Job no: 519370
Work type: On Campus
Location: Normal, Illinois
Title: GA Research - Economics - Academic Year: Fall 2025 and Spring 2026
Division Name: Academic Affairs
Department: Economics
Campus Location: Normal, IL

JOB SUMMARY

Graduate research assistant are generally assigned to individual faculty members to assist with their research, and the majority of the assigned duties are tied to this research. The nature of the assistance varies by discipline and can involve a variety of activities such as:
1. Data gathering
2. Data analysis
3. Participate in departmental seminars, workshops and other professionally-related activities
4. Assist other faculty-specific academic activities as needed

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. B.S. degree in Economics or related fields.
2. GPA of 3.0 or better.
3. Minimum score of 300 (computer-based) on the verbal and quantitative portions of the GRE.
4. International students must have minimum TOEFL score of 79 (internet-based - iBT.)
5. Eligible for appointment as per the requirements in the Graduate Assistant Handbook which can be found at http://hr.illinoisstate.edu/downloads/GA_Handbook.pdf
6. Must be a degree seeking graduate student at Illinois State University.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Preference given to degree seeking graduate students in Applied Economics
2. Strong background in Economics and Quantitative Methods.

Please refer the Job description for details