Department of Health Promotion

The faculty in the Department of Health Promotion seek qualified applicants to join their Department in the position of Graduate Assistant. Graduate Assistants work with the department faculty 19.5 hours per week during the semester. The Master's level Graduate Assistant package includes a stipend for the nine month academic year and an 89% graduate tuition waiver. The responsibilities of the position includes the following:

assisting professors with appropriate scholarship activities;
teaching or assisting in classes offered by the department;
providing leadership for selected department and program projects;
representing the department on college or university committees or organizations calling for graduate student representation; and
completing other duties as agreed upon by the student and the student's advisor and approved by the Department Chair.

The ultimate determination of which activities are assigned will be based upon the background, knowledge, and experience of each Graduate Assistant and the prioritized needs of the department.

There is a finite number of positions available, the search is competitive, and all applicants must meet Graduate College minimum standards (e.g., a minimum GPA of 3.00 at time of acceptance and during all coursework, enrollment in at least 6 graduate hours per semester). Interested applicants should contact:

Chair/Graduate Coordinator
Department of Health Promotion
School of Public Health
Box 453050
University of Nevada Las Vegas
4505 South Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89154-3050
Phone: 702-895-4030

Or stop by the Department Office in the Bigelow Health Sciences Building (BHS) 331. Applicants will submit an application letter that explains the applicant's areas of interest. Submission dates include:

To receive a fall assistantship: March 1st
To receive a spring assistantship: November 1st

Note: Occasionally, assistantships become available past the due dates. Contact the Department for updates.

Graduate Assistants are discouraged from working outside the graduate assistantship. No special arrangements will be made to accomodate work schedules.

In addition to the assistantships that are awarded within the Department of Health Promotion, there are numerous health-related assistantships available across campus through the Division of Student Life.