The University of Wisconsin – Madison is offering One Graduate Assistantship position in the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics beginning as soon as possible. Financial assistance includes tuition waiver and monthly stipend (August through May).

Responsibilities: The University of Wisconsin-Madison, a member of the Big Ten Conference, provides an opportunity to work in a Division I Women’s Basketball program. Graduate Assistants in the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics Women’s Basketball program will work with our coaching staff in all aspects of running a Division I women’s basketball program. Primary responsibility is to support the head women’s basketball coach, assistant women’s basketball coaches, director of operations, programs assistants and support staff in daily women’s basketball duties. Candidates should possess an enthusiasm for working with student-athletes, a strong basketball background, excellent oral and written communication skills, a solid work-ethic, and a commitment to following Big Ten and NCAA rules. Strong computer skills are a plus.

Qualifications: It is required that successful candidates have completed an undergraduate degree with sufficient academic credentials for admittance into a graduate degree program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It is strongly advised to have GRE scores of 1000 or greater (verbal and quantitative combined) and GPA’s above 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. In addition, successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

Materials will be accepted until the position has been filled. To apply, send a letter of application, a comprehensive resume, the current contact information for three professional references, and an unofficial copy of your GRE score (verbal and quantitative) to: Office of Athletics Human Resources at: [email protected]  

Complete materials should be submitted electronically as Microsoft Word or PDF attachments. Do not send application materials in the body of an email as formatting will be lost. (If you are unable to submit materials electronically in this format or have application questions, contact Molly Rae at 608-265-4138 for special arrangements.)

Please note:   Your letter of application should address the potential to succeed as a Graduate Assistant-Women’s Basketball, and your intended academic interests and goals.