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 Graduate Studies to promote dialogue, the exchange of information, and timely communications between students, directors, and the Office of Graduate Studies.

Four (4) GPA positions are available within LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting beginning Fall 2024. GPAs are expected to commit to one full academic year of service. 
 

Summary of Essential Functions 

• Responsibilities as 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 GPA Training, Graduate Student Orientation, SVA Graduate Student Council Meetings and Town Halls, and regular check-in meetings with the Office of Graduate Studies

• Support the Office of Graduate Admission during Graduate Admission Open House and Visit Days

• Communicate important information from the Program Director and Office of Graduate Studies to students

• Resolve student and programmatic issues, concerns, and solutions in dialogue with the Program Director

• Monitor your program’s 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

• Support Program Directors and the Office of Graduate Admission with various tasks related to the admission process including arranging for prospective student visits of the facilities

• Report technical issues to Technology Systems and Service (TSS)

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

• Collaborate and coordinate with other GPAs on various other tasks
   

Program-Specific Duties:

• Facilitate communication between Program Director, faculty, and students regarding program matters.

• Communicate with Program Director and visiting artists to manage the logistics for visiting artists and critics, including transportation options/coordinating their arrival to and departure from MICA.

• Arrange individual studio visits with Program Director and full-time faculty, plan outside excursions, program activities, and workshops.

• Manage volunteer jobs for each student's program/community service, including maintaining and cleaning of Hoffberger studios and common areas, organizing film screenings, serving on installation team, and other program tasks as needed.

• Organize visiting artist, critic-in-residence, and final review schedules; get approval from Program Director and distribute to guests and students.

• Facilitate student sign-up for Visiting Artist crits and student introductions to Visiting Artist lectures.

• Set up for and record all critiques and lectures by faculty, visiting artists and critics. 

• Edit all video recordings of critiques and lectures on external drives. Make critiques available to students at the end of each semester and upon request.

• Help maintain program website by collecting and processing images from students at the end of each semester.

• Meet with other GPAs to discuss program issues.

• Assist Program Director (and Program Coordinator, if relevant) with other administrative tasks as needed
   

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities 

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

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

• GPAs will be able to work both independently and collaboratively.
   

Minimum qualifications: 

• Current enrollment in the LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting.
   

Student Performance Policy

The Office of Graduate Studies and Program Directors evaluate individual performance and attendance at required GPA events throughout the semester. Continuation in the GPA Program requires your consistent adherence to the roles and responsibilities listed above. The Office of Graduate Studies expects GPAs to participate in all required events and activities. Inconsistent participation can lead to dismissal from the GPA Program. If you are dismissed from your role as a GPA, 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; 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: GPA training & 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.

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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.