Graduate Assistant - UCM Bands - Fall 2025 at University of Central Missouri in warrensburg, Missouri

Job Description:

The University of Central Missouri is an equal employment opportunity employer


Salary $500.00 Semi-Monthly
Job Type Graduate Assistant
Division Music
Location UCMO - Warrensburg, MO
Job Number G98009
Opening Date 11/20/2024

Description

The University of Central Missouri Bands anticipates one graduate assistantship available for students interested in pursuing a Master's degree with a conducting emphasis beginning in the Fall of 2025. The graduate music program at UCM provides an immersive, customizable, and hands-on experience for students seeking to become musical leaders. Graduate conducting students enjoy frequent podium time, direct access to faculty, and many collaborative opportunities within and beyond UCM Bands. The curriculum is tailored to individual students' career goals with an emphasis on artistic and creative growth.

Examples of Duties

Rehearse, perform, and assist with the UCM Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Chamber Winds. Assist with the UCM Marching Mules, including opportunities for drill design, arranging, teaching, and administration. Assist in the direction of the Basketball Pep Band. Assist with UCM Bands and Division of Music events, including Homecoming Band Day, Festival of Champions Marching Band Competition, Honor Band Festival, Claude T. Smith Band Festival, and ensemble tours.

Typical Qualifications

Education:

• A Bachelor's degree in Music is required.

Experience:

• Conducting/music teaching experience is strongly preferred.

Supplemental Information

GA Type: AdministrativeGA Hour Expectations: Full-time GA working 20 hours a weekStart Date of Position: 08/11/2025End Date of Position: 12/12/2025Total Stipend for Semester: $4,500.00

Scholarship: Students filling a Graduate Assistantship (GA) position are eligible to receive a graduate tuition waiver, a graduate non-resident tuition waiver (if applicable), and a graduate mandatory fees waiver. The scholarships are in the form of a waiver and the funds are not deposited into the student’s personal account. Instead, the student’s bill is reduced by the amount of the scholarship awarded. If the maximum amount of the scholarship is not used, the remainder is not paid to the student in any form and unused scholarship money cannot be carried over to another semester. The scholarship is applied to graduate level courses only; courses taken for undergraduate credit are not eligible to be covered by the GA scholarship. The non-resident fee scholarship only applies to classes taken on the UCM Warrensburg campus. The maximum scholarship amounts are based on the size of assistantship held. For a full (20-hour per week) assistantship, the scholarship covers tuition costs and mandatory fees up to 12 credit hours of graduate coursework per semester. Graduate assistantship positions less than full will be prorated accordingly.

Special Instructions:

Full-time benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks paid vacation per year; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.

Part-time benefits-eligible positions: Benefits include generous education assistance for the employee.

Temporary, adjunct, student employment, or graduate assistant positions: Benefits are not included.

Completed UCM online application for employment required. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

A review will begin immediately and continue until filled unless indicated otherwise.

NOTE: A background check is required for the selected candidate of all staff, faculty, adjunct, and temporary positions and any job offer is contingent on the results of this check. Student employees and graduate assistants do not require a background check to be conducted prior to employment.

The University of Central Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer and specifically invites applications from women, minorities, veteran status, and people with disabilities.

Benefits

This position is not eligible for benefits.

AgencyUniversity of Central Missouri (UCM)Address PO Box 800

Warrensburg, Missouri, 64093-5299 Phone(660) 543-4255
Website https://www.ucmo.edu/

PI255569308

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