Teaching and research graduate assistantships are part-time positions within the Department that serve to support the functions and activities of the Department and provide an income while you complete your graduate degree. In addition to a financial support, graduate assistants are provided an office space and desktop computer to complete their assistantship duties as well as their coursework.

The yearly availability and variety of assistantships is dependent upon funding with the number of positions varying from year-to-year. No two assistantships are alike; the responsibilities of each position varies. Responsibilities may include assisting faculty with classroom activities, research efforts, outreach programming, or other functions in support of the departments mission in teaching, research, and extension. To ensure that you receive full consideration for every assistantship position, it will be helpful for the faculty to know you & your knowledge, skills, experiences, and even your potential for growth. As such, we ask that students who wish to be considered for an assistantship position include reasoning in their Statement of Purpose through their Graduate School application.

For additional information about the department and graduate programs, please contact the departmental graduate student coordinator, Dr. William Norris at 575-646-4539 or wnorris1@nmsu.edu.