NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE ASSISTANT – EXERCISE SCIENCE
JOB DESCRIPTION

Title: Graduate Assistant – Exercise Science
School: School of Health and Human Performance

Basic Function and Responsibility: Graduate assistants are assigned responsibilities that may include teaching laboratory sections for exercise physiology or anatomical/mechanical kinesiology, Health Promotion activities courses, Physical Well Being, working with Northern Michigan University's adult fitness program (MoveUP), and/or assisting professors with exercise physiology or anatomical/mechanical assessment in Athletic Coaching Education/Health and Physical Education programs.

Rate: $10,800 stipend plus tuition waiver for up to 16 credit hours per academic year, student activity fee waiver, recreation pass, and laptop computer.

Hours: Up to 20 hours per week with assigned responsibilities. The position begins with the start of the Fall 2023 Semester and continues for 2 academic years. GA positions follow the same schedule as faculty.

Minimum Qualifications:
  1. Admission to the NMU College of Graduate Studies
    1. Bachelor’s degree with at least 9 semester hours of relevant course work (human anatomy and physiology, exercise physiology, kinesiology/biomechanics, physics or nutrition)
    2. Overall G.P.A of 3.0 or higher

Preferred Qualifications:
  1. Previous teaching or research experience
  2. Current First-Aid, CPR, and AED certification from a nationally recognized first-aid provider such as the American Red Cross, or American Heart Association.

Application Process (submit the following items):
  1. Graduate assistantship application
  2. Graduate assistant teaching checklist
  3. One-page personal statement
  4. Three letters of recommendation

Additional information and forms can be found at: https://nmu.edu/hhp/exercise-science-masters-degree#GA

Application Deadline – accepting applications effective immediately, through March 1, 2023.

Submit via EMAIL to:
Matthew Kilgas, Ph.D.
mkilgas@nmu.edu
Assistant Professor
School of Health & Human Performance
Northern Michigan University
Marquette, MI 49855
906-227-2534