Graduate Assistant, Athletic Facilities and Events
Graduate Assistant, Athletic Facilities and Events
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Job Description
Summary:Queens University of Charlottes Athletics is an NCAA Division I program distinguished by its commitment to transforming the lives of its students and consistently competing at the highest possible levels. The Royals joined the ASUN Conference on July 1 2022.
Former graduate assistants (GA) and interns have used their learning and practicing experiences with the Royals to land jobs with organizations such as the Carolina Panthers Charlotte Hornets USA Triathlon USA Swimming and Ally to name a few.
This is a 12-month 20 hour/week renewable graduate assistant position that reports directly to the Assistant Athletic Director for Events & Facilities. The GA position begins on July 1 2025. The successful candidate must be enrolled as a full-time graduate student at Queens University of Charlotte. There is no expressed or implied commitment to a paid position upon completion of the internship. This role is eligible for tuition remission for up to six credit hours per semester and a stipend. No housing is offered.
Duties and Responsibilities
This graduate assistantship works directly with the Assistant Athletic Director for Facility and Events and assists with the day-to-day coordination of the Queens University of Charlotte athletic facilities and events. This position will offer extensive experience of the internal responsibilities and job roles of a Division I athletic department. Areas of experience will include but are not limited to business operations game and facility management scheduling and personnel management.
Areas Learning and Application:
- Learn and practice working withevents staff to ensure all athletic venues are adequately prepared for athletic practices and competitions.
- Learn and practice assisting the events staff with scheduling of game day personnel for all athletic related events and activities.
- Learn and practiceeffectively communicating and coordinating game day logistics with game officials Campus Police Maintenance game day staff and other departments as necessary.
- Learn and practiceperforming game management duties such as game clock operator statistical spotter instant replay music operator and other duties as assigned.
- Learn and practice communicating and coordinating maintenance on facility improvements and required upkeep at all athletic venues.
- Learn and practiceassisting with project management on facility upgrades such as equipment signage banners scoreboards and audio/video technology.
- Learn and practiceassisting with the coordination and communication of the athletic facility and events calendar.
Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree in communications business sport management or related area of study
- Must be a current full-time graduate student at Queens University of Charlotte
- Strong communication planning event management organization and writing skills.
- Strong followup skills as well as plan organize and control projects to completion.
- Highly organized detail oriented and exceptional verbal and written communication
Program Alignment
- Masters in Sport Management Masters in Communication Masters in Business Administration Masters in Talent and Organizational Development
Application Process
Does this sound like a good fit Please submit the following:
- A cover letter addressing the position qualifications and experience
- Current rsum
- Contact information for three professional references.
Queens will continue to accept applications until the position is filled.
About Queens University of Charlotte
Located in the heart of the nations second fastest growing metropolitan area Queens University of Charlotte leverages the citys diverse and thriving environment as an extended classroom. Nationally recognized for undergraduate programs in international and interdisciplinary education Queens blends the best of liberal arts learning with professional preparation and community engagement. Focused on supporting success for diverse learners faculty build close and collaborative relationships with students and help them build intentional and individualized roadmaps for flourishing at Queens and beyond. At the graduate program level the University offers innovative educational experiences that help learners advance professionally and retool for new opportunities. Our environs afford faculty myriad opportunities to advance their own professional growth and teaching and research interests by collaborating with vibrant industry non-profit and community organization sectors.
Because of our history of innovation and our legacy of strong leadership Queens is positioned to be among the new forerunners of American higher education.This is a defining moment for Queens. While other institutions are focused on sustaining and surviving we are thinking much bigger.
Institutions that understand what is needed and are willing to reimagine what is possible can position themselves to thrive and strengthen their market position after the pandemic with innovative approaches that are deeply connected to the world and its greatest challenges.
By 2030 Queens aspires to become the leading private national university of Charlottewith deep meaningful and reciprocal connections to the needs of our local community and economy; inventive and multidisciplinary academic programs that are connected to the worlds most pressing challenges and biggest areas of opportunity; a fully connected integrated and innovative set of experiences that support holistic wellness and wellbeing; a culture of continuous improvement and investment that enables faculty and staff to flourish and achieve their full potential; and a comprehensive approach to diversity equity and inclusion that begins on campus and radiates throughout the community.
Queens University of Charlotteaims to be a leading comprehensive university distinguished by its commitment to transforming the lives of its students and enhancing the intellectual and cultural fabric of its community. Queens is a campus wherediversity equity and inclusion are core values. The mission of Queens is to provide transformative educational experiences that nurture intellectual curiosity promote global understanding encourage ethical living and prepare individuals for purposeful and fulfilling lives. To this end the University recruits talented faculty staff and students from across the United States and around the world. Queens encourages applications from women people of color people with disabilities and members of other protected classes and historically minoritized communities. The University also invites applications from individuals who are prepared to provide a rich and varied educational experience to our increasingly diverse student body and to collaborate with colleagues to make Queens an equitable and inclusive place to live learn and work.
Queens works to provide an accessible living learning and working environment for current and prospective faculty staff and students and visitors to our campus. If there are accommodationswe can provide to make your application process more accessible please contact the Director of Human Resources ( ). The position duties and responsibilities listed above should be able to be completed with or without reasonable accommodations. HR works in partnership with employees to manage the workplace accommodations process.
Employment Type
Full-Time
