SCAN | DESIGN Fellowship

The upcoming deadline for the SCAN|DESIGN FELLOWSHIP is FEBRUARY 15, 2009 for studies in Denmark.

The Fellowship is available for both advanced undergraduate students and graduate students.

More information can be found here:
http://depts.washington.edu/scand/studyindenmark/

Interested students are most welcome to contact me by e-mail if you/they have questions.

Students are welcome to meet with Anni Fuller, Fellowship Director on
Tuesdays: 10-4
Thursdays: 10-12:30
In 459 Schmitz Hall (IPE office)

Teaching Assistantship FISH 428

The School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences anticipates an opening for a part-time (50% FTE) temporary (March 16 – June 15, 2009) Teaching Assistantship will be available in Spring 2009 for Fish 428:

Course Information:

Course Number and Name: FISH 428: Stream and Watershed Restoration
Quarter Offered: Spring 2009
Instructor Name: Dr. Phil Roni
Days and times of lectures and discussion sections:
*Lecture: MW 3:30 – 5:20pm
*Field Trips: plus field trips on 4/12, 4/25, 5/16

TA responsibilities include:
• TAs at 50% FTE should expect to average approximately 20 hours/week throughout the appointment period, with a total of 220 hours expected over the course of the appointment.
• Attend all lectures
• Score exams and assignments
• Maintain attendance, assignment completion and grading records.
• Facilitate labs and field trips, including pre-trip logistics
• Prepare handouts/overheads
• Conduct regular office hours
• Maintain course website
Requirements:
# Academic standing as a UW Graduate Student and eligibility to hold a Graduate Student Assistantship.
# Availability for full appointment timeframe (March 16 – June 15). If course responsibilities extend after the 15th, TAs should expect to participate (i.e., grading final projects and exams).
# Ability to give students feedback on writing assignments
# Proficiency with Word and Excel
# Website creation and maintenance skills
# Background in fish ecology, geomorphology and hydrology of fluvial habitats, current concepts for restoring river ecosystems (e.g., passive and active), habitat improvement techniques, economic evaluations, and case studies.
# Must be able to be certified as a UW Motorpool Driver before beginning of course; current drivers license.
# Current certification in First Aid, CPR (or must have by start of course, if hired).
# Current Animal Care Certification (online course - must have by start of course)
# Ability to hike and carry a backpack (30 lbs.)

Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
Desired:
# Experience as a teaching assistant or related experience.
Condition of Employment:
# Currently registered UW graduate student
# Valid drivers license

Terms:
Teaching Assistants are required to register for a minimum of ten credits per quarter. A 50% FTE Assistantship pays a stipend (which varies depending on graduate level and student’s home department), health insurance and an operating fee waiver, which covers most of tuition. Successful applicants will be responsible for paying any student fees. The salary schedules are available at: Graduate Student Salary Schedule.

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:

# identify strengths you would bring to this position;
# highlight your background and abilities directly related to this specific course;
# provide contact information for 2-3 references (name, title, phone, email) familiar with your teaching and/or research abilities.

Preference will be given to applications received by Tuesday, February 10, 2009. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Decisions and notification to all applicants will be communicated by Friday, February 27, 2009.

CSDE Funded Fellowships for 2009-2010

The Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology is pleased to announce the availability of funded fellowships for students with interests in population issues for the academic year 2009-20010. To be eligible, applicants must be current or prospective graduate students in one of the following departments or schools of the University of Washington:

Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Sociology, Social Work, Statistics, and Public Affairs

CSDE fellowships fund graduate students with research interests in population issues from two sources:
•Shanahan Fellowships are open to all students
•NICHD Training Fellowships are restricted to US Citizens and Permanent Residents

We expect up to six fellowships from these two sources will be open for either incoming or continuing students. Fellowships are renewable after the first year.

Applications for these fellowships should include:
•An application letter from the student stating academic and research plans.
•Two letters of recommendation.
•A current transcript.

Applications from current UW graduate students should include a statement of satisfactory progress from the director of graduate studies/graduate advisor in their home department or school.
Successful applicants will be expected to take the core sequence of courses in demography that include CSDE 502, CSDE/Sociology 513 and Sociology 433. In addition, they will enroll in and regularly attend the weekly CSDE seminar series (CSDE 501), and work for 15-19 hours per week with a CSDE faculty affiliate of their choosing on a mutually agreed topic. Students must be in continuous residence while holding the fellowship.

Please send applications directly to the graduate program director/coordinator in your department, or PhD program director in your school.

Completed applications must be received by 5 pm on
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

2009-2010 Chester Fritz Grants

2009-10 CHESTER FRITZ GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDY & EXCHANGES

For 2009-10 the Graduate School will award several grants from the Chester Fritz endowment to support the international study or research by UW graduate students in the social sciences and humanities. These grants are available to fund research and/or study periods of three months. The stipend will be equivalent to the stipend of a Predoc Teaching Associate II, currently, $1718 per month, and include paid health insurance and UW tuition. No extra money is included for airfare. At the end of the study/research period, students will provide the UW with a written summary and evaluation of their experiences.

In allocating these awards, PRIORITY will be given to applications with the following:
1. evidence of appropriate language competence, and

2. documentation of the relevance of the university or locale to the planned research, and

3. documentation of the relationship between the proposed study/research and the applicant's academic program, and

4. an indication that the international experience is new, that is, students returning to their home country or frequent visitors to the proposed site will have lower priority.

Students who have already received a Graduate School Pembroke Award or a previous Graduate School Fritz or Western Europe Travel Grant are ineligible to receive a Fritz Award.
For more information and the application form, please go to: http://www.grad.washington.edu/fellow/Fritz_fellowship_page.htm

David and Lucile Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering

David and Lucile Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering

Sponsor: The David and Lucile Packard Foundation - Fellowships for Science and Engineering Program to support young faculty in the natural sciences and engineering.

Program: New Faculty Fellowship Program

Purpose: The intent of the Fellowship Program is to provide support for unusually creative researchers early in their careers; faculty members who are well established and well funded are less likely to receive the award. It is further the intent of the Foundation to emphasize support for innovative individual research that involves the Fellows, their students, and junior colleagues, rather than extensions or components of large-scale, ongoing research programs.

Number of Applications Allowed from UW: 2

Open to: physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, astronomy, computer science, earth science, ocean science and all branches of engineering. Candidates engaged in the social sciences will not be considered.

Eligibility Requirements: physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, astronomy, computer science, earth science, ocean science and all branches of engineering. Candidates engaged in the social sciences will not be considered.

Applications Instructions:

1. Nominations must include a letter of support from the Chair, CV, list of three proposed references, and statement from the nominee that describes why the research is important and outlines general goals for the next five years (not to exceed two typewritten pages).

2. If more than one nomination is submitted from the school/college, a priority order from the Dean’s office would be helpful.

3. The original nomination and nine copies should be sent to Peggy Fanning, Office of Research, Box 351202, by Monday, February 23, 2009.

4. Nominations will be reviewed by the Proposal Review Committee. You and the nominees will be informed of those selected for submission by early March 2009. The nomination form is due no later than March 16, 2009- (this can be faxed from the Office of the President - Office of Research will take care of this.)

5. If selected for submission, a final nomination will be due in the Office of Sponsored Programs by April 6, 2009. Nomination procedure is now on line, and completed nominations must be submitted online by April 20, 2009. Please note that three letters of recommendation from scientists outside the University must be received at the Foundation independent of the package prepared by the university. Letters of recommendation may be submitted through file upload on the Foundation’s online application system or sent directly to Foundation staff by email or standard mail. As these letters are integral to the review process, nominees are encouraged to contact the Foundation via e-mail to ascertain whether or not recommendations have been received.

UW Due Date: 02/23/2009

Sponsor Due Date: 04/20/2009

View the Full listing: http://www.washington.edu/research/ls.php?id=18

Thomas Francis Jr. Global Health Fellowship

UW is now accepting applications for the Thomas Francis Jr, Global Health Fellowship!

Application deadline is March 11, 2009.

The purpose of the Thomas Francis, Jr. Global Health Fellowship is to promote global health by providing financial assistance to graduate or professional students who would like to gain practical global health field experience in international and/or underserved community settings. Dr. Thomas Francis, Jr. taught Dr. Jonas Salk the methodology of vaccine development, and designed and directed the Salk polio vaccine clinical trials. The Fellowship is administered by the Department of Global Health in conjunction with a faculty selection committee and the Dean's Office of the School of Public Health.

Eligible students may be enrolled in any graduate or professional school at the University of Washington, and must submit a project proposal that addresses a global health issue or problem. Projects should be one month to three months in length and must be completed by the end of Winter Quarter 2010. The Fellowship of up to $4,000USD can be used to support student travel costs, including room and board, travel health preparation, travel insurance and/or supplies for a particular global health project. The Fellowship cannot be used to cover tuition costs, school supplies, conference attendance or other non-project related expenses.

Applications will be scored based on the strength of the proposal, the relevance to global health and the applicant's academic and career goals, the significance to the host organization and the commitment by the host organization supervisor and a University of Washington faculty mentor. Fellowship recipients must meet all program deadlines, attend a travel preparation orientation and participate in other Thomas Francis, Jr. Global Health Fellowship activities. If a student is awarded and accepts the Fellowship, they must immediately withdraw their applications to other funding programs.

In order to be eligible you must:

A. Be enrolled in a full-time graduate school or graduate-level professional degree program at the University of Washington (undergraduates, recent graduates and medical residents are NOT eligible)

B. Identify an international experience, host organization (local or global) and host organization supervisor

C. Identify a University of Washington faculty mentor to assist you with the development of a project and connect the experience to your academic program and career goals

D. Submit via e-mail, a completed Thomas Francis, Jr. Global Health Fellowship application WITH supporting documentation by Wednesday, March 11, 2009 to ghrc@u.washington.edu.

E. Supporting documentation must include: a signed Statement of Commitment from your host organization supervisor, a Letter of Commitment from your University of Washington faculty mentor, a copy of your current resume (no more than 3 pages) and a recent "unofficial" copy of your University of Washington transcript. (please send all documents by e-mail)

Questions, e-mail Daren Wade at dwade@u.washington.edu

For a full application, go here:FrancisGlobalHealth FellowshipApplication2009.doc.

Teaching Assistantships for Comparative History of Ideas Department

The Comparative History of Ideas Department (CHID) at UW is now accepting TA applications. CHID has the funding for 12 single-quarter TA positions. The bulk of these TAs are assigned to discussion sections for large lecture classes. A few senior TAs are given the opportunity to teach stand-alone classes.

The application deadline is February 27th by 5pm. The application is available online here: http://depts.washington.edu/chid/TAApp09.doc

Contact for Questions: Amy Peloff, Assistant Director
Comparative History of Ideas
206/543-7991 (phone) :: 206/543-7400 (fax) Padelford B102 :: Box 354300