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Winter TA Openings in Global Health

Published on October 22, 2010 in Masters, PhD and TA/RA/GSA. 0 Comments

Four 50% (20 hours per week) Teaching Assistant positions are available Winter Quarter for G H 101 “Introduction to Global

Health: Disparities, Determinants, Policies and Outcomes”

Course meets:  Tues/Thurs  8:30 – 9:20 a.m. & Fri, 8:30-10:20 a.m.

The Department of Global Health is currently looking to recruit 4 Teaching Assistants (TAs) for a new class ‘Intro to Global Health’ GH 101 which will be taught for the first time this coming Winter Quarter, 2011.  The instructors for the class are Continue reading ‘Winter TA Openings in Global Health’

RA Position with CWD

Published on July 14, 2010 in Masters, PhD and TA/RA/GSA. 0 Comments

The Center for Workforce Development (CWD) at the University of Washington is seeking a graduate research assistant for a funded research and workshop project examining career paths of women in Nanotechnology.

The Center for Workforce Development (CWD) at the University of Washington focuses on diversity through research, evaluation, and programmatic initiatives in higher education and the workforce. CWD concentrates on the science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) workforce, focusing on promotion of strategies for the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women and underrepresented minorities. CWD also assesses educational climates and evaluates programs designed to increase the representation of diverse groups in STEM fields. Continue reading ‘RA Position with CWD’

Web Tech and Communications Assistant

Published on April 20, 2010 in TA/RA/GSA. 0 Comments

Apply by April 30  Details (Search for Requisition ID 63152)

The Simpson Center seeks a 50% GSA to fill its Web Tech and Communications Assistant position for AY10-11 September 16, 2010-June 15, 2011) with option of additional hourly employment during Summer 2010.

Primary responsibilities of the appointment include maintaining and developing the Simpson Center’s online presence via its website, events calendar, weekly and monthly e-mails, Facebook and Twitter accounts, Continue reading ‘Web Tech and Communications Assistant’

Graduate Staff Assistant opening in LST (Catalyst)

Published on February 2, 2010 in TA/RA/GSA. 0 Comments

Need funding for Spring, Summer, and Autumn 2010?

Learning and Scholarly Technologies (the folks at Catalyst) is looking for a Graduate Student Assistant.

Full tuition paid and graduate student stipend.

Application deadline is 2/15.

Description:
Learning & Scholarly Technologies (LST) supports members of the University of Washington (UW) community as they discover, work toward, and achieve their learning, teaching and research goals. We explore innovative technologies and offer proven solutions, in collaboration with our clients, to help them stay at the forefront of their work.

LST is seeking a UW graduate student to serve as a Graduate Staff Assistant for spring, summer, and autumn 2010. The Graduate Staff Assistant will contribute to current and future research projects at LST.  Duties include: coordinating research activities, assisting with data collection and analysis (both quantitative and qualitative), and contributing to written reports of study findings.

Full job description and application instructions:  https://uwhires.admin.washington.edu/eng/candidates/default.cfm?szCategory=JobProfile&szOrderID=61372&szlocationID=88

dub RA Opening

Published on January 31, 2010 in Masters, PhD and TA/RA/GSA. 0 Comments

Research Assistantship Interactive Technology for Advancing Instruction in Engineering Start Date: March 16, 2010 Application Deadline: February 17, 2010 Notification by: February 28, 2010 This Research Assistantship supports the development of an interactive, dynamic, and evolving web-based tool for engineering instructors and students to use on a class-by-class basis to identify instruction strategies (from a target list of five contemporary social instruction techniques) that are work best for student learning & experience in a particular classroom.This multiple-quarter RA supports the preliminary data analysis required to identify the specifications for this tool and the programming, video editing, graphics, and related skills needed to bring a polished, professional tool onto the web for general dissemination and use by both engineering students and engineering faculty. The tool uses both verbal description of classroom scenarios and visual (video-based) examples of social instruction to assess the comfort level of faculty to teaching in new ways and of students in accepting alternative forms of instruction.

RA Position with the CWD

Published on December 9, 2009 in Masters, PhD and TA/RA/GSA. 0 Comments

Center for Workforce Development
University of Washington
Graduate Research Assistant: Evaluation & Data Analysis

The Center for Workforce Development (CWD) at the University of Washington is seeking a graduate research assistant. The graduate research assistant position (20 hours/week) will be available starting Winter 2010.

CWD concentrates on the science & engineering emerging workforce: recruitment, retention, and advancement of women and underrepresented minorities. CWD designs research projects and implements strategies to promote underrepresented workers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics). CWD conducts research on the STEM workforce, assesses educational climates, and evaluates programs designed to increase the representation of diverse groups in these fields and offers graduate student mentoring programs, professional seminars and ethics training in science and engineering. Continue reading ‘RA Position with the CWD’

Potential two-term RA position in Statistics

Published on December 7, 2009 in Masters, PhD and TA/RA/GSA. 0 Comments

Peter Guttorp, faculty in the Department of Statistics is working on a collaborative proposal on Multivariate nonstationary spatial extremes in climate and atmospheric science with researchers at NC State, Ohio State and the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

One aspect of the proposal is to explain to the general public (probably through lecures, web pages and maybe magazine articles) some of the research they are doing, particularly looking for trends in extreme weather events.

Peter is interested in potentially hiring an HCDE graduate student for a potential two quarter RA-ship. The RA would participating in a research group and design the public communication aspect of the work. There should be a fair bit of scope for independent creativity for the participant.

For interested students, contact Peter  at peter@stat.washington.edu.

Research Assistantship for Winter Quarter 2010- application due 12/3

Published on November 23, 2009 in Masters, PhD and TA/RA/GSA. 0 Comments

Research Assistantship for Winter Quarter 2010

https://uwhires.admin.washington.edu/eng/candidates/default.cfm?szCategory=jobprofile&szOrderID=59756&szCandidateID=0&szSearchWords=&szReturnToSearch=1

The Graduate School solicits applications for a part-time, 50% FTE one quarter Research Assistantship (RA) appointment (with possibility of re-appointment for additional quarters) to help analyze information and data related to UW graduate education.

Responsibilities will include:
1. Research, analyze and report on graduate education data. This will require using Graduate School databases, the UW Enterprise Data Warehouse, and other institutional, web and library sources. This will also require collaboration with Graduate School staff.
2. Create reports that communicate data and analysis to the UW and larger communities.
3. Provide data analysis and information for use with internal and external constituencies via updates, published reports, and the Graduate School website.
4. Create short surveys to obtain information to supplement existing Graduate School data (e.g., short surveys of staff working in graduate education, graduate students, faculty, etc.)
5. Build local reporting systems to provide access to information that will support internal decision-making and strategic planning and communications.
Continue reading ‘Research Assistantship for Winter Quarter 2010- application due 12/3′

Graduate Staff Assistant- Technical Writer, UW Technology

Published on November 5, 2009 in Masters, PhD and TA/RA/GSA. 0 Comments

A fabulous opportunity for a HCDE grad student. Full tuition benefit and stipend.

Description:
Learning & Scholarly Technologies (LST) supports members of the University of Washington (UW) community as they discover, work toward, and achieve their learning, teaching and research goals. We explore innovative technologies and offer proven solutions, in collaboration with our clients, to help them stay at the forefront of their work.

LST is seeking a UW graduate student to serve as a Graduate Staff Assistant for winter and spring quarters. The Graduate Staff Assistant will be responsible for technical writing and editing. Projects include writing LST marketing materials and news stories; collaborating on technology research reports; creating and updating content for the LST Web site (http://www.uw.edu/lst), including online how-to guides, computing workshop curriculum, and profiles of technology use; collaborating with professional, graduate, and undergraduate staff on curriculum development and technical communication projects; and other duties as assigned.

Requirements:
Currently registered UW Graduate Student in good standing and eligibility to hold a Graduate Student Assistantship.

Candidates should have a genuine interest in academic technology and enjoy working with and assisting people. Candidates must have excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as strong editing skills. In addition, candidates must be able to understand new technology quickly, work well as a member of a team and independently, communicate effectively with colleagues, exercise good judgment, and meet deadlines.
Read the full job description and apply online at UW Hires.
https://uwhires.admin.washington.edu/eng/candidates/default.cfm?szCategory=JobProfile&szOrderID=59396&szlocationID=88

Winter 2010 TA position – Environmental Studies

Published on October 29, 2009 in Masters, PhD and TA/RA/GSA. 0 Comments

TEACHING ASSISTANT

Req #: 59202
Department: PROGRAM ON THE ENVIRONMENT
Job Location: Seattle Campus
Posting Date: 10/29/2009
Closing Info: Closes On  11/12/2009
Salary: Based on standard UW rates determined by student standing. Continue reading ‘Winter 2010 TA position – Environmental Studies’