Criteria for Selecting Graduate Assistants
- Admission to a graduate program.
- Full-time student status while holding the assistantship (total of eighteen credits for the academic year - Summer, Fall, Spring).
- Minimum 3.0 undergraduate grade point average.
- Two additional letters of recommendation and submission application materials.
- Successful interview or equivalent assessment of suitability for assistantship by department personnel.
- Ability and willingness to perform the duties outlined in the job posting and assigned by the Director/Department Chair of the respective program.
General Application Steps
- Select the job of interest below.
- Complete the Graduate Assistant Application.
- Submit an application to hiring manager.
Several Graduate Assistantship positions are available for exceptional students who are interested in joining the master's program in Electrical Engineering and Bio-engineering programs at Wilkes University.
For more information, please contact Dr. Abas Sabouni at abas.sabouni@wilkes.edu.
Etruscan (MA)
Online. Student will be responsible for performing 6 hours of service per week for the semester. Duties will include, but are not limited to, editing, copy work, and grant writing.
Student will gain valuable knowledge regarding the day-to-day workings of a small press, including editing, copy work, and grant writing.
Etruscan (MFA)
Student will be responsible for 6 hours of service per week and will train to be an assistant editor for Etruscan Press. Student will provide any additional office and project support as needed.
Student will gain a working knowledge of the duties of an assistant editor of a small press.
Kayle Jones Books
Online. Student will be responsible for performing 6 hours of service per week. Duties will include, but are not limited to, manuscript editing, and developing/enacting a marketing campaign for new book releases, including social media content.
Student will gain knowledge of publishing a book from manuscript to printing and marketing within a small press.
Blue Moon/HaveScripts
Online. Student will be responsible for performing 9 hours of service each week. Duties will include, but are not limited to, acting as an editorial assistant to Jean Klein at Blue Moon Plays, a company that produces approximately ten new scripts per year.
Student will gain knowledge of the workings of a playwriting production company including the editing and production of new plays.
CW Office
In-person and online. Student will be responsible for performing 9 hours of service per week, assisting the director and administrative assistant with a variety of tasks. Student's duties will include, but are not limited to, assisting with social-media marketing, office reorganization, assisting during the residency, and directly assisting the office staff in other development projects.
Student will gain knowledge regarding the operations of a low-residency creative writing program.
CW Publication Editor
Student will be responsible for collecting, drafting, and editing news stories for the program's newsletter, Revise This! Student will also be responsible for inviting and coordinating guest bloggers on the Creative Writing blog, The Write Life.
Interested applicants should e-mail their completed application to Dr. David Hicks at david.hicks@wilkes.edu