Learning Services Graduate Assistant

Learning Services Graduate Assistant 

Position Description

Department: Student Success Programs (https://www.ndsu.edu/studentsuccess/)

Dates of employment: August 19th 2026 – May 16th 2027 (9-month position; dates are approximate, opportunities to start earlier may be considered)

Hours: Academic year contract: 20 hours a week for 36 weeks for a total of 720 hours. May include some evening hours during the academic year.

Stipend:  Academic year contract: $12,000 and eligible for a full tuition waiver

Supervision:  Zach Thomas, Assistant Director for Learning Services 

Job Description

Assist with the Rising Scholars program - 70%

Duties may include: Facilitating academic check-in meetings with students needing support with adjustment to college and developing study skills; helping with the ongoing design, implementation, and assessment of the Rising Scholars program; assisting with the supervision, selection, and training of the Rising Scholars Peer Mentors. 

Assist with ACE Tutoring – 20%

Duties may include: Monitor attendance and participation in the small group tutoring program; presentations to students and classrooms regarding ACE Tutoring services and benefits; assist with the hiring, training, scheduling and evaluation of tutors. 

Other duties as assigned – 10%

Duties may include: Meet with the Assistant Director for Learning Services at least once per week for individual supervision; cover ACE front desk as needed; represent ACE and/or Rising Scholars on campus-wide committees; serve as an active member of the Student Success Programs office; promote services provided by the office during recruitment events; collaborate with other campus departments in support of all student success programs; other duties as assigned.

Commitment to Service and Teamwork

Provide model customer service at all times to students, staff, faculty, and NDSU guests. This position will actively promote wellbeing and belongingness as frameworks of their work. 

Work Safely

Follow safety rules; help identify unsafe working conditions; stop co-workers who are working in an unsafe manner

Minimum Qualifications

• Admitted or current graduate student in a degree seeking program at NDSU
• Demonstrated leadership ability
• Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills
• Demonstrated communication skills (written and verbal)
• Demonstrated commitment to promoting equity and inclusion in the workplace and in the student body
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Publisher, and PowerPoint)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with academic support programs

Application Process:

Submit a cover letter addressing how you meet the qualifications and stating why you are interested in this position, your resume, and contact information for three professional references to Zachary Thomas. Zachary.thomas.4@ndsu.edu  (position open until filled).

Non-discrimination policy: 

NDSU welcomes candidates from underrepresented groups and does not discriminate in its programs and activities on the basis of age, color, gender expression/identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, participation in lawful off-campus activity, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, public assistance status, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, spousal relationship to current employee, or veteran status, as applicable. 

NDSU Land Acknowledgement:

We collectively acknowledge that we gather at NDSU, a land grant institution, on the traditional lands of the Oceti Sakowin (Dakota, Lakota, Nakoda) and Anishinaabe Peoples in addition to many diverse Indigenous Peoples still connected to these lands. We honor with gratitude Mother Earth and the Indigenous Peoples who have walked with her throughout generations. We will continue to learn how to live in unity with Mother Earth and build strong, mutually beneficial, trusting relationships with Indigenous Peoples of our regio