Research Assistant - Role of Scientific Information in Environmental Decisions

This position will have two areas of responsibility: 1) working on Keystone Projects for the Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management (EM) (5 hours per week), and 2) providing research support for the Role of Scientific Information in Environmental Decisions course (one of the core EM courses) (15 hours per week). Reappointment for Winter Quarter 2008 to continue support of Keystone Project logistics is possible.

1. Keystone Projects. Keystone Projects play an integral role in the EM Program. Teams of EM students work with a UW Faculty Mentor and a community partner on Projects designed to address contemporary issues affecting the region. Each Project lasts two quarters, Winter and Spring. Keystone Projects for 2008-2009 are:

• Developing Innovative Solutions for Short Haul Trucking in the Puget Sound Corridor. Community Partners: Port of Tacoma and Washington State Department of Transportation

• Bellevue Greenhouse Gas Emissions Community Action Plan Community Partner: City of Bellevue

Responsibilities include: 1) establishing lines of communication with EM faculty Director, EM Graduate Program Coordinator, Faculty Mentors and communication partners; 2) helping to set up Winter Quarter skills workshop in Keystone course (ENVIR 511), and 3) updating web page and syllabus for ENVIR 511.

2. Course: PB AF 597A ROLE OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL DECISIONS
Faculty: Alison Cullen, Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs

The course is offered by the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs. It serves as a core offering for the Program on the Environment’s Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management. The course schedule will be: WED 1:30-4:20 PM (class size 35-40)

Responsibilities include: 1) doing background research on decision analytic topics; 2) meeting with instructor regularly to review research needs and student progress; 3) attending all lectures; 4) preparing course materials, as needed; 5) assisting student learning by holding review sessions, tutoring students one-on-one during office hours, and responding to student e-mail. There may be additional course-specific requirements of the instructor.

Course Description
This course examines how science contributes to decisions that involve the natural environment; how science and scientists help frame debates and decisions; how scientific findings are incorporated into decision-making processes; how scientists and nonscientists deal with uncertainty about scientific questions. Illustrates the need for accurate representation and critical evaluation of scientific information.

Course Objectives
- Use decision analytic and precautionary frameworks to analyze complex environmental decisions
- Develop an appreciation of both the "role" and the "limits" of analysis
- Identify and address issues of temporal scale and spatial scale in decisions
- Identify and characterize tradeoffs in decisions
- Assess the relevant and driving characteristics of risk in decisions under uncertainty
- Build and solve decision tree structures
- Identify and address issues of variability and uncertainty in information
- Develop probabilistic descriptions of uncertainty and variability in information based on empirical measurement, models and expert judgment

Requirements: Current graduate student in good standing at the UW with strong science background, commitment to broadly-based environmental education, good communication and interpersonal skills, previous teaching experience; and an understanding of regional environmental issues.

Desired: Project management experience. Priority will be given to those who completed the course with distinction in an earlier quarter.

Compensation: Based on standard UW rates determined by student standing.

Application Materials: Applicants should submit:
(1) Current CV;
(2) Two references (name, title, phone) familiar with your =research and teaching abilities;
(3) Cover letter stating what strengths you would bring to serving as a research assistant for the Keystone Projects and in Role of Science course, as well as your strengths and background relevant to the specific activities outlined in the responsibilities above and the course description for PB AF 597A (as described below).

Application Timeline
Deadline: Oct 2, 2008
Open Until Filled

Apply online: Go to Student Employement (http://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/jobs/student_empl_links.html) and select link under "Academic Student Employment Listings - (TA's, RA's and related Positions)."

Graduate Staff Assistant - UW School of Nursing

School of Nursing - Technology in Education and Research (Tier) Graduate Staff Assistant Posting.

Primary Responsibility:

Under the direction of the Web Services Lead, assist in delivering web technology support and web development products to the School of Nursing (SON) Faculty, Staff, and Students.

Job Duties:

Assist in responding to user requests for web assistance. Answer email, assist walk-in customers; resolve problems by providing training, technical assistance, and web troubleshooting to staff. Participate in development and maintenance of web-related self-help/training materials, including FAQs and internal documentation of routine tasks or standard solutions to frequent problems.

Assist in developing new web sites and editing web content. Coordinate and execute aspects of web development projects as directed. Assist with web structures, code, design, and maintenance while adhering to SON web standards. Build web knowledge relevant to learning management systems (i.e. Moodle) and content management systems (i.e. Drupal, Plone, Sharepoint), as directed.

Knowledge and Skills Needed:

Excellent written and oral communication skills required. Advanced problem soloving skills; ability to write about technical issues in a clear and concise manner. Demonstrated positive customer service attitude, good interpersonal skills and ability to work well with others. Ability to work responsibly with or withour direct supervision; self-reliant in researching solutions to accomplish assigned tasks. Previous web development experience strongly desired, especially in directly editing HTML and CSS code. In addition to the above, the ideal candidate would also have familiarity with Dreamweater or Contribute, JavaScript, and W3C and 508 standards.

This position is a 50% FTE (2o hours/week) Academic Student Employee position, pre-master's Schedule I. Position begins Autumn Quarter, 2008, and has the potential to be expanded through Winter, Spring, and Summer Quarters. Hours are flexible; shared office spance in Health Sciences T-Wing provided. This appoinment provides a monthly salary, and is also eligible for tuition waiver (percentage of tuition waived will be dependent upon program student is enrolled in) and benefits.

If interested, provide a cover letter and resume, and any examples of web sites developed (including code). Apply no later than September 26, 2008 on the UWHIRES website or email the required materials to Judith Kelson (jkelson@u.washington.edu). Selected candidate must accept position in writing by October 3, 2008. Applicants will be informed of the hiring decision by email no later than October 3, 2008.

Research Assistant - Program on the Environment

The Program on the Environment (PoE) was established in 1997 to foster and promote interdisciplinary environmental education at the University of Washington (UW). PoE offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies, a Minor in Environmental Studies, and two graduate certificate programs. Program on the Environment 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 exchange on environmental education opportunities at the UW. PoE's programs provide students knowledge in four domains of inquiry: natural sciences; social sciences; law, policy, and management; and ethics, values, and culture. PoE merges these fields through rigorous coursework and hands-on learning within the community to provide a unique opportunity for students and faculty to explore complex environmental issues from multiple perspectives. As a focal point of environmental studies at UW, PoE is well positioned to bring campus and community together and to educate future environmental leaders.

PoE is not a traditional academic department and does not have a faculty of its own. Instead, it plays a networking role, bringing together faculty and students from across the University to augment existing programs and offer integrated, interdisciplinary programs that cross traditional disciplinary boundaries. PoE consists of a Director, an Associate Director, an Undergraduate Program Coordinator, an Undergraduate Adviser, a Graduate Program Coordinator and a Program Operations Specialist. PoE is overseen by an Advisory Board consisting of faculty, staff, and students representing a wide range of departments, colleges, and service units from all three UW campuses. Administratively, PoE is a unit that reports to the Council of Environmental Deans representing the Evans School of Public Affairs and the Colleges of Architecture & Urban Planning, Arts & Sciences, Engineering, Forest Resources, and Ocean and Fishery Sciences.

We have an outstanding opportunity for a part-time (50% FTE), temporary (Autumn Quarter 2008) Luce Keystone Research Assistant. This position will have two areas of responsibility:

1) working on Keystone Projects for the Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management (EM) (5 hours per week), and
2) providing research support for the Role of Scientific Information in Environmental Decisions course (one of the core EM courses) (15 hours per week). Reappointment for Winter Quarter 2008 to continue support of Keystone Project logistics may be possible.

1. Keystone Projects.
Keystone Projects play an integral role in the EM Program. Teams of EM students work with a UW Faculty Mentor and a community partner on Projects designed to address contemporary issues affecting the region. Each Project lasts two quarters, Winter and Spring. Keystone Projects for 2008-2009 are:

• Developing Innovative Solutions for Short Haul Trucking in the Puget Sound Corridor. Community Partners: Port of Tacoma and Washington State Department of Transportation
• Bellevue Greenhouse Gas Emissions Community Action Plan
  Community Partner: City of Bellevue

Responsibilities include:
1) establishing lines of communication with EM faculty Director, EM Graduate Program Coordinator, Faculty Mentors and communication partners;
2) helping to set up Winter Quarter skills workshop in Keystone course (ENVIR 511), and
3) updating web page and syllabus for ENVIR 511.

2. Course: PB AF 597A ROLE OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL DECISIONS
Faculty: Alison Cullen, Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs

The course is offered by the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs. It serves as a core offering for the Program on the Environment’s Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management.

Course schedule: WED 1:30-4:20 PM (class size 35-40)

Responsibilities include:
1) doing background research on decision analytic topics;
2) meeting with instructor regularly to review research needs and student progress;
3) attending all lectures;
4) preparing course materials, as needed;
5) assisting student learning by holding review sessions, tutoring students one-on-one during office hours, and responding to student e-mail.
There may be additional course-specific requirements of the instructor.

Course Description
This course examines how science contributes to decisions that involve the natural environment; how science and scientists help frame debates and decisions; how scientific findings are incorporated into decision-making processes; how scientists and nonscientists deal with uncertainty about scientific questions. Illustrates the need for accurate representation and critical evaluation of scientific information.

Course Objectives
- Use decision analytic and precautionary frameworks to analyze complex environmental decisions
- Develop an appreciation of both the "role" and the "limits" of analysis
- Identify and address issues of temporal scale and spatial scale in decisions
- Identify and characterize tradeoffs in decisions
- Assess the relevant and driving characteristics of risk in decisions under uncertainty
- Build and solve decision tree structures
- Identify and address issues of variability and uncertainty in information
- Develop probabilistic descriptions of uncertainty and variability in information based on empirical measurement, models and expert judgment.

This position provides opportunities to work with the Program on the Environment team who was recognized with the 2007 Brotman Award for Instructional Excellence.

Requirements:

• Currently registered UW Graduate Student in good standing and eligibility to hold a Graduate Student Assistantship during all quarters of employment
• Strong science background
• Commitment to broadly-based environmental education
• Good written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Teaching experience
• Understanding of regional environmental issues

Desired:

• Priority will be given to those who completed the course with distinction in an earlier quarter
• Project management experience

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:

• state what strengths you would bring to serving as a Research Assistant for the Keystone Projects and in the Role of Science course as well as your strengths and background relevant to the specific activities outlined in the responsibilities outline above and the course description for PB AF 597A
• provide contact information for 2 - 3 references (name, title, phone, email) familiar with your research and teaching abilities.

Preference will be given to applications received before/by Monday, September 22, 2008. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Decisions and notification to all applicants will be communicated by the week of September 29, 2008.

Apply for this job here: https://uwhires.admin.washington.edu/eng/candidates/default.cfm?szCategory=jobprofile&szOrderID=48721&szCandidateID=0&szSearchWords=&szReturnToSearch=1

Research Assistant - PACW

The President's Advisory Committee on Women (PACW) is seeking a part-time (50% FTE), temporary (12-month, may be renewable dependent upon funding and performance) Graduate Research Assistant. PACW was initiated in 1996 by former UW President Richard L. McCormick to identify issues of concern to women at the University of Washington, to disseminate information on the status of women on campus and to advise the President on issues relating to women on campus. The graduate research assistant position (20 hours/week) will begin in October 2008 and will run through summer quarter.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct research and analysis on gender in higher education and other issues identified as PACW priorities, which may include literature reviews, interviews, focus groups, and/or surveys;
• Write committee reports for dissemination in print and web-based media;
• Coordinate planning for PACW-sponsored events;
• Develop and prepare agendas, minutes and presentations for PACW meetings;
• Maintain PACW Web site;
• Provide support to the WorkLife unit for project specific activities in areas that impact women - dependent care issues
• Serve as a contributing member of the President's Advisory Committee on Women;
• Maintain professional relationships with PACW members, the president's staff and the broader campus community.

Requirements:

• Academic standing as a UW Graduate Student and eligibility to hold a Graduate Student Assistantship during all quarters of employment
• Must be able to work independently with limited supervision
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent research, writing and oral communication skills
• Strong computer and technical skills (i.e., familiarity with Microsoft Office suite, graphic design abilities, Web site maintenance, mailman listerv administration)

Desired:

• Preferred experience advocating for women's issues in a college or university setting;
• Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, at least two quarters of biostatistics preferred

Terms:
A 50% FTE Research Assistantship position pays a stipend, health insurance and an operating fee waiver, which covers most of tuition. The salary schedule is available at: Graduate Student salary Schedule.
Research Assistants are required to register for a minimum ten credits per quarter (2 in summer).

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:

• indicate your interest and qualifications
• provide contact information for 2 - 3 references (name, title, phone, email) familiar with your work.

Preference will be given to applications received before/by Sunday, September 28, 2008. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Decisions and notification to all applicants will be communicated by the week of October 6, 2008.

Teaching Assistant - INFO 470

The Information School is seeking applicants for a TA position for the undergraduate course Informatics 470: Research Methods in Informatics. This is an introductory course focusing on the research process and investigating information needs, creation, organization, flow, retrieval, and use. In this course, students will the stages of research methods, which include: research definition, questions, objectives, data collection and management, data analysis, and data interpretation. Students will also explore the various research techniques: observation, interviews, questionnaires, and transaction-log analysis

This position will average 20 hours per week. INFO 370 has two sections. Section A meets on Mondays & Wednesdays from 12:30 p.m. to 1:50 p.m. with a lab on Mondays from 10:00 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. Section B meets on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. with a lab on Tuesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 10:20 a.m. Classes run from September 24th through December 12th. The TA for this course must arrange with the instructor which class days and times will be attended on a regular basis, be available to lead the lab sections, and hold regular weekly office hours.

Responsibilities may include some or all of the following duties: attend lectures and conduct lab section meetings as needed by the instructor, facilitate discussions, 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 and maintain webpage for course materials, develop and maintain electronic bulletin boards, discussion sites, etc., prepare and grade assignments, prepare test questions, proctor and score exams, maintain grading records, prepare and maintain course attendance records, calculate quarter grades, request student assessments for course, attend instructor/TA meetings, act as liaison between student and professor, prepare and present lecture materials, prepare overheads, prepare handout materials, review literature, place course materials on library reserve.

Requirements
• Demonstrated knowledge of course content, i.e., the research process, stages of research, and research techniques.

Preferred Qualifications
• Research experience
• Enjoy tutoring students and helping students to excel in information science
• Be interested in developing skills for running labs, giving lab presentations, and critiquing student work

This position is open to all University of Washington students. Undergraduate students will be compensated at a competitive hourly rate DOE. PhD and Masters level students are eligible for tuition waiver and benefits (percentage of tuition waived will be dependent upon program student is enrolled in). Questions regarding salary and benefits should be directed to Crystal Yost, Human Resources Coordinator crystaly@u.washington.edu. Successful student must be enrolled for a minimum of 10 credits autumn quarter 2008 to be eligible.

To apply
1. Please include a cover letter describing your skills and experiences relevant to position.
2. Attach a current resume that includes your work history and academic accomplishments.

Please submit all application materials to Crystal Yost at iApply@u.washington.edu or to Mary Gates Hall, Suite 370, no later than Monday, September 15th. All candidates will be contacted within two weeks of closing date.

Research Assistant – Accessible Goal Crossing Project

The NSF-funded Accessible Goal Crossing Project is in need of a Ph.D.-level student in human-computer interaction (HCI) to create high-quality user interface prototypes for the purposes of design exploration and quantitative user testing. The student involved with this project will also be required to attend design group meetings and contribute to the design explorations through brainstorming, sketching, and paper prototyping. The RA for this project may be involved in toolkit creation for an Accessible Goal Crossing Toolkit.
This position will average 20 hours per week.

Requirements
• Expert programming skills in Visual C# .NET, design methods, visual communication skills, and high creativity are a must.
• The successful applicant will have experience in creating novel user interfaces.
• PhD student at the Information School

This position is open to PhD students at the Information School. PhD students are eligible for a tuition waiver and benefits. Questions regarding salary, tuition, and benefits should be directed to Crystal Yost, Human Resources Coordinator crystaly@u.washington.edu. Successful student must be enrolled for a minimum of 10 credits each quarter to be eligible.

To apply
1. Please include a cover letter describing your skills and experiences relevant to position.
2. Attach a current resume that includes your work history and academic accomplishments.

Please submit all application materials to Crystal Yost at iApply@u.washington.edu or to Mary Gates Hall, Suite 370, no later than Friday, September 12th. All candidates will be contacted within two weeks of closing date.

Research Assistant - PNNL/UW Project

UW is seeking MSIM student applicants for an RA position with the PNNL/UW Project - Next Generation Honeypots. This project is concerned with investigating virtualization detection and attack techniques with honeypots. Direct outcome of this work will be an assessment of whether virtualization is suited for network instrumentation and measurements. Client honeypot network measurement instruments will be used as the primary means to make this assessment.

This position will average 20 hours per week, Monday through Friday. The RA will attend team meetings and work closely with an external advisory team and University operations.

Responsibilities

· Attend meetings with the research and advisory team

· Maintain webpages for the project and Center

· Develop and deploy virtualization experiments with honeypots, this would include programming in Java

· Maintain related documentation

· Participate in the development of publications and presentation of results

· Act as liaison between the project and UW Information Technology operations

Requirements

· The successful applicant must have the following experience and abilities:

o Set-up and deploy honeypots

o Analyze malware

o Develop experiments

o Build security tools involving client honeypots and drive-by downloads, analyzing drive-by downloads.

· Bachelor degree in computer science

· 1-2 years experience programming in Java, and know how to use virtualization software.

Preferred Qualifications

· Enjoy working with client honeypots

· Strong interest in pursuing doctoral studies

· Prior publication(s) in the area of honeypots

This position is open to MSIM students at the Information School. MSIM students are eligible for a partial tuition waiver and benefits. Questions regarding salary, tuition, and benefits should be directed to Crystal Yost, Human Resources Coordinator crystaly@u.washington.edu. Successful student must be enrolled for a minimum of 10 credits each quarter to be eligible.

To apply

1. Please include a cover letter describing your skills and experiences relevant to position.
2. Attach a current resume that includes your work history and academic accomplishments.

Please submit all application materials to Crystal Yost at iApply@u.washington.edu or to Mary Gates Hall, Suite 370, no later than Friday, September 12th. All candidates will be contacted within two weeks of closing date.

*Please Note: This position is pending final approval of funding

Research Assistant - Skagit Alternative Futures Project

The School of Oceanography, part of the College of Ocean and Fisheries Sciences at the University of Washington, is seeking a currently registered UW graduate student to assist the Skagit Alternative Futures Project, sponsored by the U.S. EPA and being initiated by a partnership between Skagit County and PRISM (Puget Sound Regional Synthesis Model), a University of Washington special project. The student Research Assistant (RA) will assist the project’s interdisciplinary technical team (including non-university experts as well as university faculty and staff) in work with local stakeholders to develop a broadly supported vision and detailed implementation plan for an “alternative future” for the Skagit River watershed. Looking out 50 years, the plan is intended to accommodate future growth in a way that can also improve local ecological conditions and preserve the local farm economy. The Skagit is the largest and most ecologically important river basin in the Puget Sound area. It also supports the region’s largest concentration of farms, which are under pressure from both development and environmental requirements.

This part-time (50% FTE) RA position will commence Autumn Quarter and is offered for all three quarters of AY 2008-09. Following a performance review by the project team, the position may continue into the summer and through the next academic year for a total of up to 21 months. A tuition waiver is included. The RA will work directly with John Lombard (Manager, PRISM Applications, and UW Lecturer on the Puget Sound Ecosystem).

Expected Duties: The student RA will assist PRISM and local stakeholders in defining and evaluating an initial set of alternative futures for the watershed (with work extending from Autumn 2008 through Autumn 2009) and then in supporting a stakeholder group working to develop a preferred alternative (probably extending into Summer 2010). Other duties depend in part on the expertise and interest of the student. Project needs (not all of which must performed by this student) include using GIS to define landscape cover under different scenarios, coordinating research across disciplines (e.g., hydrologic and climate change and potential impacts on fish and wildlife), developing support materials for the stakeholders committee, and drafting reports for the public and technical reviewers. The work will be performed on campus but will require trips to the Skagit River basin on a regular basis.

Requirements:

• Academic standing as a UW Graduate Student and eligibility to hold a Graduate Student Assistantship during all quarters of employment and is expected to frame his/her master’s thesis around the subject of the study.
• Current Drivers License
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to work independently
• Comfort speaking and collaborating in groups
• Genuine interest in Puget Sound ecology, policy development and ecosystem restoration

Desired:

• Interest in the topic of stakeholder participation in large-scale environmental restoration and in modeling complex ecological systems.
• Skilled at synthesizing complex information
• GIS skills a plus

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.

NOTE: Please be prepared to submit a transcript that shows graduate coursework to date at UW (if any); an unofficial transcript is acceptable.

In the cover letter assessment, please:

• indicate interest and qualifications
• provide contact information for 2 references (name, title, phone, email) familiar with your work.

Preference will be given to applications received before/by Tuesday, September 9, 2008. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Decisions and notification to all applicants will be communicated by Friday, September 12, 2008.

The Dan David Prize

The DAN DAVID PRIZE annually awards 3 prizes of US$ 1 million each for achievements having an outstanding scientific, technological, cultural or social impact on our world. Each year fields are chosen within the three Time Dimensions - Past, Present and Future. The laureates for a given year are chosen from these fields.

The Dan David Prize is unique in its flexible definition of dynamically changing fields of human knowledge and in its process of fostering the next generation of scholars. The laureates annually donate 20 scholarships of $15,000 each to outstanding doctoral students throughout the world, in the chosen fields.

The nomination deadline is November 30, 2008. More information is available at www.dandavidprize.org.

National Science Foundation Fellowship Announcement

The National Science Foundation invites you to apply for the 2009 Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP) competition. This program offers up to 3 years of graduate school support worth over $120,000 to each awardee - last year 913 awards were granted. Benefits include a $30,000 annual stipend, a $10,500 annual cost of education allowance, a one time $1,000 travel allowance, and access to TeraGrid supercomputing facilities. U.S. citizens, nationals, and permanent residents at or near the beginning of their graduate study seeking research-based Master's and/or PhD degrees in NSF-supported science(including social science and psychology) and engineering disciplines are eligible to apply. The application process is currently open and closes early November 2008. We encourage interested applicants to visit www.nsf.gov/grfp/ or www.nsfgrfp.org <http://www.nsfgrfp.org/> for additional information concerning benefits, eligibility, and tips on applying. Interested applicants should strongly consider preparing their applications as early as possible to help increase their chances of winning.

The GRFP is sponsored by the NSF, which is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense..." With an annual budget of about $6.06 billion, NSFis the funding source for approximately 20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted by America's colleges and universities. In many fields such as mathematics, computer science and the social sciences, NSF is the major source of federal backing. NSF funding opportunities can be found at http://www.nsf.gov/funding/. The NSF-GRFP Operations Center is administered by the American Society for Engineering Education (http://www.asee.org/fellowships).

Teaching Assistant - Engineering Communication Program

The Engineering Communication Program is inviting applications for a teaching assistant position for the 2008-09 academic year. The assistantship involves three quarters of teaching either TC 231, Introduction to Technical Writing, or TC 333, Advanced Technical Writing and Oral Presentation, in the Engineering Communication Program (within the Department of Technical Communication).

Specific duties of this position include:

• Facilitate activities explicitly called out by the syllabus; lecture, facilitate discussions, and conduct workshop and other activities;manage wait lists and add codes; and request student assessments for the course.

• Attend weekly teaching seminar; prepare lecture notes, handouts,overheads, and other resource materials as needed; request and/or acquire necessary equipment or special rooms or labs; provide grades and feedback to students in a timely fashion; calculate, record, sign, and submit final quarter grades by the UW deadline; submit grading samples to supervisor for review and feedback during the first two quarters of teaching; manage and respond to general course-related email and update the class through email or postings.

• Provide regular, individual help to students through office hours,email, or instant messaging; hold individual conferences with students once per quarter.

This position is open to all full-time University of Washington graduate students. Teaching assistants are eligible for tuition waiver and benefits.

To apply, please send a brief cover letter and resume via email to Kate Mobrand, kmobrand@u.washington.edu, by September 10. This position would begin on September 16, so please let me know as soon as possible if you are interested in applying. Interviewing will occur on a rolling basis.

If you have any questions, please contact Kate Mobrand, Director of Engineering Communication Program, Department of Technical Communication.

Research Assistantships

The Clinical Informatics Research Group is listing one or more RA positions for the fall and winter quarters.

The primary purpose of this position is to provide technical expertise to research projects in the University of Washington Schools of Nursing, Medicine, and Public Health and Community Medicine, through development and implementation of web applications for the Clinical Informatics Research Group.

This position will be responsible for developing, installing, and maintaining various Web software components and integrating them into projects such as an electronic survey software used to obtain clinical assessments from patients. These components are generally cross-platform and include software development frameworks, databases (design and implementation), Web applications, Web servers, database drivers and related systems software such as security software, resource management functions and utilities, printing and graphics services, end-user query and reporting services, and communications libraries.

The complexities of the position are driven by the goal of the group to create new and innovative research grade computing systems, and apply them to novel domains in clinical medicine and population health. The members of our team work closely, with complimentary skills, and each project involves integrating technical and domain information in novel ways, and resourcefully developing new methods and approaches to problem solving and creating systems to embody those solutions.

Required Qualifications:

Requires knowledge of Web/Internet standards, hardware and software technologies in either LAMP (preferred) or Java, with example technologies being HTTP, HTML, PHP, CakePHP, Perl, Java, Javascript, SQL, XML, AJAX, etc.

Experience in application design and development.

Experience with relational database technology, using MySQL, MS SQL Server, or equivalent.

Experience in web development using PHP, Java, Perl, or equivalent.

Familiarity with Model-View-Controller design principles.

Experience using Unix/Linux operating systems, including Apache.

Demonstrated ability to resolve technical problems in an independent manner.

Proven ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with PHP web frameworks (e.g. CakePHP).

Familiarity with healthcare delivery or clinical information systems.

Experience with administration of Unix/Linux operating systems.

Application Procedure: Send brief letter/e-mail describing your interest and experience to

Justin McReynolds
mcjustin@u.washington.edu
Technology Program Manager
Clinical Informatics Research Group
University of Washington