{"id":1650,"date":"2026-03-17T09:48:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T13:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/grad\/?page_id=1650"},"modified":"2026-03-17T12:15:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:15:53","slug":"hiring-process-how-to-appoint-your-gra","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/grad\/hiring-process-how-to-appoint-your-gra\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiring Process: How to Appoint Your GRA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-default has-white-color has-wolfpack-red-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-8d421130e1d32a2c17b51b44b98671e2\" style=\"font-size:17px\">GRA <strong>Hiring&nbsp;Process <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-wolfpack-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dd7acb2772f84d71ea6ec07964ea8fd0\" style=\"font-size:25px\">Faculty, please email ece-assistantships@ncsu.edu with any questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Please check your current GRAs&#8217; appointment end dates to avoid extra paperwork.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>You can find your student employee list in MyPack Portal under &#8216;Manager Self-Service.&#8217; A separation monitor there will show direct reports with recent or upcoming appointment end dates.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> Submit the\u00a0Hiring\u00a0Request<\/strong>\u00a0Whether you are\u00a0<strong><mark style=\"background-color:#FAC800\" class=\"has-inline-color has-wolfpack-red-color\">extending<\/mark><\/strong>\u00a0a current appointment or\u00a0hiring\u00a0a\u00a0<strong><mark style=\"background-color:#FAC800\" class=\"has-inline-color has-wolfpack-red-color\">new<\/mark><\/strong> student, please use the appropriate link below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>For ECE, ASSIST, CLAWS, ICONS or FREEDM Appointments:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please complete the\u00a0<strong>updated<\/strong>\u00a0<mark class=\"has-inline-color has-bio-indigo-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wolftech.ncsu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Online\u00a0Hiring\u00a0Request Form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>For Power America Appointments:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Email your HR representative directly with the appointment details.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Power America:<\/strong>&nbsp;Heather Carroll (<a href=\"mailto:hbcarrol@ncsu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hbcarrol@ncsu.edu<\/a>)-&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeR3biNkNpUn3OO4IzDXnW7JM28ozDfjJM_oftoXCWXp4BM6A\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>online&nbsp;hiring&nbsp;request<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3 (If Applicable): <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Covering Tuition and\/or Fees<\/strong>\u00a0If your GRA is not GSSP-eligible for tuition or you are sponsoring their fees, you <mark style=\"background-color:#FAC800\" class=\"has-inline-color has-wolfpack-red-color\">must<\/mark> indicate this on the\u00a0hiring\u00a0request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>For ECE\/ASSIST\/CLAWS\/ICONS\/FREEDM:<\/strong>&nbsp;Specify this on the online&nbsp;hiring&nbsp;request form.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>For Power America:<\/strong>&nbsp;Email your HR Rep with the student&#8217;s name, ID #, project number, and the amount to be paid.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Important:<\/strong>&nbsp;State funds cannot be used for tuition or fees. Please review the rules regarding support for RAs appointed at 0.25 FTE.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Crucial Information on GSSP Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-white-background-color has-background\"><strong>Census Day is the Final Cutoff:<\/strong>\u00a0<mark style=\"background-color:#FAC800\" class=\"has-inline-color has-wolfpack-red-color\">Any GRA whose appointment is not fully processed by Census Day will forfeit their GSSP tuition remission and health insurance for the entire Fall semester. The student or the PI will be responsible for these costs.<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Health Insurance:<\/strong>&nbsp;Students must be&nbsp;hired&nbsp;before census, to activate their&nbsp;Spring&nbsp;health insurance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Appointment Length:<\/strong>&nbsp;All GRA appointments must extend through the end of the semester. If a student&#8217;s appointment is terminated early, their tuition benefits will be prorated, and they will be billed for the difference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional Information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hourly Students:<\/strong>&nbsp;For hourly student workers, please use the separate&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/app.smartsheet.com\/b\/form\/dd6366e3e1cd4c9f856586b5575177da\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hourly Student Worker Appointment Request Form<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Graduated Students:<\/strong>\u00a0<mark style=\"background-color:#FAC800\" class=\"has-inline-color has-wolfpack-red-color\">Once a student graduates, they are no longer eligible for student employment (RA or hourly).<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GRA Hiring&nbsp;Process Faculty, please email ece-assistantships@ncsu.edu with any questions. Step 1: Step 2: Submit the\u00a0Hiring\u00a0Request\u00a0Whether you are\u00a0extending\u00a0a current appointment or\u00a0hiring\u00a0a\u00a0new student, please use the appropriate&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3489,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1650","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3489"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1650"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1650\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1683,"href":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1650\/revisions\/1683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}