Graduate Student Jobs and Career Support

The University of Texas at Austin employs over 10,000 students in a wide variety of student jobs each semester. This page provides some suggestions for finding a student job with the university: Finding a Student Job

QUANTITY OF WORK – FULL TIME STUDENTS

Full-time graduate students with assignments in any title at UT Austin, academic as well as non-academic positions, may not exceed twenty hours per week during the first two long sessions of graduate study at the university, and thirty hours per week during the subsequent semesters, including summer. International students have additional requirements. Students with graduate work assignments at UT Austin are required to be registered full-time (at least 9 hours in the long semesters or 3 hours in the summer).

Types of Graduate Positions

Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA)

GRA positions offer two important pieces to your experience as a doctoral student: experience and income. GRA positions usually but not always include health benefits, a monthly stipend, and tuition remission of some kind. Depending upon the actual appointment, you can also receive valuable experience working with university administrators, students, and/or the community. Past and current examples include positions with the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement and The Graduate School.

Teaching Assistantship (TA)

Teaching assistantships, as all campus positions, are limited in number. They usually provide compensation for time and sometimes include benefits and/or tuition remission. Some GRA positions include TAing as part of the GRAship. Students who are already employed elsewhere are also welcome to TA for free for graduate courses; contact professors directly concerning these opportunities. It is important to note that if you are appointed for 20 or more hours, you cannot take on a second appointment in your first year, and you can only add an additional 10 hours in your second year and beyond.

Center for Teaching & Learning - Graduate Instructor Resources

Graduate student instructors and teaching assistants (AIs and TAs) contribute greatly to the level of teaching excellence at UT Austin. The Center for Teaching and Learning's Graduate Student Instructor Program provides opportunities to advance your pedagogical, professional, and personal development. The program also provides assistance to graduate students with of writing teaching philosophies, syllabi, course goals, assessments, and teaching portfolios.

Graduate Assistantships (GA)

An important source of financial support for many students in the program is employment as a graduate assistant in various student services offices on campus. In addition to providing income, these jobs have the dividend of providing experience in student personnel administration, an important asset when applying for employment after you receive your degree.

Examples of current and past assistantships include Greek Life and Intercultural Education, Recreational Sports, New Student Services, International Student Office, Student Activities and Leadership Development, and the McCombs School of Business Office of Student Life.

ELP Students- Exemption to graduate student work limits

The Graduate School limits graduate students’ employment on campus to 20 hours per week for the first two long semesters, and 30 hours per week in subsequent semesters. A request to work additional hours beyond those limits requires us to submit a petition to the Graduate School.

In preparation for the upcoming semester, if you have GRA/GA/TA/AI appointments that exceed these limits, please submit this Working Hours form , so that the Graduate Advisor and Graduate Coordinator can work to get your petition submitted on time, so your appointments/pay checks will not be affected.

Listservs

Graduate Student Employment: Academic, Non-Academic, etc.
An opt-in listserv for graduate students to find campus employment. (If you have not used the UT Lists mailing list system before, or are re-registering with a new email address, read this help article on how to subscribe to UT Lists to get started.)

Graduate Student Campus Jobs Listserv
Graduate level positions, including Graduate Assistant, Graduate Research Assistant, Teaching Assistant, and Assistant Instructor positions are posted on this listserv.

Global Grad Careers Listserv
Listserv for international graduate students, postdocs, and domestics students interested in global career opportunities.

Career Support

As a graduate student at The University of Texas at Austin, you have access to a variety career resources. From workshops and professional development training, to recruitment fairs on campus, you can prepare for your future career while earning your degree. Check out the Graduate School's Career Resources for Graduate Students.

Handshake

Handshake is the all-inclusive career management platform where UT Austin students and alumni can connect with local, national and global employers offering career-oriented opportunities and internships, as well as campus employment, work-study and part-time jobs. All UT Austin undergraduate and graduate students have a Handshake account.