Research Assistantship

Position Description

  • Work with ALEC faculty members focused on the specific area of research
  • Have sufficient experience and skills necessary to understand and contribute to research area
  • Communicate effectively with faculty, staff, and students in a large, dynamic department
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in agricultural leadership, education and communications or closely related field
  • Evidence of effective research and presentation skills
  • Be able to perform research independently
  • Self-starter with a positive attitude
  • Must be fully admissible to respective graduate program
  • Knowledge and expertise in using online technologies is preferred.(i.e., Blackboard/WebCT; audio/video software; Adobe software etc.)

Appointment and Start Date

Position is a half-time appointment (20 hours), renewable each semester assuming satisfactory progress and available funding. Expected start date is January, June or August.

Salary and Benefits

Salary is commensurate with experience with starting salaries of $1,850/month for master’s and doctoral students. In accordance with University policy, tuition for doctoral applicants may be waived. Visit the Texas A&M University Graduate and Professional Studies website for more information on graduate tuition waivers. Some benefits, like graduate student health insurance, are available. Learn more about the benefits for graduate assistants.

Applications

Applicants must submit an assistantship application and include a letter of interest for the assistantship
specifically detailing the qualifications listed above. To qualify for an assistantship, students must first apply for admission to the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications. Because these items must be submitted with the admission application, if already on file, there is no need to submit duplicates.

Admission materials and assistantship application with letter of interest must be received by the Department no later than September 1 (fall) or November 1 (spring). Decisions will be made in November and April.

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