Graduate Assistantships at UNH

The Department of Recreation Management and Policy at the University of New Hampshire is pleased to announce several Graduate Assistantship openings and stipends focused in therapeutic recreation for the fall 2014 semester. There are two types of Graduate Assistantships offered through the department: Teaching Assistantship: Teaching Assistants are hired to assist faculty in teaching undergraduate courses. Responsibilities may include presentation of selected lectures, group discussion leadership, class organization and management tasks, and identification and organization of class resources. Teaching assistants are mentored by the faculty and receive constructive evaluative feedback concerning their pedagogy skills. Research Assistantship: Research Assistants are hired to assist faculty in research projects related to the faculty member’s area of expertise and research agenda. Assistants have an opportunity to develop research skills in literature review, data collection and data analysis. A full graduate assistantship includes tuition waiver and a graduate stipend. Stipend amount is determined each year. Students are generally required to work 20 hours per week throughout the academic year. For more information regarding the Graduate Program please go to http://www.chhs.unh.edu/rmp/graduate-programs If you have any questions please email Dr. Boyd Hegarty (boyd.hegarty@unh.edu).