About Grader Positions

General Position Requirements:

• Must be a current M.Eng., M.S., or Ph.D. UMD student actively enrolled in courses (i.e. incoming students who have not yet started their studies are not eligible)
• Must NOT have an XF at any point, even mid-semester, or ungraded work due to judicial review (NG, J)
• Must NOT have any failing grades (i.e. D+, D, D-, F) on your graduate study transcript (unless you have retaken the course and passed AND have 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA)
• Must NOT be enrolled in the course you are applying to support in that semester
• Must NOT need to take the course you are applying to support in the future towards your own degree requirements
• Must be able to work up to 20 hours per week (i.e. can not hold another position unless the total hours equate to less than 20)

Additional Semester-Specific Requirements:

About the Position:

Duties Include:

• Grade Homework
• Grade Exam(s)
• Grade Projects
• Upload Course Documents to Canvas
• Manage the Course Canvas page
• Address Student Questions Specific to Items Graded

Graders can not be asked to:

• Do any teaching
• Hold office hours

Grader Salary:

• $18 per hour
• Up to 20 Hours Per Week, As Agreed Upon by the Instructor and As Needed. Please note that it is not guaranteed that you will work 20 hours per week every week, as it depends on the flow and timeline of the course.

Grader Benefits:

• None 

Spring 2025 Specific Date Requirements

Please note these important dates and policies ahead of time for Spring position eligibility (in addition to the general requirements listed above).

For Spring 2025 positions, you MUST: 

• Arrive in College Park, Maryland by Sunday, January 26, 2025.
  • All Graders must be able to provide an I-94/visa with a stamp that verifies an arrival in the USA by 1/26/25 or prior in order to continue with the position
    • Graders may request a late arrival exception through Thursday, February 6, 2025 at the latest. This must be supported by the course instructor and approved in advance by MAGE from both the employment side and the academic side at the point of a position acceptance.
• Attend a mandatory in-person Grader Orientation on Friday, February 7, 2025.
• Not hold any other University employment positions from 1/27/25 through 5/23/25. 
• Not have any travel between 1/27/25 through 5/23/25 unless it has been reviewed and approved by MAGE. 

DO NOT PROCEED WITH AN APPLICATION UNLESS YOU ALREADY MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS LISTED ABOVE AND ARE ABLE AND WILLING TO ARRIVE BY THE SEMESTER-SPECIFIC REQUIRED DATES LISTED ABOVE.

Spring 2025 Application

After applying, the review process will proceed on a rolling basis through the Schedule Adjustment period of the semester. MAGE is not able to provide updates on individual applications or positions available. We recommend that students continue to seek out other employment opportunities as part of their overall position search, as MAGE positions are very competitive and not guaranteed.

Important Note: If it is determined at any point in the application or hiring process that an applicant has misrepresented meeting or is unwilling to meet the General Grader Eligibility Requirements and Semester-Specific Eligibility Requirements, they will no longer be considered for or appointed into the Grader position for that semester (i.e. their employment offer or appointed will be rescinded) OR for any future semester with MAGE.