quality and productivity of work.
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