Graduate Assistant Employment Opportunity

JOB DESCRIPTION:

***OPEN TO CURRENT STANISLAUS STATE STUDENTS, CURRENTLY ENROLLED OR ELIGIBILE TO ENROLL ONLY***

Job Title and Description: Graduate Teaching Assistant in History

The Department of History seeks applications for four Graduate Assistantships for sections of HIST 1020 World Civilizations II and HIST 2600 Problems in US History to be offered during the Spring 2027 semester. Interested students should send a resume, letter of application, class schedule, and available work schedule to Graduate Program Director Dr. Phil Garone (pgarone@csustan.edu). The letter should include the total number of graduate units completed prior to the Spring 2027 semester, overall graduate GPA, and a description of the applicant’s relevant experience and qualifications for the position.

Graduate Assistants will assist in teaching sections of HIST 1020 World Civilizations II and HIST 2600 Problems in US History. Graduate Assistants will attend lectures, take notes, observe the instructor’s pedagogical style and techniques, lead in-class discussions, and may give a class lecture (on average 3 hours per week); hold office hours to provide students with individualized and small group tutoring for homework assignments and exam preparation (on average 5 hours per week); prepare a teaching portfolio including teaching materials and a teaching statement (on average 2 hours per week); and work with the instructor to evaluate and provide feedback on student work (on average 4 hours per week).

Wage/Salary: $1,192.80 (anticipated monthly pay) /Full time monthly Base Rate: $3,408 based on FTE and number of days worked
Hours per Week: 14 hrs/ FTE 0.35
Location: Department of History
# of Openings: 4
Expected Start Date: January 25, 2027
Expected End Date: June 1, 2027

Point of Contact Person: Dr. Phil Garone

Deadline to Apply: November 2, 2026

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Undergraduate students must be registered/enrolled in a minimum of six (6) Fall/Spring units.
• Post-baccalaureate students in a graduate program must be registered in a minimum of four (4) Fall/Spring units.

Applications are open to degree-seeking graduate students in History who are registered during the Spring 2027 semester. Positions will be awarded on a competitive basis, with priority given to students with seniority, a record of satisfactory academic progress, and demonstrated experience and qualifications for the position.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Hold a Bachelor's degree and be a currently enrolled degree-seeking graduate student in History.

HOW TO APPLY & DEADLINE:

A complete application must include a resume, letter of application, available work schedule and class schedule indicating required enrollment as per the Student Employment Policies. (See https://www.csustan.edu/fa/unit-11-academic-student-employee-hiringinformation.) If you have any questions regarding this recruitment, please contact:

Dr. Phil Garone
Department of History
California State University, Stanislaus
One University Circle
Turlock, CA 95382
pgarone@csustan.edu

To apply for this position, please click the "Apply Now" button on this page.

CAMPUS & AREA:

California State University, Stanislaus serves the San Joaquin Valley and is a critical educational resource for a six-county region of approximately 1.5 million people. The University is fully committed to creating a culture of diversity and inclusion – one in which every person in the University community feels safe to express their views without fear of reprisal. Widely recognized for its quality academic programs, the University has 10 nationally accredited programs and 662 faculty members. 94 percent of full-time faculty holds doctorates or terminal degrees in their fields. The University offers 43 undergraduate majors, 16 master's programs, 7 post-graduate credentials, a doctorate in education and serves more than 10,000 students. New instructional facilities have been built for the unique pedagogy of professional programs, laboratory sciences and performing arts.

Stanislaus State continues to receive national recognition with its ranking as one of the best 384 colleges in the nation by The Princeton Review. The University was one of 12 public universities in the nation to be recognized by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities for demonstrating exceptional performance in retention and graduation rates. In addition, U.S. News and World Report ranks Stanislaus State in its top 10 among public universities in the West, while Washington Monthly honored Stanislaus State as the West’s No. 1 university for the money. Stanislaus State also is recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by the U.S. Department of Education.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

The university is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against persons on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, National origin, sex, sexual orientation, covered veteran status, or any other protected status. You can learn more about federal equal employment opportunity protections by accessing the Department of Labor’s notices: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf and http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/Supplement_English.pdf.

Individuals with disabling conditions who require accommodation during the recruitment process may contact the ADA Coordinator at (209) 667-3159.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. 

The CSU is a state entity whose business operations reside within the State of California. The CSU prohibits hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside California.

CLERY ACT DISCLOSURE

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CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CLEARANCE NOTICE

The university requires a criminal and/or child abuse background check to be completed for many of its new employees, current employees seeking promotional or transfer opportunities, and current employees assigned new duties. Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) is required for employment. CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position. Failure to consent to any background check will disqualify an applicant from further consideration. Additionally, an applicant who fails to provide the necessary information or who provides false or misleading information may also be disqualified from further consideration. Later discovery of false or misleading information related to the background check may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn or subject the employee to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.