School of Nursing Graduate Student Assistantships

The School Of Nursing has openings for a Web Graduate Student Assistant and a Help Desk Graduate Student Assistant beginning in Summer Quarter.

The position descriptions can be found at http://www.son.washington.edu/tier/jobs/. The hiring manager is Mark Squire (msquire@u.washington.edu, 206-221-7440).

RAs and TAs at UW-Friday Harbor

We'd like to invite you to apply to be TA for a course or RA for a research apprenticeship at UW-Friday Harbor Laboratories in Autumn 2010. We are seeking TAs or RAs for the following courses and research apprenticeships:

AUTUMN 2010
Pelagic Ecosystem Function research apprenticeship
Marine Biology Quarter

To learn more about these courses & apprenticeships:

http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/studentClasslist2010.html
http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/studentApprentice2010.html

Center for Environment and Population Fellowships

Population, Climate Change and Environment Fellowships, Center for Environment and Population

The Center for Environment and Population (CEP), with four leading US and global institutes, announces the appointment of the 2010 CEP Fellowships on Population, Climate Change and the Environment. This is the first of a new, ongoing series of Fellowships to - a) advance the science, science-policy-advocacy links, and real-world science application, and; b) build a much needed cadre of outstanding new young leaders, scientists, activists, spokespersons and policymakers worldwide - on "Population and Climate Change" and other key population-environmental linkages, for example, with water, forests, biodiversity, habitat and land use.

To launch the program, this year CEP is partnering with:

* National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
* Green Belt Movement, Nairobi, Kenya
* The Nature Conservancy, Washington, DC
* Institute of Behavioral Sciences, University of Colorado

During 2010 Fellows will undertake cutting-edge research and/or analysis and reporting of key population, climate change and environmental issues to strategically advance the science and make progress on the science-policy-advocacy links in order to move the issues forward. They will:

* Do research and/or analysis and reporting to both strengthen the science and help integrate it into US and international policy and advocacy
* Help determine how the science is linked and can enhance women-centered approaches to climate change, and girls/women's empowerment, education and reproductive health issues
* Become part of CEP's long-term, ongoing mentoring project to create and facilitate new young leadership and "influentials" on the issues in science, policy, and advocacy

Reports on the fellows research/analysis will be published in late 2010 and be part of CEP and partner institutes' activities associated with the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) and United Nation's Millennium Development Goals (UN MDGs) in Fall 2010. Following are summaries of the 2010 CEP Fellowships:

National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR): work with Dr Brian O'Neill and his NCAR research team to help develop a global, multi-regional population/household projection model as the demographic portion of an integrated assessment model used for carrying out research on issues related to climate change. This will include projections of future greenhouse gas emissions and the response of the climate system. A continuing focus of this work is on understanding the effects on emissions of various demographic factors, including aging, urbanization, and population growth/decline.

Green Belt Movement (GBM): work with the GBM in Nairobi, Kenya to determine the links and potential opportunities between "girls education, women/girls empowerment, reproductive health, and family planning", and the GBM's traditional approach to conservation and development.

The Nature Conservancy (TNC): work with TNC's International Water Policy program to determine how population and gender issues are associated with water policy and climate change and water issues, and their MDG links.

Institute of Behavioral Sciences (IBS), University of Colorado: work with Dr Lori Hunter and her research team on both internal country level (Mexico) and international population migration patterns relating to environmental change. A focus on gender, vulnerability, and adaptation will shed light on the potential migratory implications of climate change.

For more information go to www.cepnet.org or email vmarkham@cepnet.org.

Pew Charitable Trust Fellowship

A new fellowship program is available at the Pew Charitable
Trusts, open to graduating seniors, graduate students
completing their degrees, or those who have recently
graduated. Please share widely. Applications for 2010-2011
positions are due May 24, 2010!

The Pew Leadership Year offers hands-on experience in public
policy advocacy, research and communications to individuals
who are dedicated to building a leadership career in the
public or nonprofit sectors and have recently completed an
undergraduate or advanced degree. The first Pew Leadership
Year will begin in September 2010 and conclude in August
2011.

These year-long, paid positions all based in the Washington,
DC, office will provide 22 exceptionally talented students
the chance to work alongside Pew professionals, gaining
valuable skills while making contributions to the
organization's work. Each program participant will focus on
one discipline policy/advocacy, research or communications within one department Pew Environment Group, Pew Economic
Policy Group, Pew Center on the States, or Pew Health
Group.

Deadline for Pew Leadership Year applications is May 24,
2010.

Eligibility criteria:

The Pew Leadership Year is open to individuals graduating
with a bachelor or advanced degree from December 2009
through August 2010. Individuals who studied the following
areas are strongly encouraged to apply: economics, political
science, environmental science, health science,
communications, journalism or public policy. An applicant
must have the legal right to work in the United States at
the time of applying to the program.

Additional information is provided on the attached and at
http://www.pewtrusts.org/template_page.aspx?id=58216.

Graduate Student Assistantships with the School of Nursing

The School of Nursing IT department is currently looking to fill two Graduate Student Assistant vacancies, one for a Help Desk position and one for a Web developer /editor.

Position details are at: http://www.son.washington.edu/tier/jobs/webgsa.asp.

These positions come with a tuition waiver!

Bridges Center for Labor Studies Research Grants

Now Available! Research Grants for Grad Students

Individual Research Grants - $1,500-$2,500 for Graduates
http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/resources-grants-individual.html

The Harry Bridges Center for Labor is now seeking proposals from University of Washington graduate students for grants of $1,500-$2,500, for research about work, workers, and their organizations.

Research may focus on any dimension of labor in the United States or abroad, including but not limited to class relations, the social conditions of work, the labor process, working-class culture or politics, work and gender, work and race/ethnicity, the relationship between labor and the state, unions, or comparative international labor relations.

For more information on all grants and prizes, contact the Center for Labor Studies at pcls@u.washington.edu or visit http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/

Other Labor Studies Scholarships and Prizes

We also continue to seek applicants and nominees for our other 2010 scholarships and prizes. The deadline for all award applications is June 14, 2010.

Martin and Anne Jugum Scholarship in Labor Studies - $5,000 for Undergraduates
http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/resources-jugum.html

Martha H. Duggan Fellowship in Labor Studies - $7,500 for Graduate Students
http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/resources-duggan.html

Labor and Employment Relations Association Scholarship - $1,000 for Undergraduate or Graduate Students
http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/resources-lera.html

Best Paper in Labor Studies - $250 for Undergraduates and Graduate Students
http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/resources-paperprize.html

For information on these awards, application processes, required application materials, and more, visit http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/ or contact

Andrew Hedden, Program Coordinator
Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies
(206) 543-7946, pcls@u.washington.edu

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Individual Research Grants - $1,500-$2,500 for Graduates
http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/resources-grants-individual.html

The Harry Bridges Center for Labor is now seeking proposals from University of Washington graduate students for grants of $1,500-$2,500, for research about work, workers, and their organizations.

Research may focus on any dimension of labor in the United States or abroad, including but not limited to class relations, the social conditions of work, the labor process, working-class culture or politics, work and gender, work and race/ethnicity, the relationship between labor and the state, unions, or comparative international labor relations.

For more information on all grants and prizes, contact the Center for Labor Studies at pcls@u.washington.edu or visit http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/

Other Labor Studies Scholarships and Prizes

We also continue to seek applicants and nominees for our other 2010 scholarships and prizes. The deadline for all award applications is June 14, 2010.

Martin and Anne Jugum Scholarship in Labor Studies - $5,000 for Undergraduates
http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/resources-jugum.html

Martha H. Duggan Fellowship in Labor Studies - $7,500 for Graduate Students
http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/resources-duggan.html

Labor and Employment Relations Association Scholarship - $1,000 for Undergraduate or Graduate Students
http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/resources-lera.html

Best Paper in Labor Studies - $250 for Undergraduates and Graduate Students
http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/resources-paperprize.html

For information on these awards, application processes, required application materials, and more, visit http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/ or contact

Andrew Hedden, Program Coordinator
Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies
(206) 543-7946, pcls@u.washington.edu
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American Ethnic Studies Teaching Assistants Needed

https://uwhires.admin.washington.edu/eng/candidates/default.cfm?szCategory=jobprofile&szOrderID=63907&szCandidateID=0&szSearchWords=&szReturnToSearch=1

Our deparmtent of American Ethnic Studies has outstanding opportinuties for several Graduate Teaching Assistants (TA) for the academic year of 2010/2011. The Department of American Ethnic Studies at the University of Washington is a multicultural and multiracial research and teaching unit, dedicated to providing knowledge in the study of race and ethnicity. Through the department's three curricula -- African American Studies, Asian/Pacific American Studies, and Chicano Studies -- students learn interdisciplinary, ethnic-specific, and comparative concepts, theories, and methods of inquiry, which shape the cultural, literary, social, historical, economic, and political character of selected American ethnic communities.

The Graduate TA duties and responsibilities may include the following (specific duties and responsibilities will be provided by course instructor):

* Attend lectures
* Conduct quiz section meetings
* Facilitate discussions
* Prepare lectures for quiz sections
* Prepare review materials for quiz sections
* Hold extra review sessions for exams
* Obtain room for review sessions
* Request or acquire necessary equipment
* Hold regular office hours
* Tutor students
* Manage and respond to course-related e-mail
* Prepare webpage for course materials
* Maintain (update) webpage for course materials
* Develop and maintain electronic bulletin boards, discussion sites, etc.
* Prepare assignments
* Grade assignments
* Prepare test questions
* Proctor exams
* Score exams
* Maintain grading records
* Prepare course attendance records
* Maintain course attendance records
* Calculate quarter grades
* Attend instructor/TA meetings
* Act as liaison/mediator between student and professor
* Prepare lecture materials
* Present lectures
* Prepare overheads
* Prepare handout materials
* Review literature
* Place course materials on library reserve



Applciation Timeline:
Deadline: May 21, 2010
Notification: June 15, 2010
Requirements:
Currently enrolled social science and humanities graduate students with knowledge and experience in Ethnic Studies or cultural diversity.

SALARY:
TA -- $1,525 (Premaster)
TA1 -- $1,639 (Intermediate)
TA2 -- $1,1761 (Candidate)

APPLICATION PROCESS: Fill out form available at: http://depts.washington.edu/aes/GRADUATE%20ASSISTANTSHIP%20APPLICATION%2009.pdf, and submit electronically to aes@u.washington.edu along with current CV. Letters of recommendation can be sent in separately by the May 21st deadline. Those currently holding positions must apply for reappointment by May 21st. Students will not be reappointed beyond their second year.

Application forms are also available from B505 Padelford Hall and should be returned to the attention of: ATTN: TA Selection Committee, Department of American Ethnic Studies, B510 Padelford, Box 354380, UW, Seattle, WA 98195-4380.

INQUIRIES MAY BE MADE WITH:
Angélica Hernández-Cordero
Padelford Hall B510
543-0867 or acordero@u.washington.edu
Condition of Employment:
Must be UW graduate student enrolled in classes for academic year 2010/2011.