Employment Opportunities

Graduate Student Employment Opportunities

There are several types of employment opportunities available at Grenfell Campus. To be employed as a graduate assistant at Grenfell Campus, students must be registered full-time in a graduate program at Memorial. The hiring of full-time graduate students is to be administered as per the appointment process set forward in Article 12 of the Collective Agreement for the Teaching Assistants' Union. There are also part-time opportunities to be employed through HR Classified positions. See below for more information about these opportunities.

1. Graduate Assistantships (TAs and RAs) linked to a student’s initial offer and program of study that are required as part of the Grenfell Campus portion of a student’s funding package. These positions are advertised each semester. Faculty members must post opportunities and students must apply for these TA and RA positions.

• Faculty wishing to advertise a research assistant position should fill out this form. 
• Faculty wishing to advertise a teaching assistant position should fill out this form.
  
• Students wishing to apply for a research or teaching GAship should follow the instructions here: https://memorialu.sharepoint.com/sites/Grenfell/research/graduate

2. Positions provided by faculty members (through their research funding) or by an academic or non-academic unit on campus that are in addition to GAships noted in a student’s initial offer of acceptance. A Grenfell Graduate Employment Contract must be completed and submitted to Nadia Simmons, senior secretary, Graduate Studies, nsimmons@grenfell.mun.ca. These can be advertised here, although posting is not a requirement for GAships funded through faculty research grants.

3. Human Resources Classified Positions - Part-time graduate students are ineligible for GAs but can be hired in classified positions and are paid a Classified Rate in accordance with the existing job evaluation system through Grenfell's HR Office. Units employing graduate students at a Classified Rate must access the appropriate form through the my.mun.ca portal (links also below). If you have any questions, please contact Kathy Edison, Grenfell HR, kedison@grenfell.mun.ca. 

• Request to Fill a Position Form
• Application for  Non-Academic Employment
• Application for Direct Deposit   

Full-time graduate students can change their status to part-time in order to be eligible for full-time employment. Application to change status should be submitted to Nadia Simmons, nsimmons@grenfell.mun.ca. 

Other Considerations when Hiring a Student

Guidelines for hiring under grant funding

• When hiring a student, it is important review the Guidelines for Employment Under a Grant, and to consult with the Research and Human Resource offices.

• When hiring a student please make sure you follow the Student Employment Policy.

• When hiring a student under grant funding, please refer to the Student Employment Rates.
  

Employee versus contractor:

• Determining whether a new hire should be hired as an employee or as a contractor is an important distinction.  Please refer to the Determination of Employee or Independent Contractor Status Policy.

For more information, contact Nadia Simmons, nsimmons@grenfell.mun.ca.