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Graduate Assistantships
Thank you for your interest in a graduate assistant position with Campus Living! Northern Arizona University offers an exciting opportunity for those seeking a comprehensive and valuable experience in housing and student affairs.
The 2025-2026 Graduate Assistantship application with Campus Living is anticipated to open in December 2024.
These positions serve a critical role in supporting students, staff, and the department in advancing our mission and foundational value areas through effective, intentional, and innovative initiatives and campus partnerships. We have 4 distinct graduate service assistantships available to enrolled full-time NAU students. Positions are listed below and applications are submitted in Handshake which include a cover letter, resume, and references.
We encourage you to use our campus partners at Career Development, the University Writing Commons, the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies, and/or the Center for International Education to assist with your application materials.
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General Role Information
- All Graduate Assistant positions are a 20-hour average/week
- All Graduate Assistant positions are live-on positions
- All Applicants will need to include a cover letter, resume, and references
- All Graduate Assistantship positions will be available on Handshake
Graduate Assistant Positions
Community Staffing Assistantship Accordion Closed
Campus Living Community Graduate Assistants work directly with Campus Living Community (CLC) Coordinators to supervise a staff of Community Assistants (CA) within an assigned community. The CLC GA helps with the overall management of a CLC consisting of approximately 550-780 community members. With their direct supervisor, CLC GAs assist with community operations, resident engagement, and create an inclusive campus living community for all community members.
Initiatives and Partnership Assistantship Accordion Closed
The CLIP GA has a primary focus on a designated foundational value/focus housing area. The CLIP GA directly supervises a team of 3-6 CLIP Peer Supporters (CLIPPS) to provide academic and career support within the campus living communities. The CLIP GA role also has a primary partnership that can focus on advising student organizations, teaching NAU 100, serving on wellness coalitions, and/or working with focused housing communities.
Operations Assistantship Accordion Closed
The CLO GA supervises Campus Living Operations Assistants (CLOAs) and manages our year-round front desk services at each of our 17 campus living communities. The CLO GA supervises 6-11 CLOAs to ensure processes for scheduling, auditing keys, managing mail, and resource allocation are efficient and smooth. The CLO GA supports effective and intentional operational processes and programs.
Facilities Assistantship Accordion Closed
The Facilities GA supervises 15-25 Campus Living Facility Assistants (CLFAs), develops and manages facilities projects, and works with the Campus Living Community Staff and CLIP Staff to implement and promote strategic facilities improvements and processes. The Facilities GA utilizes StarRez, Shiftboard, WebTMA, and other software systems to track facility needs for each of our 17 campus living communities and surrounding areas.
