Graduate Assistantship Positions

Department: Graduate Admissions
Positions Available: 4
Supervisor: Kate Proctor
Contact information: [email protected]      

Job Description:

The Office of Graduate Admissions is looking for four Graduate Assistants to join our team for the upcoming summer 2025 semester! In this position, you will use your knowledge as a current Russell Sage College graduate student to:

This job becomes rewarding when you help students successfully complete their applications for admission to Sage. No previous work experience is required and all training is provided.

Department: Academic Support
Positions Available: 2
Supervisor: Tracy Egan-Lasek
Contact Information: [email protected]

Job Description: 
Administrative:

Tutor Coordination:

Data/Trend Analysis:

Tutoring and Mentoring:

Other duties determined necessary by the Director

Applicants should have strong written and verbal communication skills, solid interpersonal skills, and be detail oriented. This position requires flexibility, independence, and initiative. We are looking for applicants with a well-rounded academic background, particularly in the sciences. All are encouraged to apply. Please send resume to [email protected].

Department: Accessibility Services
Positions Available: 2
Supervisor: Tandrea Skinner
Contact Information: [email protected]
Job Description: 

Duties include proctoring, student organizational support, test delivery, administrative duties, filing, scanning, providing reader and scribe support, and other office duties as needed

Department: Career and Self-Discovery Center
Positions Available: 3
Supervisor: Carleen Pallante/Jenn Morrill
Contact information: [email protected] or 518-244-6866

Job Description:
The Career and Self-Discovery Center provides graduate assistants with an opportunity to work with Career and Self-Discovery Center staff to meet the career development needs of Sage students. The Career and Self-Discovery Center meets one on one with students and alumni to explore careers, prepare resumes and cover letters, search for jobs/internships, practice interviewing skills, and so much more. The Graduate Assistants will assist the full time staff with appointments and workshops in and out of classrooms, attend special events and programming, and be of general assistance to the full time staff. Our office meets with hundreds of students and alumni each year.

Graduate Assistants report to the Director/Associate Director of Career and Self-Discovery Center and typically are scheduled to work an average of 10 hours per week. This position offers flexibility with the understanding that there will be adjustments for academic commitments, as approved. All requests to adjust the regular work schedule must be submitted in advance and put in writing. All agreed upon hours must be met with an emphasis on punctuality and full completion of shift.

Duties:

Department: CSTEP
Positions Available: 1
Supervisor: Katie Smith
Contact information: [email protected]

Job Description:

CSTEP is seeking a Graduate Teaching Fellow who can lead a 1 credit BIO 101 recitation in Fall of 2025 and a 1 credit recitation in BIO 201 in the Spring of 2026 for approximately 10 CSTEP students.  In addition to teaching the 1 hour of recitation each semester, the GA will also hold tutoring review sessions for a minimum of 4 hrs. per week.

Department: Graduate Admissions
Positions Available: 4
Supervisor: Kate Proctor
Contact information: [email protected]      

Job Description:

The Office of Graduate Admissions is looking for four Graduate Assistants to join our team for the upcoming Fall 2025 semester! In this position, you will use your knowledge as a current Russell Sage College graduate student to:

This job becomes rewarding when you help students successfully complete their applications for admission to Sage. No previous work experience is required and all training is provided.

Department: Opalka Gallery
Positions Available: 1
Supervisor: Gina Occhiogrosso
Contact Information: [email protected]

Job Description:

The gallery assistant becomes knowledgeable about exhibitions, greets visitors, tracks information about the gallery environment and usage, maintains a neat gallery, helps ensure the artwork is safe and secure. In between exhibitions, the assistant assists staff in de-installation and removal of artwork, repairing, painting and cleaning the gallery and installing artwork for exhibition. The GA will also help with maintaining and updating mailing lists in Excel, labeling mailings, updating community calendars with gallery events, organizing storage spaces, updating social media accounts, brainstorming about student events, helping out with special events and kid’s workshops, when they are held.

Department: Physical Therapy
Positions Available: 1
Supervisor: Elizabeth Heller
Contact information: [email protected]

Job Description:

The Physical Therapy department is looking for an administrative graduate assistant to help staff and faculty with clerical and administrative work related to the physical therapy department. GAs must maintain confidentiality related to all their responsibilities

Tasks include but are not limited to: Checking the [email protected] and [email protected] email accounts and responding to appropriate messages Organize DPT student files Assist the Office Coordinator with data collection related to department reporting Updating spreadsheets related to cohort data Assist the DPT admissions team with student outreach, data tracking, document creation, and other administrative tasks Create and maintain calendars related to department and student events Assist with setup for student events Check the mail and deliver any packages to the office coordinator Printing and copying at the faculty or the office coordinator’s request Respond to faculty or office coordinator requests and complete tasks assigned by the due date.

Department:  Residence Life
Positions Available: 1 – Albany Campus
Supervisor: Grace Giancola
Contact Information: [email protected]

Job Description:

 Russell Sage College seeks a Graduate Assistant to work with the Office of Residence Life. The GA will serve as an assistant resident director and will reside on campus in Albany or Troy in support of the residence program at Russell Sage College.

Duties include:

Hold office hours in the offices of Residence Life;
Serve as a resource and direct the planning and implementation of hall programming by working with the Resident Assistant Staff to guide that process;
Assist with the selection, training, and supervision of student Resident Assistants and residence hall desk workers;
Attend all student and professional staff training sessions;
Participate in the on-call duty rotation for residence staff;
Collaborate with Residence Life staff to facilitate the development of community within the halls;
Assist students with social, academic, and personal adjustments to College;
Organize special events for the office of Residence Life (RA Banquets, RA Appreciation Days);
Other administrative duties as necessary and assigned by the Assistant Directors or Director of Residence Life

Qualifications include completed bachelor’s degree, undergraduate experience with Residence Life and/or Student Activities. GA must be enrolled in a graduate program at Russell Sage College (see sage.edu for more information). Remuneration includes furnished apartment and meal plan, tuition waiver for 6 credits per semester and a small stipend. Please submit a resume and application to Director of Residence Life at Russell Sage College at [email protected].

Department: School of Management
Positions Available: 2
Supervisor: MaryEllen Tedesco
Contact Information:  [email protected]

Job Description:

The graduate assistant will be assisting the School of Management with most aspects of its daily functions and operations, as appropriate, at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. The GA’s will greet visitors and assist faculty, students and guests with any questions. GA’s will assist the Office Coordinator and department Chair with the maintenance of School of Management spreadsheets and data collection, assist faculty with administrative tasks (printing, scanning, record keeping, etc.), preparing accreditation materials as appropriate, and any other important program reviews or research for the School of Management programs. The Graduate Assistant will also help faculty maintain their online presence for remote teaching in whichever aspect necessary.

Department: Student Activities
Positions Available: 2
Supervisor: Theresa Belfance
Contact Information:  [email protected]
Student Activities Graduate Assistant

Qualifications should include:

Department: Student Life – Dean of Students
Positions Available: 1
Supervisor: Sharon Murray
Contact information: [email protected]
Job Description:  

Engagement

Retention

Additional responsibilities include:

Department: Title IX Office
Positions Available: 1
Supervisor: Amanda M. Bastiani
Contact information: [email protected]
Job Description:

Department Summary:
The Title IX Office, in support of the College’s mission and community, is actively engaged in educating students about interpersonal and sexual violence, preventing its occurrence whenever possible and remedying its effects. The Title IX Coordinator and EEO Specialist manages and facilitates initial and ongoing prevention education and training programs for students and employees, as well as collaborates with internal and external partners to create a healthy and safe culture at RSC. The department is staffed by one full-time professional working on both campuses.

Job Description:
The Graduate Assistant (GA) for Title IX reports to the Title IX Coordinator and EEO Specialist and is responsible for assisting in the development, promotion, evaluation, and sustainability of Title IX programs and initiatives.

Qualifications:

Department: Women’s Institute
Positions Available: 1
Supervisor: Shelly Calabrese
Contact Information: [email protected]

Job Description:
The Women’s Institute at Russell Sage College seeks a motivated and socially engaged Graduate Assistant (GA) to support the Institute’s mission of advancing gender equity, leadership, and community empowerment. The GA will play an active role in programming, outreach, and event coordination to support the Institute’s work both on campus and in the wider Capital Region.

Key Responsibilities: