Student-Athlete Development Graduate Assistant

To apply for this position, please email cover letter, résumé, and contact information for three, professional references to:

Elizabeth Conard

Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Support Services econard@emich.edu

734-487-1283

Duties of the Position

• Serve as EMU Athletics’ Student-Athlete Development Coordinator

• Create all content for “SASS TV;” outreach to departmental and campus partners for pertinent information to include on a weekly basis

• Responsible for all student-athlete development messaging through Teamworks; event reminders, call(s) for volunteers, assigning volunteers and creating new event appointments

• Liaison to University Advising and Career Development Center (career services) and Athletics Development staff to facilitate messaging surrounding prospective job opportunities for current student-athletes

• Acting staff advisor for Student-Athlete Advisor Committee (SAAC)

• Manage all aspects of Teamworks’ Pathways program; including benchmarking pillars tracking and reporting

• Create marketing materials for all student-athlete development events

• Perform regular updates to Pathways Events calendar; adding/editing appointments, outreach to departmental and campus partners to call for events

• Plan and execute all student-athlete career planning, personal development and wellbeing programming; trainings, workshops and/or speakers

• Serve as secondary contact for planning 1-MAC Week and Mental Health Awareness Week

• Manage departmental community service hours tracking and reporting

• Assists in departmental planning for Student-Athlete Appreciation Day and Student-Athlete Welcome Back Event

• Coordinate student-athlete award’s show “YPSIs Awards”

• Perform research on student-athlete development programming and best practices, as needed

• Ability to work effectively and relate to a diverse group of coaches, faculty, staff, and student-athletes

• Must exercise high-level attention to detail for assigned data entry tasks

• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Skills in written and verbal communication

• Demonstrated organizational skills, attention to detail and high degree of openness to new approaches and new ideas.

• Willingness to seek continuing education and training opportunities for professional growth

• Ability to work with diverse student populations and university personnel

• Knowledge of Google platforms and Microsoft Office Suite

• Familiarity with, and willingness to expand working knowledge of NCAA, MAC and Eastern Michigan Athletics governance rules and expectations

• Full-time enrollment in an Eastern Michigan University graduate program

• Maintain good academic standing in graduate program; subject to academic standing review at the close of the fall term

• Completion of background check

Position Term & Compensation

• Monday, August 18, 2025 through Friday, May 1, 2026 (8-month appointment, review for renewal at end of 8 months)

• 9-credits of graduate tuition per semester

• $10,000 stipend for the academic year, paid bi-weekly

Work Schedule

• Minimum of 20 hours per week

• Evening and weekend hours are required

Disclaimer

The GA applicant must be fully or conditionally (conditions 1, 2, or 3) admitted to a graduate program. Pathways students who are enrolled in six graduate credit hours may be eligible under certain conditions. Applicants with condition 5 status or condition 4 status due to reasons of low undergraduate grade-point average are NOT ELIGIBLE for graduate assistantships. Students with admission for continuing education, non-degree and teacher certification are also not eligible for a graduate assistantship.

Description Intent

The intent of this description is to illustrate the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and should not be interpreted to describe all the specific duties and responsibilities that may be required in any particular position. Directly related education/experience beyond the minimum stated may be substituted where appropriate at the discretion of the Appointing Authority. Eastern Michigan University reserves the right to revise or change job duties, job hours ,and responsibilities. “Eastern Michigan University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, sex, religion, color, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable law.”