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Employment

The Residence Life and Housing office employs many undergraduate and graduate students in a number of positions. Undergraduate students (sophomores, juniors, and seniors) may be qualified to apply for resident adviser positions (approximately 100 positions) or Residence Life and Housing office assistant positions (approximately three to five positions). Graduate students may qualify to apply for graduate hall director positions (approximately 12 positions) as well as graduate assistant positions for the Residence Life and Housing office.

Below are potential employment opportunities within Residence Life and Housing. If you are interested in one of these positions, click to obtain details about applying for that position.

Graduate Hall Director

The Graduate Hall Director (GHD) is responsible for the general supervision and management of a residence hall community which houses 200-350 undergraduate students. The GHD assistantship is a 10-month, live-in position.

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  • Applications now available! Access the application here.
  • For assistance with the online application process, please reference our step-by-step guide.

Resident Adviser

The Resident Adviser (RA) is a full-time undergraduate student selected to serve as an integral member of the Residence Life and Housing Program. He/she reports to and is directly accountable to a Graduate Hall Director. The Resident Adviser lives with a group of 15-65 residents and works with them in areas of advising, community development, policy enforcement, administration and general operation of the residential community.

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  • Applications now available! Access the application here.
  • For assistance with the online application process, please reference our step-by-step guide.

Theme Program Assistant

Each Theme House will have a student leader (Theme Program Assistant) who lives within the Theme to coordinate programming initiatives and complete program requirements with their faculty/staff adviser. It is the responsibility of each Theme to identify an individual who will serve in this capacity. Theme Program Assistants are paid for the academic year in two installments – once each semester.

Deacon OneCard Graduate Assistant

The Deacon OneCard Graduate Assistant position is responsible for assisting in the Deacon OneCard office with card making operations. The conditions of work may sometimes include office time and/or being in the residence halls, academic buildings, athletic facilities, or administration buildings. This position will be assigned for the entire academic year, and if possible, to start on July 1, 2013 and to end on April 30, 2014.  Summer 2012 employment may be available, and can be discussed if successful candidate is interested.

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Summer Positions

Resident advisers and Graduate Hall director positions are available each year for the Summer Sessions. The number and availability of these positions will vary each year according to need, and the listings will be available at both the RL&H office (Benson, 101) and on the Summer Employment page.