Teaching and graduate assistantships. Teaching and graduate assistantships are awarded by SCILS to a select group of graduate students. The positions garner a competitive salary plus tuition and fee remission for a full-time academic year and 6 credits in the summer. Teaching assistantships at SCILS are available for doctoral students only, and involve either assisting faculty teaching larger classes or teaching a class section independently. Incoming students awarded teaching assistantships are generally offered the position for three years. Graduate assistantships are generally only available for doctoral students and involve assisting with funded research. Students are considered for these positions during the application process and throughout their program of study as assistantships become available.
Preceptorships and counselorships.
Appointments as preceptors or counselors in the various undergraduate residence halls are available to a limited number of graduate students. The offices of the deans of students of those schools will, on request, provide information regarding the duties required of preceptors and counselors; the benefits, such as room, board, and tuition grants; and the procedures for application. Applications for September appointments must be received before May 1.
Federal Work-Study Program (FWSP).
Federal work-study employment may be offered as a self-help portion of a financial aid award. Application for this program is made by filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) available at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov. On-campus jobs are available in many areas. Selection for a particular job is based on skills, job availability, university needs, and student preference. The assigned employment opportunity is based on an expectation that the student will work between five and 15 hours weekly throughout the fall and spring academic semesters; in the case of summer assignments, the expectation is that the student will work between 20 and 35 hours per week. Off-campus employment, including paid community service positions and reading tutorial jobs in elementary schools, also are available. No job assignments are made until all paperwork required to accept the aid is complete.
Internships and other formal work assignments.
Some libraries, corporations, and other organizations provide formalized programs of supervised work in which student trainees are usually given progressively more responsible jobs as they complete coursework. Salary ranges vary depending upon local scales and number of hours worked each week. If the student is receiving financial aid, the aid counselor should be contacted before accepting employment. Postings of such positions may be found on the SCILS placement website at http://scils.rutgers.edu/placement.
Other employment at the school and university. SCILS and other academic departments at Rutgers hire graduate students as adjunct faculty members to teach undergraduate students. SCILS and administrative offices around the university sometimes also hire students for staff support functions. Students who are interested should contact the appropriate departments to check for availability, or check these websites:
