Graduate Assistant - SIST Graduate Program - Spring 2027

University of Central Missouri (UCM); Warrensburg (MO); On-site; USD 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Graduate tuition waiver

Graduate non-resident tuition waiver

Graduate mandatory fees waiver

Job summary

University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, MO is seeking a Graduate Assistant for the SIST Graduate Program. The GA will tutor peers, analyze data with SPSS, and help organize conferences and student chapter activities on campus.

The role supports program faculty in course delivery and requires admission to a UCM graduate program with strong academic credentials and leadership ability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required and admitted to a UCM graduate program.
• GPA thresholds as stated in the posting.
• Majors preferred align with Industrial Management, Engineering, Technology, or Business.
• Familiarity with online courses and multimedia is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Tutor other graduate students and analyze data using SPSS
• Organize scholarly work: conferences, workshops, poster competitions
• Lead ASQ-UCM student chapter conferences on campus
• Recruit and promote the programs; assist faculty in course delivery

Skills

Online teaching tools

SPSS

MS Project

Brightspace

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Leadership

Administration

Education

Bachelor's Degree Required

Currently admitted to UCM graduate program

GPA ≥ 3.0 (grad)

GPA ≥ 2.7 (undergrad)

Industrial Management / Engineering / Technology / Business

Tools

Brightspace

SPSS

MS Project

Job description

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The SIST Graduate Program Assistant will help in tutoring other graduate students, analyzing raw data and interpreting the results using SPSS, organizing scholarly work (conference, workshop, poster competition), leading ASQ-UCM student chapter to organize conferences on campus, recruiting and promoting the programs, and assisting program faculty in course delivery. The position calls for high research, analytical, and critical thinking skills.

Examples of Duties

• Help in tutoring other graduate students, analyzing raw data and interpreting the results using SPSS
• Organizing scholarly work (conference, workshop, poster competition)
• Leading ASQ-UCM student chapter to organize conferences on campus
• Recruiting and promoting the programs

Typical Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree 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
• Majors preferred in Industrial Management, Engineering, Technology, or Business

Experience:

• Familiar with online courses using Brightspace and multimedia
• Word-Processing, Spreadsheet, Presentation, SPSS, and MS Project
• Attention to detail, Communication skills, including oral, written, and/or nonverbal
• Management and/or administration skills
• Maintain con?dentiality
• Knowledge of a University environment preferred
• Human Relations/Interpersonal skills
• Leadership skills: organizing, meeting facilitation, project leadership

Supplemental Information

GA Type:Administrative

Start Date of Position:1/11/2026

End Date of Position: 5/07/2026

Total Stipend for Semester:$4,950

Working Days & Hours:20 hours per week M-F

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.

Full-time staff & 12-month faculty 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 at UCM.

9-month faculty benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 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 at UCM.

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.