Department
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Center for Community Service and Justice
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Position
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Graduate Assistant for Service-Learning
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Scope
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The Service-Learning Graduate Assistant provides support for all service-learning projects and initiatives throughout the University. Also assists with other programs of the Center for Community Service and Justice. Reports to the Assistant Director of Service-Learning in the Center for Community Service and Justice. Nine-month position (September to May), approximately 15 hours/week (225 hours/semester).
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Responsibilities
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- Assist with service-learning research through data collection and entry, implementation and data analysis of the end-of-semester assessment survey of service-learning students, community partners, and faculty.
- Maintain and update service-learning website, including list of courses and map of service-learning sites.
- Serve as graduate student representative on the Committee on Engaged Scholarship, the advisory group of the Office of Service-Learning, and record the minutes.
- Provide support to Assistant Director and Director of Service-Learning with faculty development initiatives, research, and other projects as needed.
- Participate in and support other programs of the Center for Community Service and Justice as needed.
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Qualifications
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- Experience with SPSS and website development/maintenance strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated written and oral communication, organization and data management skills.
- Current, ongoing experience with community service, service-learning, and social justice education/work.
- Ability and willingness to work with students, faculty and community representatives.
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Terms of Employment
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- Must be enrolled as a graduate student at Loyola University Maryland.
- Period of employment: One or two academic years, not including summer.
- Recipient will work approximately 15 hours per week each semester, or approximately 240 hours per semester.
- Must attend parts of student staff training scheduled for the last two weeks in August, depending on availability and scheduling of relevant sessions. Dates TBD.
- Remuneration: $3600 per semester, following a 50 percent stipend and 50 percent scholarship model ($1800 will automatically go towards tuition, $1800 will be provided as a stipend).
**This amount is based on 240 hours/semester. It may be prorated depending on when position is filled and how many hours of work will actually be completed during the semester.
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Contact Information
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For more information, please visit www.loyola.edu/service-learning. To apply, contact kefigiel@loyola.edu with cover letter and resume.
Kate Figiel, Assistant Director of Service-Learning
410-617-2909
kefigiel@loyola.edu
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Graduate Assistant Employment Application