The Division of Student Life offers a number of graduate assistantships for incoming graduate students at The University of Alabama, including those serving in the following areas and departments:
- Greek Assembly Hall
- Health Promotion and Wellness
- Holistic Health and Well-being
- Housing and Residential Communities
- Off-Campus Resources
- Parent & Family Programs
- Professional Development
- Student Engagement
- Student Governance and Citizenship
- University Recreation
As positions become available, updates on job descriptions and application process will be included on this page.
Greek Assembly Hall Graduate Assistantship
The Graduate Assistant (GA) position with Greek Assembly Hall (GAH) is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience in management and event planning. Greek Assembly Hall fosters an environment that supports growth and development of students through active engagement at the Greek Assembly Hall facility and the management of programming held by the United Greek Council and National PanHellenic Council. This role helps facilitate an environment conducive to events, scheduling, and managing student conference coordinators. They also facilitate community building activities and special occasion programming.
GAH Graduate Assistants will work alongside Student Engagement staff to help with staffing, planning, and implementing event setups and building protocols for inclement weather.
Position Details
- 20 hours per week during the Fall and Spring semesters. Some evenings and weekends may be required.
- Compensation includes monthly stipend for nine months, full in-state/out-of-state tuition scholarship and optional paid student health insurance.
Qualifications
- Applicants must be enrolled full-time in a graduate degree program (as of August 2025) and remain a full-time student through the duration of the appointment.
- Membership in a United Greek Council (UGC) or National PanHellenic Council (NPHC) organization is strongly preferred as a consideration for interested candidates.
Responsibilities
- Help plan and carry out set-ups/breakdown of events and activities, held within Greek Assembly Hall
- Serve as primary point of contact and manage Building Managers and Conference Coordinators
- Create schedules, review booking software for events, and manage communication between clients and building staff
- Help facilitate upkeep of the building, to include reporting any major issues with technology, building operations, or equipment.
- Facilitate regular meetings with staff and students to collaborate and learn and attend regular meetings/trainings facilitated for their benefit as well.
- Provide support to the unit of Student Engagement, Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life and the UA Student Center.
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Experience with management, supervision, or event planning
- Team player, flexible, responsible, dependable, self-motivated, creative, and strong time management skills.
- Strong written and verbal skills, with the ability to present information through a variety of modes of communication effectively.
- Interest in and knowledge of NPHC/UGC organizations and their potential for greater campus impact.
- Experience leading or being part of a team.
- Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook), Qualtrics and SPSS.
Apply
If you are interested, please complete the Greek Assembly Hall Graduate Assistantship application.
Health Promotion and Wellness Graduate Assistantship
The Graduate Assistant (GA) position with the Department of Health Promotion and Wellness is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience in health education. You will work with the Project Health peer education program, helping to plan, implement and evaluate health-related events and activities on campus.
Position Details
- 20 hours per week during the Fall and Spring semesters. Some evenings and weekends may be required.
- Compensation includes monthly stipend for nine months, full in-state/out-of-state tuition scholarship and optional paid student health insurance.
Qualifications
- Must be a full-time graduate student.
- Must pass a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check to drive the department’s state vehicle.
Responsibilities
- Help plan and carry out health-related events, activities, and campaigns to promote student health and well-being.
- Help assess how well events and activities meet their goals.
- Assist with the Project Health student organization, helping to coordinate meetings, training and activities.
- Help design and develop materials to promote health topics throughout the year.
- Attend regular meetings with staff and students to collaborate and learn.
- Provide support to the Health Promotion and Wellness team as needed.
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Experience with Project Health or a similar peer education program is a plus.
- Team player, flexible, responsible, dependable, self-motivated, creative, and strong time management skills.
- Strong written and verbal skills, with the ability to present health topics clearly.
- Interest in and knowledge of health-related topics, especially for college students.
- Experience leading or being part of a team.
- Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook), Qualtrics, and SPSS.
Apply
If you are interested, please complete the Health Promotion and Wellness Graduate Assistantship application. The position will begin at the start of the Fall 2025 semester. If you have any questions, please contact Charlotte Robbins at charlotte.robbins@ua.edu or 205-348-7948. Applications due Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, by 11:59 p.m.