The University System of Maryland USM Office of Academic and Student Affairs is seeking a Graduate Assistant to support the USMs ABCs for Student Success grant funded work located within the P20 division P20 refers to work that is devoted to forging stronger connections between PreK12th grade and higher education eliminating opportunity gaps along the education continuum Current USM P20 efforts include developing collaborative strategies that strengthen P12 and higher education teaching and learning educate a civic minded Maryland citizenry and improve the recruitment retention and continuous professional development of Maryland teachers who promote scientific innovation and entrepreneurship throughout the State of Maryland Marylands ABCs for Student Success is a multi year multimillion dollar project funded by a grant from the US Department of Educations Postsecondary Student Success Grant Program The project coordinates efforts across 11 USM universities to recruit and train peer mentors to help students from historically underrepresented groups succeed in college In addition the project supports holistic advising development at the universities The Graduate Assistant position is a 12 month appointment at 20 hours per week beginning as soon as possible with the possibility to renew the appointment in subsequent years The primary location for the position is the USM Office located at 3300 Metzerott Road in Adelphi less than a mile from the College Park campus with opportunities to telework based on a mutually agreeable schedule with the Associate Vice Chancellor The Graduate Assistant will be provided with a dedicated personal workspace computer and technology as neededResponsibilitiesReporting to the Student Success Project Manager the Graduate Assistant will assist the Project Manager with research activities related to the grant including creating literature reviews collecting and analyzing data and preparing written and oral reports The Graduate Assistant will also assist with other tasks related to grant administration such as scheduling and attending meetings taking and disseminating notes and organizing project materials In addition the Graduate Assistant will work with the Associate Vice Chancellor for Education and Outreach and Senior Director for Education Outreach and Pipeline Development to coordinate USMs teacher education and civic engagement activities USM led meetings and other activities Tasks may include collaborating with supervisors to research and report on teacher education in Maryland drafting materials for and presenting at academic conferences attending meetings and taking and disseminating notes and assisting with planning and running in person and virtual workshops focused on civic education and statistics education