Graduate Employees (GE)

Architecture & Interior Architecture Graduate Employee (GE) Positions:

Priority consideration will be given to qualified graduate students in the Department.

Courses that are supported by GEs are typically large enrollment courses in design media, design arts, and building technology course sequences as well as sections of first and second-year undergraduate design studios. Students interested in learning about the various courses may review studios and subject area course descriptions.

Some GE appointments may not be possible for graduate students whose required coursework conflicts with GE work hours, location, and schedule.  Accepting a GE position may affect course registration of required courses.  It is the student’s responsibility to discuss GE tasks, responsibilities, and course schedule with the supervising instructor(s) regarding how the GE tasks/duties/schedule will work with your required courses.

At the UO, Graduate Employee (GE) appointments include full tuition remission of up to 16 credits, a stipend, some coverage of fees, and health insurance during each term of the award. The UO and GTFF establish minimum salary rates through collective bargaining. Rates are set for three levels of appointment, eligibility for which is based on academic criteria. UO GE Monthly salary and base rate information (by FTE) will be included with your official UO GE contract which will be processed through Duck Web. In the meantime, you may reference the GE salary chart, based on your GE level, on the Graduate Studies GE website.

On top of the stipend, the benefits include health insurance that also covers spouses or dependents. The university also pays a portion of academic fees as well as in-state or out-of-state tuition.

Architecture GE Information:

PhD Students:

Newly admitted PhD students who have been offered GE funding need to fill out the School of Architecture & Environment GE Application. Each term you serve as a GE, your appointment covers your tuition (up to 16 credits), health care, and a monthly salary based on your classification. Find out more about what’s covered by your tuition and fees, and benefits at the Graduate Studies GE website. The appointments are contingent upon residency requirements and successful progress and performance in the program.

Current PhD students who are not self-funded and have guaranteed positions need to fill out the application for Fall Winter Spring GE positions EACH YEAR. Current PhD students who are not self-funded and do not have guaranteed positions are eligible to apply and will be given full consideration.

Arch PhD Handbook

GE New Appointment Instructions:

If you have been offered a GE appointment, go to New Appointment Instructions for the following details:

  • Step-by-step Instructions (including timelines)
  • Fall/Winter/Spring GE New Appointment Instructions
  • Hire Documents (Required documents for re and new hires)
  • New US Citizen/Resident Hires
  • New International Hires
  • Rehires
  • Fees and Insurance
  • International Students & Insurance (*Important*)
  • Contract Limitations
  • Tuition Remission
  • Training & Orientation (GE Orientation is required at beginning of fall term)
  • Payroll and Payments (Direct deposit, social security number, time cards)
  • Non-Native English Speaker

Your offer decision and hire documents need to be submitted by the noted deadlines to the SAE Admissions and Operations Specialist. A delay in submitting documents by the deadlines may result in a delay in payment.

GE Resources:

International GE Resources:

The hire packet for new international employees cannot be completed until the employee is in Eugene due to documents they won’t receive until after they arrive. Therefore, new UO International GE’s should arrive in the U.S. prior to the UO payroll deadline (the first week in September) in order to have time to get their GE payroll record established with university departments.

Students offered a GE position will need to provide a social security number in order to set up their UO Payroll account. Students who do not have a social security number will need to follow additional steps outlined in the hire documents, upon accepting an appointment offer, in order to obtain a social security number/card. Applications for a SS card need to be submitted within 30 days of employment.  New International GEs who arrive too late to establish their payroll record will have a delay in payment.

Past Architecture GE Positions:

Questions?

Please send GE-related questions to the SAE Business Manager at archinfo@uoregon.edu.