Teaching Assistant - Program on the Environment

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Launched in 1997, the Program on the Environment (PoE) is one of the University of Washington’s largest interdisciplinary academic programs and its only intercollege degree program.

PoE offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies, a Minor in Environmental Studies, and a graduate certificate program. PoE also coordinates the undergraduate certificate in Restoration Ecology, in cooperation with the Restoration Ecology Network. In addition, PoE serves as a focal point for information on environmental education opportunities at the UW and brings campus and community together by sponsoring seminars and public lectures featuring internationally acclaimed guest speakers.

PoE’s approach to environmental education and issues is interdisciplinary, collaborative, innovative and responsive.

Program on the Environment has an outstanding opportunity for Teaching Assistant (TA), Winter Quarter.

ENVIR 250: Data Types & Collection Methods
Winter Quarter 2010, 1/04/2010 to 3/19/2010

The Program on the Environment (PoE) is an interdisciplinary program emphasizing undergraduate education in environmental studies. ENVIR 250 is a new core course required for Environmental Studies majors and optional for Environmental Studies minors.

Course Information:
Instructors: Eric Salathé, Department of Atmospheric Sciences and JISAO Climate Impacts Group; and Eunice Blavascunas, Program on the Environment

Course Schedule: MTWTh 2:30-3:20 PM

Course Description:
This course focuses on how we measure the physical and social environment. The course introduces diverse methods for collecting and analyzing data used to understand environmental problems. Students will be taught: 1) How various data techniques and methods are used to address environmental questions. 1) How data from multiple disciplines may be integrated to study environmental systems. 2) How existing data can be used for monitoring environmental systems and for data mining. 3) The importance of bias and uncertainty in using and interpreting data. 4) How hypotheses are generated and tested using data and observations.

Qualitative and quantitative data are explored side by side with the guidance of a natural and social scientist to develop an awareness of the differences and similarities between these two areas of study. Students learn the practical considerations of multiple techniques of collection and put each method to use. The course addresses the collection and use of data from: interviews, surveys, participant observation, land and sea-based instruments, satellite remote sensing, ecological field studies, and paleological records.

TA Responsibilities:
The TA will have primary responsibility for tutoring students outside of lectures, grading exams and homework, and maintaining grade records.

2 hours per week of office hours
4 hours per week of lecture
4 hours per week for readings
4 hours per week for grading
1 hour per week for teaching meeting

Lectures
- Attend all lectures (4 hours per week)
- Read all assigned course materials
- Hold regular office hours (2 hours per week)
- Assist instructors with extra review sessions for exams

Exams and Grading
- Proctor exams
- Assist instructors in scoring exams
- Assist instructors in scoring homework
- Maintain grading records
- Maintain records on assignment completion by individual students
- Calculate quarter grades as instructed

Other
- Act as liaison/mediator between student and professor
- Refer students needing help to appropriate offices
- Manage course-related e-mail
- Additional course-specific duties as required by the instructors
Requirements:
# Currently registered UW Graduate Student in good standing and eligibility to hold a Graduate Student Assistantship
# Availability for full appointment timeframe (1/04/2010 to 3/19/2010)
# Previous college teaching experience
# Experience with quantitative and/or qualitative methods for environmental studies
# Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills

Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
Desired:
Candidates from all disciplines are welcome, but those with experience in the following disciplines are especially desired to complement the knowledge and skills of the instructors: Economics, Ecosystem Biology, or Public Health.
Condition of Employment:
# Currently registered UW graduate student
A satisfactory outcome from a criminal background verification may be required prior to hire.

Terms:
Salary information:
http://www.grad.washington.edu/students/fa/salary-schedules.shtml

This job classification is governed by a negotiated labor contract and is subject to union shop provisions. For more information about union shop provisions, visit: UW/UAW Contract Preamble.

Application Process:
Part of the application process for this position includes completing an on-line cover letter assessment as well as the Employment Eligibility Assessment to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. The assessments will appear on your screen for you to complete as soon as you select "Apply to this Position" on this job announcement. Once you begin the assessment, it must be completed at that time. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until the assessment is complete.

In the cover letter assessment, please submit:
(1) Current CV/resume, no more than 2 pages worth of text;
(2) Two references (name, title, phone, email) familiar with your teaching abilities;
(3) Cover Letter Assessment, no more than 2 pages worth of text, stating what strengths you would bring to serving as a teaching assistant in an interdisciplinary environmental studies course, as well as your strengths and background relevant to the specific activities outlined in the position and course description.

Application Timeline:
Application review begins immediately. Applications will be reviewed as they are received.

For priority consideration, apply by: November 12, 2009
Notification: November 23, 2009
Acceptance: November 25, 2009

FLAS Fellowships Information Session

Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Information Sessions

Ø Tuesday, November 3, 4:30-5:20pm, Thomson 211

Ø Friday, November 6, 1:30-2:20pm, Thomson 235

Ø Tuesday, November 10, 10:30-11:20am, Denny 309

Ø Friday, November 13, 4:30-5:20pm, Thomson 211

Ø Wednesday, November 18, 3:30-4:20pm, Thomson 234

Ø Friday, November 20, 4:30-5:20pm, Thomson 211

Ø Tuesday, December 1, 4:30-5:20pm, Thomson 211

Ø Friday, December 4, 4:30-5:20pm, Thomson 211

Graduate and Professional Students* planning to take intensive foreign language** courses during Summer 2010 and or intending to study foreign language and area or international studies during Academic Year 2010-11, mark your calendars now for one of the above sessions and R.S.V.P. to macurtis@u.washington.edu.

Each workshop will cover FLAS fellowship benefits and requirements, the application process, and how awards may be used for study in the U.S. or abroad.

Summer awards pay tuition up to $4,000, plus a $2,500 stipend. Graduate appointee health insurance is paid out of the tuition amount. Travel money up to $1,000 is usually available, but is not guaranteed.

Academic year awards grant tuition up to $12,000***, plus a $15,000*** stipend. Graduate appointee health insurance**** is paid out of the tuition amount.

Bring your questions to the session. Applications will be provided. Or pick up an application in advance in Thomson 111 or 126. You may also download it from http://jsis.washington.edu/advise/catalog/flasapp.html

The deadline for filing applications is January 15, 2010.

To R.S.V.P. or for more information contact: Mary Ann Curtis, FLAS Fellowship Coordinator, macurtis@u.washington.edu or call 206-616-8679.

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*To qualify for the award you must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

**2009-10 FLAS award languages: Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Filipino/Tagalog, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian/Malay, Italian, Japanese, Kazak, Kirgiz, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Tajik, Thai, Turkish, Uighur, Urdu, Uzbek, and Vietnamese. Languages for 2010-11 are not yet confirmed.

***2009-10 level. These may increase for 2010-11. **** $1545 for 2009-10

FLAS Fellowships

Apply now for Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships

Application packets for Title VI Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships are now available for students to pick up from the Jackson School of International Studies, Office of Student Services in Thomson 111. Incoming and current graduate and professional students from all departments and schools are encouraged to apply. The deadline is January 15, 2010.

Incoming and current M.A and Ph.D. students, who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and plan to study a modern foreign language*, in combination with area or international studies or international aspects of professional fields, are eligible for Academic Year awards. Summer fellowships are granted to those who will take an intensive foreign language course in the U.S. or abroad.

FLAS fellowships are funded by the U.S. Department of Education through eight National Resource Centers located in the Jackson School of International Studies: Canada, East Asia, Global (International) Studies, Middle East, Russia/East Europe/Central Asia (REECAS/Ellison), South Asia, Southeast Asia and West Europe.

Summer 2010 awards will provide tuition up to $4,000, plus a living allowance of $2,500. Travel funds up to $1,000 are available with summer awards only. Academic Year 2010-11 fellowships, pending funding, will grant tuition up to $12,000**, plus a stipend of $15,000**. Graduate appointee health insurance is paid out of the tuition amount.

Please publicize the fellowship by forwarding this letter to students, staff and faculty in your department. Students may assemble the information needed to apply by downloading materials from http://jsis.washington.edu/advise/catalog/flasapp.html .

Eight campus-wide information sessions about the FLAS fellowship will be held in November and December. (Dates, times and locations are attached.) Students may register by emailing Mary Ann Curtis at macurtis@uw.edu.

*2009-10 FLAS award languages: Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Filipino/Tagalog, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian/Malay, Italian, Japanese, Kazak, Kirgiz, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Tajik, Thai, Turkish, Uighur, Urdu, Uzbek, and Vietnamese. Award languages for 2010-11 are not confirmed.

**2009-10 funding levels. Academic Year 2010-11 award amounts have not been determined.

Mary Ann Curtis, Coordinator
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Program Jackson School of International Studies University of Washington macurtis@uw.edu
Phone: 206-616-8679

UW - University of Ljubljana Exchange Program

The UW-University of Ljubljana Exchange Program invites applications from faculty and senior graduate students to be academic visitors to the University of Ljubljana, in Slovenia, during the 2010 calendar year.

Visitors will give some lectures and will interact with Slovene faculty and students in their field of study. The visit must be completed by the end of 2010. The program has some funds to support travel to Slovenia, and the host institution will pay all living expenses while there. Two visitors, each staying for a two-week period, can be supported.

Applicants should submit c.v. and letter explaining purpose and academic value of proposed visit. Students should also provide appropriate letters of support from their departments. In addition, if the applicant has established any contacts with academics at the University of Ljubljana, the application should mention this. Applicants from previous years who were not selected need only indicate their continued interest in applying this year.

Deadline for applications: Friday, November 20, 2009. Applications and all questions concerning the program, should be addressed to:

Professor Aurel Bulgac
Department of Physics
PO Box 351560
bulgac@u.washington.edu

Pride Foundation is Currently Accepting Applications for its Scholarship Funds

http://www.pridefoundation.org/scholarships/scholarship-funds/

Pride Foundation plans to award $300,000 in scholarships for students from Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. There are some great opportunities on this list for undergraduate and graduate students from all different disciplines. And! Best of all, there is only one application to fill out for all of them.

Learn more about eligibility and application here: http://www.pridefoundation.org/scholarships/apply/

Project of Interdisciplinary Pedagogy Fellowships

The Graduate School Fund for Excellence and Innovation (GSFEI) and Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences (IAS) at the University of Washington Bothell are collaborating to offer a teaching fellowship for 4-6 doctoral students who have been advanced to candidacy and are interested in the theory and practice of interdisciplinarity and interdisciplinary pedagogy.

Fellows in the Project of Interdisciplinary Pedagogy (PIP) work closely with faculty mentors in IAS, participate in a day-long workshop focused on interdisciplinarity and interdisciplinary course design and pedagogy, teach one interdisciplinary course each quarter on the Bothell campus in an area related to their teaching and research interests, and engage in quarterly workshops with the other graduate students and faculty mentors in the cohort.
Further teaching opportunities during the 2011-2012 academic year may also become available.

Fellows will be compensated at the appropriate annual Graduate Student Service Appointment rate, including tuition waivers, and will receive an additional stipend of $750 for their participation in the early fall and quarterly workshops. For more information about eligibility and application procedures and the program itself, please go to the PIP website:
http://www.uwb.edu/IAS/about/pip.xhtml

Paid NASA Internship Opportunities

On Friday Nov. 13, 2009, the Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium will hold an information session on summer internships at NASA Centers, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and our local industry partners. Student interns are being recruited for these internships from all fields of science,technology, engineering or math.

WHEN: 3:30-5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13.
WHERE: Johnson Hall (JHN) 102
*Free Food*

Former interns will chat about their experiences and offer insights into the application and interview process. This year we will have a Staff Scientist from the NASA Ames Research Center and a Program Coordinator from the NASA Johnson Space Center Skype in to speak about their opportunities to you and answer any questions you may have.

We will also give an overview of local research internship opportunities that will open soon, see below:

- Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP):
http://www.waspacegrant.org/u-gradsum.html

- Private Industry in Washington State:
http://www.waspacegrant.org/pvtindinterns.html
Aerojet
Tethers Unlimited
Woodruff Scientific Inc.

--Additionally, we will cover upcoming graduate student fellowships
available: http://www.waspacegrant.org/grduate.html

Internship opportunities are located throughout the United States and applicants must be US citizens. Food will be provided. This is an excellent opportunity to network, inform yourself about paid summer research work, and leverage yourself.