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› Graduate Assistantships (GAs)
› Hourly Course Assistants (CAs)
› Hourly Student Assistants
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Graduate Assistantships (GAs)

The GA position includes a 100% tuition exemption, a stipend of $31,524 annually ($2,627 monthly), and may be eligible for health plan benefits. Read more about the compensation and benefits.

For Academic Year 2027–2028, the school anticipates funding 6 GA positions across the following areas:

• Historic Preservation
• UH Community Design Center
• Environmental Research Design Lab
• School of Architecture (precast material systems)
• Landscape Architecture

GA positions are highly competitive. Positions and distributions are subject to change.

Hourly Course Assistants (CAs)

Course Assistants (CAs) provide essential instructional, administrative, and technical support for specific courses across the school. Duties may include grading assignments, hosting student office hours, assisting with studio or lab setup, and managing online course materials. Unlike salaried Graduate Assistantships (GAs), CAs are paid on an hourly basis and do not receive tuition exemptions or monthly stipends, offering a flexible employment option for students looking to support academic coursework.

Hourly Student Assistants

UHCDC student project assistants support planning research, stakeholder engagement, site visits, site analysis, programming, site design, building design, project communication, and the production of physical and digital representations of research and design work for public agency and non-profit partners. Responsibilities may also include event coordination and participation in stakeholder and community engagement activities. Other duties as assigned. Students work under a project supervisor in a small group, in-person.

Contact Information

• Historic Preservation
  • If interested, please complete this Google Form and upload your CV and portfolio.
  • If you have further questions, please contact Professor William Chapman at wchapman@hawaii.edu.
• UH Community Design Center
  • If you have further questions, please contact the Associate Professor at cathi@hawaii.edu.
• Environmental Research Design Lab
  • Note: Currently not accepting applications for Graduate Assistant positions for AY 2026-2027.
  • If you have further questions, please contact Professor Wendy Meguro at meguro@hawaii.edu
• School of Architecture (precast material systems)
  • If interested, please complete this Google Form and upload your CV and portfolio.
  • If you have further questions, please contact Assistant Professor Ho Kyung Lee at hklee2@hawaii.edu
• Landscape Architecture
  • If you have further questions, please contact Associate Professor Simon Bussiere at bussiere@hawaii.edu