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:
You may be assigned primary research responsibilities for a specific project or program.
You may be assigned teaching responsibilities or other instructor tasks as assigned by a faculty supervisor.
You may be assigned coaching responsibilities for various athletic teams.
You may be assigned responsibilities in offices such as Recreational Sports, Research and Sponsored Programs, The Learning Center or Institutional Research and Analysis.
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.
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.
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If you are unable to access the information, please phone the Graduate Admissions Office at 607-753-4800 to request a printed version of the forms.
Graduate Assistant Application in PDF format (for filling in and printing)
More detailed information can be found in the Graduate Assistant Policy (PDF).
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.
There are currently no Graduate Assistant positions for 2020-2021.
The graduate assistant positions for the Athletics Department for 2019-2020 have been filled.
There are currently no Graduate Assistant positions for 2020-2021.
The Graduate Assistant positions for the School of Education for 2020-2021 have been filled.
Cortland Adapted Swim Team (CAST) (PDF)
Once accepted in a graduate program, students will be able to obtain information about the following positions from their academic department.
Lab instructors for the Kinesiology Department: Please contact the department for application information at 607-753-4300 or at julie.laplant@cortland.edu.
Biomechanics (2 positions available)
Exercise Physiology (2 positions available)
Motor Behavior (2 positions available)
Lab instructors for the Physical Education Department: Please contact the department for application information at 607-753-5577 or at heather.hammond@cortland.edu.
Adapted Physical Education (2 positions available)
