


citizen or (if an international student) have a Social Security number and a documented immigration status that allows employment.

As part-time employees, graduate assistants may not work more than 999 hours in a single calendar year. Graduate assistants may also work in New York Tech’s Student Aid or Federal Work Study programs (domestic students only) at the same time, as long as they do not exceed 20 hours of work per week, combined. Graduate assistantships provide partial tuition remission in exchange for a specific number of hours of service per week to a New York Tech school or department. Graduate Assistant (GA): Perform duties, as assigned, that are beneficial to the operation of New York Tech and provide a learning experience to the student, such as helping to manage a department office or facility.Teaching Assistant (TA): Work with faculty, performing duties, as assigned, including: grading exams and/or assignments assisting students in studying or completing homework assisting students in performing laboratory exercises giving an occasional lecture or presentation to the class, etc.Research Assistant (RA): Work with faculty on specific scholarly projects, performing duties as assigned, including: collecting data, conducting statistical analysis, running experiments, interviewing subjects, performing library work, editing manuscripts, etc.Depending on their skills and experience and the needs of a specific program, graduate assistants may be asked to work in one of three positions: New York Institute of Technology offers a number of graduate assistantships to qualified students enrolled in our graduate degree programs.
