Job Abstract

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General purpose: Graduate Program Assistants (GPAs) support their Program Director to ensure the effective operation of their program. GPAs serve as graduate student leaders and work collaboratively with each other and the Office of DEI to promote dialogue, the exchange of information, and timely communications between students, directors, and the Office of DEI.

One (1) position is available beginning Fall 2024. GPAs are expected to commit to one full academic year of service.

Summary of Essential Functions

• Responsibilities are outlined below in Essential Duties & Responsibilities and Program-Specific Duties.

• As student leaders in the graduate community, GPAs are required to uphold graduate policies, procedures, and standards.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Attend and participate in Leadership Training, Student Orientation, Student Voice Association and Town Halls, and regular check-in meetings with the Office of DEI, including a minimum of two {2) DEI-sponsored leadership development opportunities, workshops, and/or discussion sessions over the course of the academic year.

• Communicate important information from the Program Director or Office of DEI to students.

• Assist with student and programmatic Issues, concerns, and solutions in dialogue with the Program Director.

• Monitor your program's physical shared spaces to ensure they are being used, cleaned, and shared in a responsible way; report any issues to the Program Director, Operations Coordinator, and/or MICA Facilities. 

• Support Program Director with an annual series of programmatic activities including lectures, dinners, and hosting visiting artists and critics on campus. Related administrative duties including documentation of activities and updating the program's social media and mica.edu website pages may apply.

• Report maintenance issues to the Operations Coordinator and/or MICA Facilities.

Program-Specific Duties:

• Document the program over the academic year.

• Assist the Program Director and faculty to determine scope, scale, means, and methods for documenting the year, including appropriate print material, digital, social media, website, newsletters, etc.

• Actively maintain the program's social media accounts, posting regularly about program events, announcements, news, etc.

• Lead and organize this ongoing effort with colleagues in the cohort.

• Manage inventory of supplies for the program and order new/additional supplies as needed.

• Order food for workshops and program-specific events.

• Assist with the studio equipment checkout process.

• Ensure that all equipment is working properly and has been returned by classmates

• Immediately contact the Program Director if something is broken or missing.

• Assist with student reimbursements with the Office of DEI.

• Assist with Visiting Scholar/Open Studios events.

• Assist with maintaining Maintain the DEI website, updating design, information, news stories, and student bios. 

• Communicate actively with prospective and admitted students, doing best to answer questions or facilitate communications with other MICA parties, as needed

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Will communicate clearly and courteously and respond quickly, maintaining sensitivity to the needs and cultures of individual graduate programs.

• Will have a strong work ethic and must be prompt, focused, self-motivated, and flexible. Must respond well to feedback and work towards a stress-free environment.

Minimum qualifications:

• Enrollment in a graduate program beginning Fall 2024.

Student Performance Policy

The Office of DEI and Program Directors evaluate individual performance and attendance at required events throughout the semester. Continuation as a GPA requires your consistent adherence to the roles and responsibilities listed above. The office of DEI expects participation in all required events and activities. Inconsistent participation can lead to dismissal. If you are dismissed from your role, your status as a student in your graduate program will not be affected.

Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of the job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift up to fifteen (15) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

• Work environment: While performing the duties of the job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.

Required training: Leadership taining and orientation.

Maryland Institute College of Art is committed to its policy of providing equal opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or veteran status (disabled, Vietnam-era, or otherwise). Furthermore, the College does not tolerate any form of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment or sexual violence. This policy applies to all programs, facilities, and activities provided by Maryland Institute College of Art, including but not limited to admission, educational programs, and employment.

Applicants must apply online for each job in which they are interested. You will not be considered for any job for which you have not specifically applied. We do not accept applications via email, U.S. mail, or fax. Successful candidates for any staff or faculty positions will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

MICA provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact Human Resources at 410-225-2363.