Graduate Assistantship Positions

Graduate Assistantships in the Division of Student Affairs are designed to supplement your classroom experience with practical experience. The Division of Student Affairs offers many assistantship opportunities. Given the partnership with The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education, first consideration goes to those students applying for admission to the College Student Personnel program.

The graduate assistantship application process and the academic admissions process are separate but concurrent processes. Visit How to Apply to learn more about the application process for assistantships and for the College Student Personnel program. 

For all graduate assistantship applications, a resume, cover letter, and list of professional references are required.  

Other employment opportunities are available on Ohio University Jobs. 

Opportunities in the Division of Student Affairs 

Departments that hired graduate assistants for the 2024-25 academic year, including the position titles, are listed below. Please check back in October 2024 to learn what positions will be open and available for the 2025-2024 academic year.

Below are examples of last year's graduate assistant supervising units and job titles.

Vice President for Student Affairs

  • Graduate Assistant for Business Operations

Office of the Dean of Students

  • Graduate Assistant for Student Senate

University Well-being & Campus Recreation

  • Graduate Assistant for AOD & Public Health Education
  • Graduate Assistant for Violence Prevention and Education

Community Standards & Student Responsibility

  • Graduate Assistant for Community Standards and Student Responsibility

Housing & Residence Life

  • Graduate Resident Director
  • Graduate Assistant for Housing Ambassador Program
  • Graduate Assistant for Business Operations

Opportunities in Other Departments

University College

  • Graduate Assistant for Bobcat Student Orientation
  • Graduate Assistants for Learning Community Programs

Honors Tutorial College

  • Graduate Assistant for the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards

Student Success at OHIO

  • Graduate Assistant, Student Success at OHIO

University Advancement - Alumni Relations

  • Early Engagement Graduate Assistant

Additional Information

For general questions on the graduate assistantship application process to the College Student Personnel program, please contact hesa@ohio.edu.

For information on other graduate assistantship opportunities at OHIO not listed, please contact the Graduate College at (740) 593-2800 or graduate@ohio.edu

For support services and information about getting involved on campus or in the Athens community, please visit the Ohio University student page.

Should a candidate be offered a graduate assistantship position and be accepted to a master's or doctoral-level degree program, the graduate assistantship is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.