Fall 2026 - GA - Finance / Economics

Marshall University • Huntington, WV

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Graduate Assistant will work in the Economics/Finance Division of the LCOB, providing research and course support to faculty. This role involves assisting professors and the Chair with various academic tasks, including research, data collection and analysis, literature reviews, and administrative duties related to course management and grading. The GA will also support division-led events and community activities.

Requirements

• Must be a graduate student in the Finance/Economics division.
• Assisting faculty with research and courses.
• Assisting with editing, researching articles, and creating new research.
• Assisting faculty with data collection/analysis, conducting literature reviews.
• Assisting faculty with grading papers, exams, and presentations and entering grades into spreadsheets.
• Constructing exams, quizzes, and assignment sheets.
• Proctoring exams and assisting with supervising class sessions.
• Tutoring courses, leading group discussions.
• Assisting with Career/Major fairs.
• Assisting with LCOB or divisional led community activities.
• Managing records archives.
• Assisting Division Chair and faculty with day-to-day projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide research support for the division’s professors and Chair.
• Assist with editing, researching articles, and creating new research.
• Assist faculty with data collection/analysis, conducting literature reviews, and other activities that aide faculty in publishing scholarly work.
• Assist faculty with grading papers, exams, and presentations and entering grades into spreadsheets.
• Construct exams, quizzes, and assignment sheets as requested.
• Proctor exams and assist with supervising class sessions for exams and large class projects.
• Tutor courses, lead group discussions, and complete other tasks that support the teaching of high quality courses.
• Assist with Career/Major fairs put on by the Divisions and LCOB specific to GA’s major.
• Assist with LCOB or divisional led community activities.
• Work with Division’s Chair to manage records archives, as requested.
• Responsible for assisting Division Chair and faculty with day-to-day projects as they come up.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level