FLAS Applications

Apply now for Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships

Application packets for Title VI Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships are now available for students to pick up from the Jackson School of International Studies, Office of Student Services in Thomson 111. Incoming and current graduate and professional students from all departments and schools are encouraged to apply. The deadline is January 15, 2010.

Incoming and current M.A and Ph.D. students, who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and plan to study a modern foreign language*, in combination with area or international studies or international aspects of professional fields, are eligible for Academic Year awards. Summer fellowships are granted to those who will take an intensive foreign language course in the U.S. or abroad.

FLAS fellowships are funded by the U.S. Department of Education through eight National Resource Centers located in the Jackson School of International Studies: Canada, East Asia, Global (International) Studies, Middle East, Russia/East Europe/Central Asia (REECAS/Ellison), South Asia, Southeast Asia and West Europe.

Summer 2010 awards will provide tuition up to $4,000, plus a living allowance of $2,500. Travel funds up to $1,000 are available with summer awards only. Academic Year 2010-11 fellowships, pending funding, will grant tuition up to $12,000**, plus a stipend of $15,000**. Graduate appointee health insurance is paid out of the tuition amount.

Students may download application materials from http://jsis.washington.edu/advise/catalog/flasapp.html .

Eight campus-wide information sessions about the FLAS fellowship will be held in November and December. (Dates, times and locations are attached.) Students may register by emailing Mary Ann Curtis at macurtis@uw.edu.

*2009-10 FLAS award languages: Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Filipino/Tagalog, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian/Malay, Italian, Japanese, Kazak, Kirgiz, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Tajik, Thai, Turkish, Uighur, Urdu, Uzbek, and Vietnamese. Award languages for 2010-11 are not confirmed.

**2009-10 funding levels. Academic Year 2010-11 award amounts have not been determined.

Mary Ann Curtis, Coordinator
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Program Jackson School of International Studies University of Washington macurtis@uw.edu
Phone: 206-616-8679

PS – Listing of campus info sessions is in the next item below.

Potential Project/Job

Short-term funding opportunity available for someone (likely ideal for an undergraduate or graduate student) to do a project with NOAA’s NEMO program. Potential candidates invited to consider the position.  The project might be helpful for a student working towards a research or thesis project. Details follow.

NOAA Short-Term Position Available in Marine Science Education PRIMARY PROJECT/DELIVERABLE The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently developed a pilot project “NEMO” to promote ocean literacy in the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) and encourage DCPS participation in a national academic competition for high school students in the ocean sciences, the National Ocean Sciences Bowl. Towards this end, several activities and lesson plans have either been developed or adapted, but none are currently linked to national, DCPS, or ocean literacy standards. The primary project would be to develop a NEMO marine science curriculum using existing NEMO lesson plans and align all lessons to national, DCPS, and ocean literacy standards. The potential to develop new lessons exists if student is interested. The objective would be to produce a NEMO curriculum on a cd that could be distributed at conferences such as NSTA and the National Marine Educators Association Conference. Depending on time and interest, the potential would also exist to work on other projects related to the NEMO program such as survey development and analysis, school recruitment, and program planning. JOB REQUIREMENTS A class or some prior experience in marine or environmental science as well as experience developing lesson plans linked to standards. Computer skill requirements – experience using Microsoft Office. Good communication skills helpful. TIME FRAME: The project would be for up to 20 hours for 4 months though some flexibility exists in how we set up the hourly and monthly commitment. The main objective is to complete the NEMO curriculum. SALARY: $15-17/hour CONTACT: Laura Oremland  at  Laura.Oremland@noaa.gov

MCBI Internship (-but no $$)

MCBI’s Government Affairs office in Washington DC works on policy research and advocacy on a variety of marine issues, including preserving Hawaii’s marine ecosystems, deep sea corals and seamounts conservation, marine protected areas such as marine sanctuaries, and combating destructive fishing practices such as bottom trawling.  Past interns have found the internship useful in narrowing their focus/interest in marine issues and learning about lobbying and the legislative process, particularly how to package science information for decision makers.

Compensation  -  Interns are expected to work 40 hours per week.  The internship is unpaid.  No benefits or relocation costs are provided, except standard holidays falling during the internship term.  We are willing to work with interns and their universities to obtain academic credit for internship work.

 Application  -  Send all application materials by email to internships@mcbi.org by July13th.  Reference “Ocean Policy Intern” in the subject line.

A cover letter detailing your interests, relevant experience, goals and availability;

1. A résumé;
2. A writing sample (1-2 pages);
3. A course list detailing applicable coursework experience;
4. And a list of 3 references or completed recommendation letters.

 MCBI is an equal opportunity employer.

http://www.mcbi.org/who/jobs_internship.htm

(Hoping someone can afford this “equal” opportunity.  -Kt)

Washington Sea Grant Science Writing Fellowship

Application deadline extended.

Applications are invited for the Washington Sea Grant (WSG) Science Writing Fellowship for Summer Quarter 2009.
WSG is seeking outstanding candidates to work on the development of a variety of communication products about Sea Grant projects and issues in marine-related research, education, and outreach.
The fellow would work closely with the WSG Communications program and UW science writing instructor Dr. Deborah Illman on activities that may involve development of newsletter articles, content for brochures and reports, Web content, or other materials to be determined in conjunction with WSG personnel. The fellow would be expected to spend 8 to 10 hours per week on these activities. Background information on Washington Sea Grant is available at http:// wsg.washington.edu/
One candidate for Summer Quarter will be selected for the fellowship, which will provide a stipend of $1,000 for the quarter.Upper division undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to apply. Applicants should forward a resume, two writing samples, and a cover letter outlining how this experience would further the fellow’s goals, toDr. Deborah Illman, search committee chair, at illman@u.washington.edu, Box 357940.  Applications are due on or before June 12, 2009 for the Summer fellowship, expected to begin by approximately June 22. Deborah L. Illman, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, National Science Foundation Discovery Corps
http://faculty.washington.edu/illman
Editor, Northwest Science & Technology  http://www.nwst.org
University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-7940
206-616-4826

POE Quiz Section Instructors (4)

Req #: 54917
Department: PROGRAM ON THE ENVIRONMENT
Job Location: Seattle Campus
Posting Date: 06/01/2009
Closing Info: Closes On  06/15/2009
Salary: Based on standard UW rates determined by student standing
Union Position: Yes
Appointment Period: June 22-July 31, 2009
Closing Date: For first consideration, apply by June 15, 2009.
Preference will be given to applications received by Friday, June 5.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.  Decisions and
notifications will be made by Friday, June 19.
Condition of Employment: Academic standing as a UW Graduate Student and eligibility to hold a Graduate Student Assistantship.
For full information: https://uwhires.admin.washington.edu/eng/candidates/default.cfm?szCategory=jobprofile&szOrderID=54917&szCandidateID=0&szSearchWords=&szReturnToSearch=1

Temp Job with Hood Canal Coordinating Council

Habitat Work Schedule Technician – Temporary Employment Opportunity

Please find attached and available on our website (http://hccc.wa.gov/About+Us/Employment/default.aspx) an announcement for a temporary employment opportunity at the Hood Canal Coordinating Council as the Habitat Work Schedule Technician.

 

To apply, please e-mail a resume and cover letter, with “Habitat Work Schedule Temporary Technician” in the email subject line, by Monday, June 8, 2009 at noon to Robin Lawlis, HCCC Administrative Manager (rlawlis@hccc.wa.gov).

Richard Brocksmith,  Lead Entity Coordinator

Hood Canal Coordinating Council

(360) 394-7999 office

(360) 531-2166 cell

17791 Fjord Drive NE, Box HH

Poulsbo, WA  98370-8481

www.hccc.wa.gov

rbrocksmith@hccc.wa.gov

US Dept of State Offers Internship Program

The U.S. Department of State is accepting applications for its  2010 Spring Student Internship Program.

Click here (http://careers.state.gov/students/programs.html#SIP) for more information and to start the online application process.  Deadline to submit completed applications is July 1, 2009.

You must be a U.S. Citizen and a student or graduate student -  to be eligible.

Summer Camp Educator Jobs with NOAA

The 2009 NOAA Science Camp is hiring 5 Camp Educators for two weeks of camp and two days of training. They will serve as Team Leaders for groups of 10-15 middle-school-age students.

Time Committment    -  June 29 & 30, 2009: Required Orientation Session (Two 8 hour days)  -   July 6-10 & July 13-17, 2009: Two camp sessions, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Compensation – $16.50/hour  Deadline – May 24, 2009   

For more information and application – https://uwhires.admin.washington.edu/eng/candidates/default.cfm?szCategory=jobprofile&szOrderID=54197&szCandidateID=0&szSearchWords=&szReturnToSearch=1

Summer Lecturer Positions Open at CQS

The Center for Quantitative Science will be hiring 2 predoctoral lecturers for Summer Quarter 2009.  We have an opening in Q Sci 292 (Analysis for Biologists II) and one in Q Sci 381 (Intro. to Probability and Statistics).  The predoctoral lecturer will have sole responsibility for teaching the course.  (We hear that they are getting so few applications that they may consider pre-masters candidates.)

Full announcement and application at:   https://catalysttools.washington.edu/gopost/board/lindabel/11276/

Applications are due Thursday, May 21.  Applications should be submitted to Linda Hegrenes, lindabel@u.washington.edu or dropped off in Anderson 006. 

 Decisions will be made by Thursday, June 4.  Positions will be filled subject to available funds from the Summer Quarter Office.

 Linda Hegrenes, UW Center for Quantitative Science
Box 352100, Anderson 006, Seattle, WA  98195
206.543.1191

NSF-OS Looking for Science Assistants

Terrie Klinger says, “Could be a great job for one of our students.”

NSF Ocean Sciences is seeking applicants for positions as Science Assistants in the Division of Ocean Sciences to work most directly with the Ocean Section and its three research-support programs – Biological Oceanography, Chemical Oceanography and Physical Oceanography.   The Science Assistant positions are temporary positions as Federal employees, with extension to three years possible.

These are positions ideal for early career, post-graduate (Bachelor’s or Master’s)  persons trained in the disciplines of oceanography, and/or closely associated fields (marine chemistry, environmental fluids, marine ecology, coastal engineering, aquatic biogeochemistry, etc.) who would like to contribute in a major way to meeting the responsibilities of the Ocean Sciences Division in supporting research across the U.S. academic research community.  The roles and responsibilities of the Science Assistants are many.

http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobId=80122359&AVSDM=2009-03-26+00%3A03%3A01

This generic advertisement closes 27 April 2009 but it is anticipated

that another open call will follow in the future.  Applicants can pick

either physical or biological sciences as the noted disciplines in the

announcement, but make sure that your interest and experience in ocean sciences is highlighted.

Phillip Taylor, Head, Ocean Section, Division of Ocean Sciences

National Science Foundation – prtaylor@nsf.gov - 703-292-8580