Graduate Assistant (0000GA11)

University of Hawaii•Honolulu, HI

13d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a temporary, part-time Graduate Assistant position (50% full-time equivalency) within the College of Education, Department of Educational Foundations (EDEF) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The position is for an 11-month term, with renewal contingent upon satisfactory performance, availability of funds, and program needs. The role is set to begin on December 1, 2026, or soon thereafter. The Graduate Assistant will work under the direction of the EDEF Department Chair and Graduate Chair, supporting various departmental events, digital content production, summer programs, student inquiry systems, and online graduate programs, along with other administrative and programmatic duties.

Requirements

Classified full-time graduate status in good academic standing (3.0 GPA) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Experience with event planning and implementation.
Experience with website maintenance and/or production of digital/online content.
Experience with program development and management.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Ability to work in an office setting 20 hours per week.

Nice To Haves

Spanish language fluency.
Experience with leading study abroad programs.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, organize workload, meet deadlines, and perform effectively in a high-paced environment.
Ability to exercise tact, diplomacy, initiative, confidentiality, and sound judgment.
Experience working in a postsecondary/university education setting.

Responsibilities

Assist in organizing departmental events (information sessions, online social events, monthly talks, new student orientation, beginning- and end-of-year departmental events)
Produce and maintain digital content (EDEF website, EDEF newsletter, articles about EDEF events for website/COE newsletter, course and event flyers, student handbooks)
Prepare for, and assist with, EDEF summer programs (MEd in Private School Leadership; study abroad programs to Barcelona and potentially elsewhere)
Help manage student inquiry response system
Support online MEd and online doctoral programs
Other administrative and programmatic duties as necessary (e.g., develop proposals for undergraduate focus designations and new certificate programs, serve as liaison with EDEF Grad Student Hui, gather resources for incoming EDEF graduate students)