Thank you for your interest in an assistantship with the Office of Residence Life!

There are currently 15 graduate assistantships in the Office of Residence Life. No matter where in Student Affairs your interests lie, we are sure that our assistantships will suit you and your talents!

Graduate assistantships in the Office of Residence Life provide experience with staff supervision, training, and evaluation. You will develop time management, presentation and group facilitation skills. This position enables you to advise student groups and holistically educate students through individual and group interactions in a challenging and supportive environment. All graduate assistants must be full-time students enrolled for 9 - 13 credit hours in a graduate program at Miami University during the period of their assistantship. While assistantships are open to any graduate student at Miami University, first priority is given to students enrolled in the Miami University Student Affairs and Higher Education program. Information about all the graduate programs Miami University has to offer can be found on this website.

All positions within the Office of Residence Life begin with mandatory training in mid-July each year. This is a full-time training which runs through August. All assistantships require some scheduled night and weekend obligations. These obligations can be associated with major office events, including, but not limited to: Move-In Weekends, the Week of Welcome Programs, Recruitment events, and hall closing days. As with any live-in position, staff members are also responsible for handling crises as they occur. These assistantships will average 20-25 hours per week over the course of the academic year.

Information on how to apply for our graduate assistantships is listed on the job description page.

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Miami University, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, encourages applications from minorities, women, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Miami University prohibits harassment, discrimination and retaliation on the basis of age (40 years or older), color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, military status, national origin (ancestry), pregnancy, race, religion, sex/gender, status as a parent or foster parent, sexual orientation, or protected veteran status in its application and admission processes, educational programs and activities, facilities, programs or employment practices. Requests for reasonable accommodations for disabilities related to employment should be directed to ADAFacultyStaff@MiamiOH.edu or 513-529-3560.

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If you have any questions, please contact Tresa Barlage Zianno at barlagtm@miamioh.edu.