GRADUATE ASSISTANT HIRING PROCEDURES
- If more than one unit is involved, obtain authorization
from the second unit to make the proposed offer
to the student.
- Create an offer letter stipulating the terms
of the offer. The terms should minimally include
a description of the assignment, name of the supervisor,
start and end dates of employment, stipend amount,
and tuition credit amount. If a health insurance
supplement is provided, this should be stated as
well. Click here for a memo from the Graduate School regarding health insurance for graduate assistants 2004-2005.
- The prospective graduate assistant should sign
and date the letter to acknowledge agreement to
the terms. Keep a copy of the letter for your files.
- Fill out and submit the GA Hiring Form.
- Check email to make sure that hiring form submissions
are consistent with email responses indicating
receipt of the form.
Sample Offer Letter
Dear Mr. Einstein:
I am pleased to offer you a position as a graduate
assistant in the Science Education Program at the
University of South Carolina. Your responsibilities
will be to assist the Program faculty with their
research and teaching preparations. Professor Niels
Bohr will be your supervisor and will work with you
to arrange your schedule and specific tasks. You
will be expected to work 20 hours per week starting
on 15 August 2003 and ending on 7 May 2004.
This assistantship comes with a stipend of $8,000
for the fall and spring semesters combined. In addition,
we will provide a tuition supplement in the amount
of $2,100 per semester to help defray the costs of
your tuition and fees.
Graduate assistants are required to have health
insurance coverage. Should you choose to purchase
the University's health insurance plan, the Graduate
School will provide an annual subsidy of $200 to
be used toward this expense. In addition, the program
will add $100 per semester to the tuition supplement
to assist with paying for University health insurance
coverage. Note that these subsidies are only provided
to students who choose to purchase the University
health plan.
If you agree to this offer, please sign and date
below to indicate your acceptance. I hope that you
agree to accept this opportunity because I am confident
that you would find this to be a rewarding and valuable
educational experience.
Sincerely,
Werner Heisenberg, Chair
Science Education Program
