The Center for the Study of the Middle East, African Studies
Center, Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies,
East Asian Studies Center, and Russian and East European Institute welcome
applications for a Graduate Assistantship in the Fall Semester of the 2013-14
academic year. The position is open to ABD students enrolled in G901 only.
The GA appointment will require an effort of 20 hours/week
throughout the Fall Semester. The GA will assist with all administrative,
financial, organizational, and pedagogical aspects pertaining to a series of
workshops for middle and high school teachers on the teaching of world
history/geography.
Duties include:
·
Scheduling and attending to logistical
arrangements for two workshops to be held in two different regions of Indiana
·
Composing and disseminating announcements of
upcoming workshops to middle and high school teachers who serve at schools of
the regions in question
·
Coordinating the work of IU doctoral students
and other presenters at the workshops
·
Developing and disseminating classroom
activities based on workshop presentations for use at middle and high school
level
·
Processing financial transactions that include
supply orders, payments for substitute teachers, travel reimbursements
·
Assembling and organizing materials from current
and previous workshops in preparation for launch of a webpage devoted to the
project
Desired Skills/qualifications:
·
Familiarity with
middle/high school social studies curricula
·
Coursework and/or work
experience in lesson plan development for middle/high school
·
Excellent written and
oral communication skills
·
Ability to learn IU
financial systems
·
Good computer skills
Eligibility & Stipend:
Graduate Students enrolled in G901
are eligible to apply. The GA will receive a stipend of $7,875, paid out
in five installments from mid-September through mid-December, and health
insurance.
Application deadline is August
7. Please submit the following to Mark Trotter, Associate Director/Russian
and East European Institute, at martrott@indiana.edu:
·
letter of application
addressing preferred skills and qualifications;
·
CV or resume;
·
two letters of
recommendation from work supervisors and/or graduate faculty.
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