August 26, 2021
GA - Assistant Academic Coordinator for Football
Assistant Academic Coordinator
The Office of Student Development, housed on the Athletic Complex, is committed to the success and graduation of our student-athletes by providing extensive services and diverse experiences in order to promote the development of academic achievement, leadership, and personal growth. We are seeking a graduate assistant, to help us attain these goals by assisting providing academic support services for football student-athletes. The graduate assistantship position is contracted for 20 hours per week, with both daytime and evening work expected. This position will be time-limited with availability to convert to a scheduled hourly position at the end of the contract term.
Position Description
This position supports the assistant director/lead academic coordinator for football in providing academic support services for members of the football team.
Responsibilities of this position include:
• Conducts weekly academic meetings with assigned student-athletes.
• Serves as an academic accountability partner meetings with assigned at-risk student-athletes.
• Assists in monitoring study hall in conjunction with the academic coordinators.
• Assists in compiling academic reports/data for coordinators and coaches.
• Focuses on freshman transition by providing seminars and programming related to study skills development, learning strategies, goal setting, etc.
• Helps plan programming to promote academic success and improve retention of all student-athletes.
• Other duties as assigned.
Minimum qualifications:
• Must be enrolled in an ECU graduate degree seeking program during the semester of employment.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail is required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact and manage others.
• Effective written and oral communication.
• This position requires the GA to frequently work independently.
• Experience with MS Office applications, particularly Excel, is preferential.
• Graduate students with a background or interest in management, human resources, or a related field are well suited for this position
Application Procedure:
Interested applicants should email Brian O’Hara at OHARAB@ecu.edu with a cover letter and resume
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- Graduate Assistantships