Graduate Assistantships | Baldwin Wallace University

Baldwin Wallace University offers incoming graduate students with the opportunity to build new skills, increase content development and impact the BW community by pursuing a graduate assistantship or graduate research assistantship while completing their degree.

Graduate assistants (GAs), graduate marketing assistants (GMAs) and graduate research assistants (GRAs) are responsible for working 10 hours each week and will receive a tuition discount for up to one academic year (fall and spring semesters). Tuition discounts may vary by position.

Eligibility Requirements

GA and GRA positions are open to BW graduate students in the following programs:

Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Leadership in Higher Education (LHE)
License + Masters: Education
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Speech-Language Pathology (SLP)

GMA positions are open to BW graduate students in the following program:

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Students must be enrolled full-time (six hours or more) and available to work 10 hours each week. Candidates interested in BW's GA, GMA and GRA positions should have excellent interpersonal communications skills, the ability to work in a team or independently and have exceptional time-management capabilities.

Graduate Assistantship Options

Graduate Administrative Assistantships

Baldwin Wallace University offers graduate administrative assistantships (GAs) to support institutional operations within various departments and offices on campus. While each assistantship will have unique responsibilities, GAs may assist with programming and events, marketing, social media strategy, student advising and more.

Typical tasks vary for GAs, but may include those necessary for administrative support:

Implementation of programs and events to support a BW office or department.
Design trainings for faculty, staff or student groups.
Create print materials, social media content or email marketing campaigns.
Conduct research and benchmarking studies.
Perform clerical duties if directly related to the special project or task.

Graduate Marketing Assistantships

Graduate marketing assistantships (GMAs) are available for graduate students in Baldwin Wallace's MBA program. GMAs work on a variety of marketing initiatives, including social media, email marketing, advertising, promotions, branding and graphic design to support the academic programs within the Carmel Boyer School of Business. GMAs will gain broad experience in various aspects of digital and traditional marketing.

GMA Position Benefits:

Experience with University marketing and advertising techniques
Shadowing, mentoring and training opportunities with marketing professionals
Opportunity to participate in networking events and meetings
Flexible work schedule
25% MBA tuition discount
Up to $10,200 total compensation (680 total paid hours)
- $15 per hour
- Work 10-20 hours per week
- 3 semesters

Graduate Research Assistantships

Graduate research assistantships may be assigned to complete one or more research tasks. These tasks may be related to a particular faculty research or creative project, organizing a conference, editing a journal, grant application or management, or other activities that are associated with furthering the acquisition, analysis or dissemination of knowledge.

Typical tasks vary for GRAs, but may include those necessary for academic research:

Literature searches and reviews.
Recruitment and retention of research participants.
Configure computer programs for data entry and analysis.
Collect, code or otherwise enter and analyze data.
Prepare materials for Institutional Review Boards or other professional reviews, including funding agencies and foundations.
Assist with manuscripts, including editing, compiling and more.
Organize, maintain and update research project websites.
Perform clerical duties if directly related to the research project.

Application Instructions

More information about the application process for fall 2023 graduate assistantships (GA, GMA or GRA positions) will be available in December 2022. Due to the competitive nature of the application process, we encourage candidates to apply for more than one position. Once the application process is underway, priority review of applications will begin in February 2023 and assistantship offers will continue shortly thereafter until all positions are filled. All candidates will be notified of graduate assistantship selections.

Selection Process

BW's GA, GMA and GRA positions are approved by the dean of graduate studies and research as well as the academic dean overseeing the graduate program. The selection of graduate students for GA, GMA and GRA awards is a joint decision made by the graduate dean, director of office of sponsored programs & research, associate director of admission for graduate and professional studies, and associated academic deans. GAs, GMAs and GRAs will be assigned on a competitive basis. The dean of graduate studies and research will consult with the program directors, as needed, to select GAs, GMAs and GRAs.

Contact Us

Reach out to us if you have any questions regarding the GA positions.

Business

(440) 826-2191, business@bw.edu

Education and Health Sciences

(440) 826-8012, graduate@bw.edu