NeMLA Graduate Assistant (Lab Assistant/Tutoring)

Gannon University’s English Department seeks a graduate student to work as the NeMLA Graduate Assistant on projects related to the Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA), a professional academic association focused on literatures, languages, and the interdisciplinary humanities.

About the role

The NeMLA Graduate Assistant supports NeMLA’s executive director and associate executive director on a variety of administrative tasks. As a student representative of both NeMLA and Gannon University, professionalism and integrity are expected at all times. This position helps develop career readiness competencies in career and self-development, communication, and professionalism.

The assistant will collaborate with supervising faculty member Dr. Derek DiMatteo, associate executive director of NeMLA and assistant professor of English at Gannon.

Responsibilities

• Prepare content for the newsletter (researching, writing, editing, and coordinating with contributors).
• Perform general office work (filing, printing, scanning, campus deliveries, organization, inventory).
• Assist with the annual convention (preparation, logistics, set-up/breakdown, operations, and possibly coordinating other staffers).
• Research and gather information to support executive decision-making (tracking and organizing documents, researching vendors or products).
• Facilitate communication between the association and its members, officers, or board of directors.
• Prepare documents and handle other special projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be a Gannon University graduate student in good standing with a GPA above 3.2.
• Strong communication skills in English (verbal and written).
• Highly organized and disciplined with strong time-management.
• Attentive to details.
• Self-directed, independent, and able to follow instructions unsupervised.
• Ability to work collaboratively with faculty, staff, and external professionals.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneDrive).
• Reliable, honest, and in good academic standing with no prior academic integrity violations; must adhere to strict confidentiality policies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Social media management experience.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator).
• Intermediate or advanced proficiency in non-English languages (Portuguese, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Hindi).
• Experience with HTML & CSS, WordPress, or other CMS backend administration.

Physical Demands

• Ability to bend, lift, push, and pull to assist with moving boxes and supplies in the Palumbo Academic Center.
• May lift up to 30–50 pounds (e.g., boxed or bagged items).
• May transport items across campus or load items into a vehicle (e.g., using a dolly or hand truck).
• May travel to convention locations in other cities to assist with set-up and breakdown of posters, projectors, tables, etc.

Schedule

• Part-time, 9-month position (academic year).
• 10 hours per week, with office hours based on the candidate’s schedule.
• First-shift schedule.