Graduate and Post-Bacc Studies offers competitive graduate assistantships to actively enrolled Agnes Scott graduate students to enhance their academic and student experience. Graduate students can apply to assist offices throughout the Agnes Scott campus. Students awarded a campus graduate assistantship receive an hourly rate for their time worked and a partial tuition waiver.
Opportunities on Campus:
Graduate students can apply to assist offices throughout the Agnes Scott campus. Students awarded a campus graduate assistantship receive an hourly rate for their time worked and a partial tuition waiver. See below for current positions with open applications and all requirements for eligibility.
All available assistantships for the 2024-2025 academic year are listed below. To apply for an available assistantship, click the link below:
Position: Graduate Lab Assistant
Department: Biology
Reports to: Diana Lancaster
Work Period: Fall 2024 and Spring 2025
Hours: 10-15 hours a week
Start Date: August 15
Compensation: $15 per hour and partial tuition waiver
GENERAL SUMMARYGraduate and Post-Bacc Studies is seeking an Agnes Scott graduate student to assist with and teach biology labs.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONSInclude but are not limited to:
- Assists in the preparation of biology instructional lab materials, including chemical solutions, equipment, and supplies.
- Assists students in the laboratory assignments and experiments for that lab.
- Assists the professor in assessing the student’s knowledge of the laboratory materials.
- Stockroom duties include glassware washing, inventory control, safety data sheet management, general cleaning, waste management, and other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS
EDUCATION
- Must be an incoming or current Agnes Scott graduate student
- Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA at Agnes Scott or, for incoming students, completed their program(s) in good standing at their previous institutions.
Experience:
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:- Strong organizational skills and record keeping
- Communicates effectively with others in the teamwork and works collaboratively
- Structure time effectively and work independently
- Respects and maintains confidentiality in accordance with FERPA
Position: Chemistry Graduate Lab Assistant
Department: Chemistry
Reports to: Nancy Kilpatrick
Work Period: Summer 2024, Fall 2024 and Spring 2025
Hours: 10-15 hours a week
Compensation: $15 per hour and partial tuition waiver
GENERAL SUMMARY
Assist the Chemistry Lab Specialist, or other students/faculty/support staff within the guidelines of federal and state laws, local ordinances and college and department policies and procedures.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS- Set up labs per preparations sheets
- Prepare solutions for experiments
- Perform lab experiments to confirm expected results are attained
- Maintain organized laboratory and prep area
- Clean glassware and apparatus
- Replenish laboratory reagents and supplies
- Prepare before and clean up laboratory after for student lab sessions
- Assist students during lab
- Assist lab instructors as needed
- Must be eligible through graduate studies program
- Keen interest in chemistry
Education: at least one year of college chemistry (preferably two years)
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:- Have good chemistry lab skills with concern for safety. Utilize safety glasses, gloves, and apron as needed
- Strong attention to detail
- Flexible and positive attitude
- Willing to learn new skills/concepts and accept feedback
- Must wear close toed shoes and pants/skirts that come down to the top of the foot.
- Must be meticulous, dependable, and able to work independently after training.
- Must attend mandatory safety meeting at start of semester.
- Must submit class schedule and hours available to set up schedule.
- Should be available to work during one of the lab periods for 150L or 220L
- No weekend lab work, but there is the potential for work during a night lab session.
- Must be willing to do a complete inventory of chemical storeroom and all labs.
- Must have schedule that meets the department needs
Position: Graduate Lab Assistant
Department: Physics
Reports to: Hannah Marine
Work Period: Fall Semester 2024 and Spring 2025
Hours: 10-15 hours a week [maximum of 19/hours per week]
Start Date: September 1, 2024
Compensation: $15 per hour and partial tuition waiver
GENERAL SUMMARY
Graduate and Post-Bacc Studies is seeking a current Agnes Scott graduate student to assist with physics laboratory assessments. This will involve informing and applying grading rubrics with a focus on introductory physics topics. Occasional assistance with miscellaneous lab duties may occur as the candidate’s schedule allows.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONSInclude but are not limited to:
- Working with instructors to norm grading rubrics
- Applying grading rubrics to assess student laboratory performance
- Assisting with lab needs and logistics as required
- Other duties as assigned based on the specific strengths of the candidate
REQUIREMENTS
Education:
- Graduate assistants must have completed the equivalent of Physics 102 and 103 (algebra based introductory physics) with labs.
- Must be an incoming or current Agnes Scott graduate student.
- Working with numerical data
- Preferred lab experience in any capacity
- Previous advanced physics experience preferred
- Commitment to supporting an inclusive learning environment
- Strong Organizational skills and record keeping
- Communicates effectively with others in the teamwork and works collaboratively
- Structure time effectively and work independently
- Respects and maintains confidentiality in accordance with FERPA
- Work will be conducted in person with flexible scheduling and regular communication with the instructor
Eligibility & Requirements
- For consideration at the time of admission, applicants must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA and completed their program(s) in good standing at their previous institutions.
- Current graduate students must maintain good academic standing, with a minimum 3.0 GPA.
- Students must be enrolled to accept an assistantship offer.
- A graduate assistant may not be employed in any other position on the Agnes Scott campus nor can they hold two assistantship positions in one semester.
- International students will have additional steps to complete to be hired as a GA.
- GAs must enroll in a minimum of 9 attempted semester hours for each fall or spring semester of their assistantship.
- Students completing a graduate assistantship during the summer semester must maintain a minimum of 6 credit hours.
- Graduate Assistantship grants or employment cannot be deferred.
- Graduate students will work with the assigned project supervisor for 10-15 hours per week for the time period indicated on the contract based on assignment. Students must work a minimum of 10 hours per week, and may not work more than 19 hours a week.
Contact us at gradsupport@agnesscott.edu if you have any questions about the graduate assistantship application process.
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