TA for SAFS Anticipated for Spring

The School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences anticipates a Teaching Assistantship will be available in the following course for Spring 2009: 
Fish 458 – Fisheries Stock Assessment: Models for conservation of populations 
Quarter Offered:  Spring 2009 
Instructor Name:   Dr. Ray Hilborn 
Days and times of lectures, labs, field trips:  
Lectures:  MWF, 9:30-10:20 
Lab: Tuesdays 2:30-4:20 
Course Website:  http://fish.washington.edu/classes/fish458

TA responsibilities include:
* TA’s at 50% effort should expect to average approximately 20 hours/week throughout the appointment period, for a total of 220 hours over the course of the quarter. Spring appointments run from March 16^th – June. 15^th.
* TA will assist in the weekly laboratories, and will run 3 of the laboratories independently.
* TA is responsible for grading weekly homework assignments.
* TA is expected to hold a minimum of 1 office hour per week.
* TA is expected to attend all lectures.
* TA is expected to maintain the course web site.    

 Requirements:
* Academic standing as a UW Graduate Student and eligibility to hold a Graduate Student Assistantship.
* Availability for full appointment time frame (March 16th – June 15th.) * Proficiency with Excel and Word, some experience with R
* Ability to work independently and coordinate multiple varied tasks simultaneously

Desired: Desired:
* Familiarity with the  material taught in 458                                            * Previous teaching or TA experience
* Website maintenance experience
* General familiarity with research programs being conducted by SAFS faculty  

Application Process:
Applicants should send CV, cover letter and contact information for 2-3 references (name, title, phone, email) familiar with your teaching and/or research abilities to: Lin Murdock at linm@u.washington.edu.

Preference will be given to applications received by Thursday, March 5^th, 2009.  Decisions and notifications will be made by Thursday, March 12^th, 2009.

A 50% FTE Teaching Assistantship pays a stipend (which varies depending on graduate level and student’s home department). Salary schedule may be seen at:
http://www.grad.washington.edu/fellow/salaryschedule.htm

Teaching Assistants will be required to register for a minimum of ten credits per quarter; successful applicants will be responsible for paying any student fees. Operating Fee (including most of tuition) will be paid. Graduate Appointee accident/sickness insurance will be provided. 

Notes:  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:
http://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/laborrel/contracts/uaw/contract/preamble.html
The University of Washington is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206.543.6450 / 206.543.6452 (tty) or dso@u.washington.edu.  

 

 

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Lin Murdock

Student Services Coordinator

School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences

Fishery Sciences Building

1122 NE Boat Street, Suite 116

Seattle, WA 98195-5020

www.fish.washington.edu

linm@u.washington.edu

PH: 206-543-7457   FX: 206-616-8689

COFS Career Fair This Friday

College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences Career Fair
Friday, February 27th from 10-2
Lobby of the Fishery Sciences Building
1122 N.E. Boat St.

Check out the list of all employers attending.  http://www.cofs.washington.edu/jobs/details.jsp?ID=3525&sortby=search&start=0&per=10&field=all&criteria=

Go talk to these employers (many of whom are UW alumni), even if you are still a first-year student. It’s a great chance to get information about what these individuals and organizations do. Remember that they come to campus because they are (or will be) looking for new talent they can add to their organizations. Even if they don’t have jobs at this very moment, they want to be in touch with potential employees (possibly YOU), so that when the budget allows them to add an employee, they know who’s available, and they can find you.

Washington State NonProf Conference

April 2, 2009, in Bellevue’s Meydenbauer Center.   Just an FYI in case anyone wants to attend this and learn more about nonprofs in general. 

(If anyone really wants to go and can’t afford it, I’d suggest that you contact them, tell them you’re a student interested in learning more about the nonprof world, and ask if you could volunteer to help in exchange for getting in free. I’ve seen it work out many times.)

FAME Scholarship Deadlines & $$

Abstract submission deadline - Feb 27

Scholarship application deadline – March 6

Registration deadline – March 14

The Fisheries And Marine Ecosystems Conference will be held a tCamp Alexandra (Crescent Beach), British Columbia, Candda, April 17-19, 2009.

See http://www.fameconference.org   Questions? fameconference@hotmail.com

Note:  SMA students have been able to access Wendy Graham support in the past for some travel costs.  If you haven’t already, get yourselves organized and come talk about this ASAP, so we can support the most of you for the smallest cost.

Another Scholarship

The local Wilderness Society is sponsoring the Gloria Baron Wilderness Society Scholarship – $10,000 for graduate work i  wilderness science.  It may be a stretch for SMA themes, but one might make a case for it.  Full information at http://wilderness.org/content/gloria-barron-scholarship

Local organization – Research Dept., Dr. Janice L. Thompson,  The Wilderness Society, 720 Third Ave, Ste 1800, Seattle.  www.wilderness.org  Phone 206-624-6430, ext. 231

Biology TAs

 The Biology Department has opportunitites for 50% FTE temporary Spring Quarter 2009 teaching assistant position(s). Biology typically hires between one and eight non-Biology TAs every quarter, depending on commitments to Biology graduate students. TAs may be required to lead labs or quiz sections at lower division or upper division levels. Courses: Introductory Biology; Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology; Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology; Plant Biology; and Physiology. Responsibilities: attending lectures, teaching sections, grading, and additional course specific requirements of individual instructors. For further information about possible courses see University course catalog and time schedules. Salary: Biology variable TA rate. Health insurance and operating fee waiver for eligible graduate students. How to Apply: Fill out form available at: http://www.biology.washington.edu/pdf/grad/BioTAapp.pdf, and submit electronically to eoc@u.washington.edu, along with current CV, contact information for 2-3 references and proof of appropriate coursework. Requirements: # Currently registered UW graduate student in good standing and eligible to hold a graduate student assistantship. # Availability for entire appointment timeframe (3/30/09-6/19/09). # Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills. # Satisfactory grades in one or more upper division courses in the appropriate field.

COFS Career Fair This Friday

Lobby, Fishery Sciences Building (1122 NE Boat St)Friday, February 27, 2009  10 am – 2 pm

In addition to the list of employers attending that Linda Scheidt sent out Feb, 20, here are some of the most recent listings of employers who will be attending – 1)  Port of Seattle – George Blomberg, Senior Environmental Program Manager and SMA alum – www.portseattle.org

2)  International Pacific Halibut Commission – Evangeline White, Biologist, Eric Soderlund, Survey Coordinator – www.iphc.washington.edu

3) Puget Sound Partnership -  Chris Townsend, Special Assistant to the Executive Director -     www.psp.wa.gov      

Also, an addition to Washington State Dept. of Ecology: -  Sandy Aasen, Benthic Ecologist -   www.ecy.wa.gov

Marc Hershman Marine Policy Fellowship

Information session – Thursday February 26, 11:30-12:00 at Washington Sea Grant, 3716 Brooklyn Avenue NE, Seattle.  Bring Lunch

Note the Application Deadline of April 30, 2009

For general info – http://wsg.washington.edu/education/fellowships/hershman.html or application guidelines http://wsg.washington.edu/education/fellowships/hershman_guidelines.html , contact Nancy Reichley, 206.685-8302, gfellow@u.washington.edu .

This is a very fine fellowship for SMA students who  want to build a strong base for career involvement in the legislative process.

Science Writing Course Spring Term

Add codes are available from Deborah Illman, who teaches Ocean 506A, Science & Technology Creative Nonfiction Writting. Email her for entry codes.  illman@u.washington.edu

Spring Quarter Project Assistant

Implementing Ecosystem Based Management

Tim Essington and Andre Punt seek a graduate student for a Project Assistant (50% time) in Spring, 2009, to assist in running the Bevan International Workshop, “Implementing Ecosystem Based Management.” Responsibilities will include coordinating travel, lodging, workshop logistics, reimbursement administration, and to serve as the main “point person” for conference participants. The workshop will be held Apr. 30 – May 1 2009. This is a tremendous opportunity to work with internationally-recognized experts in this rapidly emerging field .

Interested individuals should send a current CV to both Tim Essington,
essing@u.washington.edu and Andre Punt, aepunt@u.washington.edu, by no later than Feb 21st, 2009.