Job Description
EMPLOYEE NAME: Last, First, MI
Department: Your Department/Unit
Position Title: Graduate Assistant
Job Code: 2355/2325/2326 (Work-Study)
Time Base: 50% maximum while enrolled in classes
Position Reports To: Name of Supervisor
Classification: Academic Student Employee
Range Code:
Exempt or Non-Exempt: Exempt/Non-Exempt
Union / Unit: International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW)/Unit 11
PURPOSE OF POSITION:
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
% OF TIME
LIST OF DUTIES FOR EACH MAJOR RESPONSIBILITY:
SUPERVISION OF OTHERS: This position does not require the supervision of others.
REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION:
1. List certificates, licenses, or education required
 Equivalent to the completion of the requirements for a bachelor’s degree
 Registration in a CSU graduate degree program
 Enrolled in courses toward the completion of the graduate degree during the appointment period
2. List additional knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this position and tell why it is required. Relate the
requirement to the major responsibilities
 Knowledge of the subject matter of the discipline in which assigned
 Ability to relate well to others within the academic environment
 Ability to supervise, assist and train students
 Ability to assist faculty in the conduct of special projects/research within the discipline
3. List machines, tools, equipment, and motor vehicles used in the performance of the duties
4. Unique working conditions
PURPOSE AND NATURE OF WORK RELATIONSHIPS:
Define working relationships with people on and off campus (other than supervisor or people supervised) with whom this employee
interacts on a continuing basis, and how often this interaction occurs.
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PHYSICAL EFFORT:
Check the appropriate box for each of the following items which most accurately describe the extent of the specific activity performed
by this employee on a daily basis.
Number of hours/day
N/A 1-2 3-4 5-6 7+
1. Sitting
2. Standing
3. Walking
4. Bending Over
5. Crawling
6. Climbing
7. Reaching overhead
8. Crouching
9. Kneeling
10. Balancing
11. Pushing or pulling
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
16. Driving cars, trucks, forklifts and other equipment
17. Being around scientific equipment and machinery
18. Walking on uneven ground
MENTAL EFFORT
12. Lifting or carrying
A. 10 lbs or less
B. 11 to 25 lbs
C. 26 to 50 lbs
D. 51 to 75 lbs
E. 76 to 100 lbs
F. Over 100 lbs
13. Repetitive use of
hands/arms
14. Repetitive use of legs
15. Eye/hand coordination
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Yes No
X
X
X
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
Number of hours/day
N/A 1-2
3-4 5-6 7+
1. Directing others
X
2. Writing
X
3. Using math/calculations
X
4. Talking
X
5. Working at various
X
tempos
6. Concentrating amid
distractions
7. Remembering names
8. Remembering details
9. Making decisions
10. Working rapidly
11. Examining/
observing details
12. Discriminating colors
Number of hours/day
N/A 1-2 3-4 5-6 7+
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
1. Inside
2. Outside
3. Humid
4. Hazards
5. High places
6. Hot
7. Cold
8. Dry
9. Wet
10. Change of temp
11. Dirty
12. Dusty
13. Odors
14. Noisy
15. Working w/others
16. Working around others
17. Working alone
Number of hours/day
N/A 1-2 3-4 5-6 7+
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
(Please fill out any information not otherwise detailed in the Job Description)
Employee Name:
Course Number:
Day/Time:
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Term:
Supervisor:
Course Title:
Location:
*Orientation Date/Time (if applicable):
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The job duties designated below are required of the employee. Please check the appropriate items and describe,
as applicable.
___Attend course lectures
___Present lectures; Frequency/dates: ____________
___Instruction/supervision of _______ sections/courses/labs per week
___Preparation
___Hold ______ office hours per week
___Supervisor/ASE(s) meetings; Frequency/duration: _________
___Read and evaluate student papers. Describe: __________
___Proctor examinations
___Perform individual and/or group tutoring
___Maintain/submit student records (e.g. grades)
___Evaluate student assignments
___Provide research assistance
___Perform other tasks as assigned; Please list: ______________
___The supervisor will perform class observations. Yes ____
No ____
A Teaching Associate or exempt Graduate Assistant with a 50% time-base appointment shall normally be assigned a workload of no
more than 320 hours per semester/220 hours per quarter/120 hours per 6 week summer session. A Teaching Associate or exempt
Graduate Assistant with an appointment of 50% time-base or less shall normally be assigned a workload of no more than 8 hours in
any one day and 40 hours in any one week. The number of hours worked in excess of 20 hours per week may not normally total more
than 73 hours per semester/50 hours per quarter/27 hours per 6 week summer session.
*Orientations are scheduled for some, but not all, Unit 11 positions.
SIGNATURES
SUPERVISOR: ____________________________________________________
Signature
Date
DEAN/DEPARTMENT HEAD/DIRECTOR: __________________________________________
Signature
Date
FOR PRESIDENT: __________________________________________________
Signature
Date
My signature denotes that I understand and accept the duties, responsibilities, and functions assigned as outlined in the job
description provided to me. This job description will be placed in my Unit 11 personnel file. INCUMBENT, AND/OR NEW
STAFF MEMBER:
________________________________________________________________________________________
Employee Name
Signature
Date
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