For a CU Graduate Student, If the work of the planned position supports their graduate research and/or their thesis or is in their field of Study, the Graduate Student should be appointed as a GRA (officially a Research Assistant (RA)). And that GRA appointment should be as a % time GRA semester contract appointment. But if student already has a full GRA semester contract for the period of the new work, they are limited to the restrictions specified in the Graduate Student Appointment Manual for an hourly GRA. Please see the Graduate Student Appointment Manual 2026-2027 .  But in special cases a Graduate Student can also be appointed to a Student Assistant position instead of a GRA appointment, if the work that they will do will not support their graduate research and is not within their field of Study.  In those special cases, you can follow the Student Assistant Job descriptions for a Student Assistant appointment. Please see: Student Assistant Job Descriptions, Pay Ranges and Job Codes

If you do end of with an hourly GRA, please follow the Graduate Student Appointment Manual 2026-2027    From the Graduate Student Appointment Manual 2026-2027:  Hourly appointments may only be used for graduate assistant positions (RA) if the weekly time commitment is less than 5 hours and/or they will be employed for less than one month. They will be paid the equivalent of the hourly rate of $35.88 per hour.There is no tuition remission or university contribution to insurance for an hourly GRA.