Graduate Assistant Positions - SUNY Cortland Graduate Assistant Positions Enhance your education As a graduate student, you have an opportunity to work as a graduate assistant — teaching, assisting with research or joining the coaching staff of an athletic team. Graduate assistant positions are available in the following capacities: Research You may be assigned primary research responsibilities for a specific project or program. Teaching You may be assigned teaching responsibilities or other instructor tasks as assigned by a faculty supervisor. Athletics You may be assigned coaching responsibilities for various athletic teams. Offices You may be assigned responsibilities in offices such as Campus Recreation, Research and Sponsored Programs, The Learning Center or Institutional Research and Analysis. Compensation Graduate assistants typically receive tuition support for a maximum of six credit hours per semester. Some graduate assistant positions will also receive an academic year stipend averaging between $5,000 to $6,000 for a maximum of 20 hours per week for the academic year. If you are an out-of-state graduate student receiving graduate assistant support, you will not be responsible for paying the difference between resident and non-resident tuition for the six credit hours. If your graduate assistant position does not include a stipend, you will work approximately 10 hours per week while classes are in session. Application Process You must be accepted into a degree program or have a pending application to a degree program before you can apply for a graduate assistant position. Only students that have been accepted into a degree program can be offered a graduate assistant position. Please complete an application and forward it to the Graduate Admissions Office. All positions will remain posted until filled. Once a position has been filled, it will be removed from this site. You are responsible for making sure required recommendations are submitted with your application. Incomplete applications will not be processed. A separate application for each position is required. Rules Graduate assistants on full or half assistantships can be offered additional work, with pay, without limitations during the summer and winter intercessions through temporary service payroll. Graduate assistants on half assistantships can be offered additional work, with pay, up to approximately 11 or 12 hours per week while class is in session payable as extra service through temporary service payroll. Graduate assistants on full assistantships can be offered additional work up to approximately one to two hours per week payable as extra service through temporary service payroll. Graduate assistants may assist faculty with classes and may teach laboratory sections. They are not permitted to teach classes by themselves. Graduate assistants may teach activity classes as long as the assignment remains in compliance with rules one through four. The Graduate Assistant Agreement must be completed each semester. More detailed information can be found in the Graduate Assistant Policy (PDF) Detailed supervisor responsibilities and Human Resources Onboarding information may be found here. Graduate assistant application To apply, create an account or log in to your application if you are returning to complete it. Select Start New Application , then GA - Assistantship Application and Graduate Assistant Application from the dropdown menus. Answer each question completely, upload required documents, review and submit your completed application. If you are unable to access the application, contact the Graduate Admissions Office at 607-753-4800 Graduate Assistant Application Graduate assistant position announcements for 2026-2027 Additional funding opportunities for graduate students in the Kinesiology; Physical Education; and Recreation, Parks and Leisure Studies departments are listed after the graduate assistant positions. Academic Affairs International Programs - 6 cr The Writing Center - 6 cr (3 positions) Athletics Positions for 2026-2027 will be posted shortly Division of Institutional Advancement Positions for 2026-2027 will be posted shortly School of Arts and Sciences Positions for 2026-2027 will be posted shortly School of Education Childhood/Early Childhood Education - 6 cr C.U.R.E. Program and Scholarship - 6 cr Foundations and Social Advocacy - 6 cr Literacy - 6 cr Teacher Education - 6 cr School of Professional Studies Positions for 2026-2027 will be posted shortly Student Affairs Disability Resources: Academic Coach/Graduate Leader - 3 cr Disability Resources: Test Accessibility Services Assistant - 6 cr (3 positions) Health and Wellness Promotion - 6 cr Additional opportunities for eligible graduate students Graduate students may also meet eligibility for the positions below.  Additional information can be obtained from their academic department. Lab instructors positions do not follow the Graduate Assistant process. Lab instructors for the Kinesiology Department: positions for Motor Behavior, Biomechanics and for Exercise Physiology. Contact Shani McMahon for application information at 607-753-4300. Lab instructors for the Physical Education Department: positions for Adapted Physical Education. Contact Heather Hammond for application information at 607-753-5577. Lab instructors for Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Studies: Teaching, Fieldwork and Lab position. Contact Kathryn Palmer-Smith for application information at 607-753-4941. Graduate Admissions Office Miller Building, Room 106 Mailing Address Graduate Admissions Office P.O. Box 2000 Cortland, NY 13045 Phone: 607-753-4800 Fax: 607-753-5988 Email: [email protected] Hours Monday through Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. We use cookies and similar technologies to improve your website experience and help us understand how you navigate our website. By using this site, you agree to our