Graduate Assistantship Positions
Applications for fall 2021 are now closed.
About Assistantships
Assistantships are on-campus positions that 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, you need a resume, cover letter, list of professional references, and a personal statement (optional). Candidates may apply for up to seven assistantships.
To learn more about the types of graduate assistantship opportunities available through this program, review the examples below. Not all positions are open for applicants each academic year.
Other employment opportunities are available on Ohio University Jobs.
Opportunities in the Division of Student Affairs
The positions below are available for students entering in fall 2021. Applications will open on October 1, 2020.
Campus Involvement Center
Graduate Assistant for Campus Programming
Sorority & Fraternity Life
Graduate Assistant for Interfraternity Council
Graduate Assistant for Women's Panhellenic Association
Graduate Assistant for Community Programming
Career and Leadership Development Center
Graduate Assistant for Special Projects
Learn about Career and Leadership
Office of the Dean of Students
Graduate Assistant for Student Government
Conference and Event Services
Graduate Assistant for Conference and Event Services Operations
Learn about Conference and Events
Housing and Residence Life
Graduate Resident Director
Graduate Assistant for Residential Activities
Graduate Assistant for Residential Education
Graduate Assistant for Recruitment, Selection, and Training
Graduate Assistant for Off-Campus Living and Commuter Engagement
Opportunities Outside the Division of Student Affairs
Academic Achievement Center
Graduate Assistant, Academic Assistance Programs
Allen Student Advising Center
Graduate Assistant
Office of First-Year and Transition Programs
Graduate Assistant for First-Year and Transition Programs
Learn about Learning Communities
Office of Undergraduate Experiential Learning
Graduate Assistant
Learn about Experiential Learning
Office for Multicultural Student Access and Retention
Graduate Assistant
Additional Support
For general questions on the graduate assistantship application process, contact Imants Jaunarajs, Assistant Vice President & Executive Director of the Career and Leadership Development Center, at hesa@ohio.edu.
For general questions about the College Student Personnel program, contact the Higher Education and Student Affairs Program Coordinator, Dave Nguyen at hesa@ohio.edu.
For information on other graduate assistantship opportunities at OHIO not listed below, 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 masters or doctoral level degree program, the two-year assistantship is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.