Graduate Assistant - EEMP - Fall 2025

University of Central Missouri (UCM); Warrensburg (MO); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Central Missouri is seeking a Graduate Assistant (GA) for the Fall 2025 semester. The GA will instruct courses for students with disabilities and provide support in various departmental needs, making this an excellent opportunity for those pursuing graduate studies in Physical Education.

Benefits

Graduate tuition waiver

Long-term disability insurance

Paid vacation and sick leave

Qualifications

• Experience working with individuals with disabilities.
• 3.0 or higher GPA required for graduate level courses.

Responsibilities

• Instruct the PE 4340 Adapted Physical Education course and support other courses.
• Maintain office hours and meet regularly with students.

Skills

Ability to instruct

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education K-12

Currently admitted to a UCM graduate degree program

Job description

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The Graduate Assistant (GA) will be responsible for instructing the PE 4340 Adapted Physical Education course, in conjunction with PE 2010 and PE 4010 Healthy Active Living courses, specifically tailored for THRIVE students. Additionally, the GA will provide support for Analysis and Teaching (A/T) classes. This position reports directly to the Department Chair.

Examples of Duties

The responsibilities include instruction and assessment for all components of the PE 4340 course. This entails meeting with students, maintaining regular office hours, collaborating with faculty, and supporting programmatic needs as required.

Typical Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education K-12 with teaching certification required

Currently admitted to a UCM graduate degree program

3.0 or higher graduate level GPA if previous graduate level courses have been taken

2.7 or higher undergraduate level GPA if no previous graduate level courses have been taken

Experience:

• Completed at least one semester of experience working with individuals with disabilities.

Supplemental Information

GA Type:Teaching

GA Hour Expectations: 20 hours a week

Start Date of Position:08/11/2025

End Date of Position:12/12/2025

Total Stipend for Semester:$4,500

Working Days & Hours: 20 hours per week

Scholarship: Students filling a Graduate Assistantship (GA) position are eligible to receive a graduate tuition waiver, a graduate non-resident tuition waiver (if applicable), and a graduate mandatory fees waiver. The scholarships are in the form of a waiver and the funds are not deposited into the student’s personal account. Instead, the student’s bill is reduced by the amount of the scholarship awarded. If the maximum amount of the scholarship is not used, the remainder is not paid to the student in any form and unused scholarship money cannot be carried over to another semester. The scholarship is applied to graduate level courses only; courses taken for undergraduate credit are not eligible to be covered by the GA scholarship. The non-resident fee scholarship only applies to classes taken on the UCM Warrensburg campus. The maximum scholarship amounts are based on the size of assistantship held. For a full (20-hour per week) assistantship, the scholarship covers tuition costs and mandatory fees up to 12 credit hours of graduate coursework per semester. Graduate assistantship positions less than full will be prorated accordingly.

Special Instructions:

Full-time benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks paid vacation per year; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes atUCM.

Part-time benefits-eligible positions: Benefits include generous education assistance for the employee.

Temporary, adjunct, student employment, or graduate assistant positions: Benefits are not included.

CompletedUCMonline application for employment required. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

A review will begin immediately and continue until filled unless indicated otherwise.

NOTE: A background check is required for the selected candidate of all staff, faculty, adjunct, and temporary positions and any job offer is contingent on the results of this check. Student employees and graduate assistants do not require a background check to be conducted prior to employment.

The University of Central Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer and specifically invites applications from women, minorities, veteran status, and people with disabilities.