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Title: GA - Pre-Professional - Emergency Management Specialist - Fall 2025 – Spring 2026
Division Name: Student Affairs
Department: Emergency Management
Campus Location: Normal, IL

Job Summary

The Emergency Management mission is to develop, promote, and implement initiatives and practices that enable the University community to mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from all hazards and threats

The Graduate Assistant for Emergency Management will gain valuable experience working with professional public safety leaders and other colleagues to support and lead programs that further the mission of the department. The Graduate Assistant will play a significant role in the administration of the programs that support University priorities and aligns with their area of study.

Job Responsibilities:
• Assist in the development and leadership of the University’s Safe Redbirds Ambassadors program, which is aimed at student-on-student safety and emergency preparedness engagement
• In partnership with peer Graduate Assistant(s), recruit, hire, onboard, supervise, offboard between 5 and 20 student employees
• Assist in the identification, development and management of professional relationships and partnerships on and off campus, inclusive of underrepresented groups
• Leverage team’s relationships and partnerships to coordinate engagement with the student body in safety and preparedness-related education, advocacy, outreach and related programming
• Coordinate scheduling and staffing of engagements
• Assist in collecting information and reporting on the team’s activities through formal and informal assessments
• Assist in the development and maintenance of the team’s operations handbook

Salary Rate / Pay Rate

$1510 for 0.5 FTE appointment

Required Qualifications

- A degree seeking graduate student at Illinois State University. The following degree programs are a potential good fit: College Student Personnel Administration, Communication, Computer Science, Criminal Justice, Information Technology, Mathematics, Marketing, MBA, Political Science, Psychology, Public Health, Social Work
- Eligible for appointment as per the requirements in the Graduate Assistant Handbook which can be found at http://hr.illinoisstate.edu/downloads/GA_Handbook.pdf

Preferred Qualifications

Previous experience working in an emergency management or emergency services role for at least 1 year

Work Hours

Up to 20 hours per week, generally between 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, with evening hours common

Proposed Starting Date

August 1, 2025

Required Applicant Documents

Resume, Cover Letter, Reference List

Please Note: These documents are required to be submitted online in order to complete the application process. Please have these documents ready prior to clicking on "Apply"

Special Instructions for Applicants

Note: If you have not yet been assigned a University ID, but are interested in applying for this graduate assistantship, please proceed with the graduate assistant application process. For the first question regarding your University ID, simply enter in nine (9) zeros (e.g., 000000000).

You must be eligible for employment in the United States and at Illinois State University and/or for the number of hours required for the position.

Illinois State University student employees are restricted to no more than 28 hours per week of on-campus employment for all positions held. International students are restricted by their visa status to no more than 20 hours per week of on-campus employment when the university is in session but may work up to 28 hours per week when the university is not in session. Please contact the Office of International Student and Scholar Services for guidance on visa restrictions on work hours. The University cannot grant exceptions to visa status rules/laws.

Benefits for Graduate Assistants can be found in the Graduate Assistant Handbook (http://hr.illinoisstate.edu/downloads/GA_Handbook.pdf).

Contact Information for Applicants

Teresa Chapman
tachap1@ilstu.edu

Important Information for Applicants

This position is subject to a criminal background investigation and if applicable, an employment history review, based on University Policy 3.1.30 and any offer of employment is contingent upon you passing a satisfactory criminal background investigation and/or an employment history review. You may not begin work until the criminal background investigation results have been received and cleared by Human Resources.

Illinois State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or other state or federal law you may request an accommodation by contacting the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at (309) 438-3383. The Office of Equal Opportunity and Access will hold any confidential information you provide in confidence.

If you are having difficulty accessing the system, please call Human Resources at (309) 438-8311.