Graduate Assistantship - UIC Asian American Resource and Cultural Center

Who: The Asian American Resource and Cultural Center (AARCC) - Asian American Mentor Program

What: 25% time Graduate Assistantship (G.A.) for the Summer, Fall, and Spring semesters 2019-2020. The stipend will be for 10 hours per week, and the position includes an assistantship tuition and partial fees waiver. Most hours will need to be in the morning and afternoon, with rare early evening hours.

The AARCC Graduate Assistantship will be assigned to work with the Asian American Mentor Program (AAMP), a peer mentor program. The G.A. will assist the AARCC Associate Director in supervising the 24-30 Peer Mentors in working with 60 or more first- year or transfer Asian American students at UIC. The G.A. will also coordinate workshops, assist in leading a Global Asian Studies course. They will also be creating events for AAMP starting in summer for Summer College and assist with recruiting incoming 1st year and transfer students to the program for the Fall. Additional responsibilities will include assisting the AARCC staff with other programs related to Asian American students.


Qualifications: The ideal candidate will have experience coordinating student activities and workshops, leadership training, as well as with counseling, advising, or peer mentor programs. Applicants should be well-organized, possess strong communication skills, and be able to work effectively with diverse student populations, particularly 1st generation college and Asian American students. Preferred academic backgrounds include education, psychology, social work, or a related field.

Students must meet the criteria outlined in the Policy on the Appointment of Graduate Assistants. To review criteria or for additional general information on UIC graduate assistantships, see: http://grad.uic.edu/cms/?pid=1000081.This position will begin in August 2019. Due to the federal funding restrictions for the UIC AANAPISI Initiative, graduate employees must be noninternational UIC students who are enrolled full-time during the academic year. In the summer, students do not have to be enrolled as long as they will be enrolled in the fall (proof from their program is required). While students who have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) (http://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/diversity/sdsb.html) are eligible for student employment at UIC, we regret that DACA students are not eligible for employment in this program.

For fullest consideration, please EMAIL a letter of interest and résumé by 5:00 PM on Friday, March 22nd to:
Jeffrey Alton, Associate Director
Email: uicaarcc@gmail.com

For more information on AARCC or AAMP, please visit: http://aarcc.uic.edu *Please note that we will not be accepting any resumes dropped off to our office*