Graduate Assistantship 2019-20

The Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies

The University of Mississippi

The Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies seeks a graduate assistant to support the outreach activities of the Center for the 2019-2020 academic year. The Graduate Assistant will work 20 hours a week on a variety of tasks: writing articles, social media posts, and press releases; assisting in planning and implementing public events, including LGBTQ+ History Month, Women’s History Month, the Isom Student Gender Conference, and Oxford Pride Weekend.  The graduate assistant may also be involved in graphic design and website maintenance, depending on skills and interest. The G.A. position includes tuition remission and is $12,000 for the academic year. Applicants must be eligible for federal graduate work study.  

Applicants must be currently enrolled in (or accepted in) a graduate program at the University of Mississippi.  Interested applicants should send a resume and a cover letter that details their qualifications for the position and their interest in Gender Studies and/or the work of the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies to Dr. Jaime Harker, Professor of English and Director of the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies.

For more information, contact:

Dr. Jaime Harker
Director, Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies
Suite D, 3rd Floor, Lamar Hall
662.915.5916
jlharker@olemiss.edu