The UNC Charlotte master’s program in higher education is offering a coordinated hiring timeline for Graduate Assistantship positions. This process will allow admitted master’s students who apply by the priority deadline of January 15 to apply for and receive offer(s) for GA positions by April.
Note: Admitted students who apply to the program by the secondary deadline of March 1 can still apply for posted GA positions throughout the spring and into the summer via Hire-a-Niner. However, they may not be admitted in time to utilize the coordinated hiring timeline.
Master’s level GA positions at UNC Charlotte typically span the 9 months of the academic year (August 15-May 15), include an hourly wage or stipend, and most do not include tuition remission. Most higher education administration/student affairs assistantships at UNC Charlotte are classified by Human Resources as temporary student employment. Some offices provide additional benefits to GAs such as professional development funds. Students applying to GA positions are encouraged to reach out to hiring offices individually to determine details of the positions related to job duties, compensation, and benefits.
The timeline for the coordinated GA hiring process is:
- January 15: Priority deadline to apply for the M.Ed. program and participate in the coordinated hiring process.
- February: Admitted students will receive access to the Hire-a-Niner web portal upon admission and will be able to search for GA postings. Apply to postings in the coordinated hiring process by Feb. 28.
- March: Offices review applications, contact top candidates for interviews, and extend offer(s) by April 1.
- April 15: Deadline for candidates who received offers to submit their decisions.
Please note that there are offices at UNC Charlotte with openings for GA positions, but they may not have participated in the coordinated hiring timeline outlined above.
GA postings Available for Fall 2025
Graduate Hall Advisor
The Graduate Hall Advisor (GHA) position is a 10-month, part-time (approximately 20 hours per week), live-in, graduate position within the Department of Housing and Residence Life. The Graduate Hall Advisor is responsible for providing administrative support to an assigned residential community housing 300-750 students or to department-wide Residence Life programs and services such as staff training, staff recruitment, student leadership programs, and academic initiatives. For more info and to access the application, please visit https://housing.charlotte.edu/employment/graduate-hall-advisor-gha
Graduate Assistant for Leadership Development Programs
This GA position will focus on programs that are designed to engage and develop student leaders on campus. This position will have a unique focus on student development, support, and programming. This GA will primarily work with the Leadership Journey Learning Community, which is a group of 28 freshmen who live and learn together. There is a class taught each semester and the GA will work with the class associated as well as extracurricular events for the learning community. This position will also work with our PILOT certificate program, which is a leadership workshop program for students to gain credit for attending various workshops on campus. Lastly, the position will work with our LEAD Team, which is a group of student leaders who facilitate the various PILOT workshops on campus.
Graduate Assistant for Family & Supporter Engagement
The Family and Supporter Engagement Graduate Assistant works within the Office of Transition and Success Initiatives and will assist with the preparations for and implementation of family programming for the 2025-2026 school year. This includes but is not limited to marketing and publications, event planning and management, and administrative tasks. Duties include an emphasis on serving UNC Charlotte’s family and student supporter populations. Visit https://tsi.charlotte.edu/ for more information on the services provided by the Transition and Success Initiatives team.
Graduate Assistant for Student Involvement (Campus Activities Board)
The Graduate Assistant for Student Involvement (Campus Activities Board), is a 10-month, part-time position (approximately 20 hours per week). The Campus Activities Board (CAB) is the largest student programming/event planning organization on campus and is responsible for planning diverse, quality events for the university community. This role advises members of the CAB Executive Board, Program Coordinators, & Event Staff, and provides day-to-day support for the planning and implementation of all programs. This position also oversees event assessment and social media marketing efforts for CAB, in addition to coordinating student leader training and assisting with department-wide initiatives and programs.
2 Graduate Assistant Positions – 1 Leadership Development & 1 Experiential Learning
The mission of Leadership & Community Engagement is to provide UNC Charlotte students with leadership skills and development opportunities through individual programs, retreats, and experiential learning. These students will develop lifelong leadership skills that can be utilized within many different educational, social, and business settings.
Graduate Assistant Experiential Learning
Under the supervision of the Leadership and Community Engagement’s Assistant Director, the Graduate Assistant (GA) will assist in developing, planning, and implementing community engagement co-curricular programs such as Alternative Service Break (ASB) and Experiential Learning Trips (ELT). This position will also help with administrative tasks within the LCE office.
Please note: The positions listed above are anticipated, but not guaranteed. This is presented for informational purposes only. Hiring offices will make all decisions related to GA posting and employment. In the past, multiple offices in Student Affairs and Academic Affairs have hired graduate assistants from the master’s program in higher education.
Prospective students and GA hiring officials: If you have any questions, please contact the higher education program director at higher-ed@uncc.edu