The Sweetland Writing Center offers Math (and all Rackham) PhD students a great opportunity to do something different to support themselves, and to get additional training especially valuable for those planning to pursue a career in academia. Please consider applying! Our own Rachel Webb won one of these fellowships, and enjoyed her teaching appointment through it.
The Fellows Seminar offered in the winter term is designed to bring together faculty (Senior Fellows) and graduate student instructors (Junior Fellows), from multiple disciplines, who share a commitment to integrating writing in their courses.
Junior Fellows develop and share course syllabi, confer with visiting speakers, and discuss approaches to incorporating writing across the disciplines in order to prepare a First-Year Seminar that meets the First-Year Writing Requirement.
Junior Fellows receive a stipend of $1000 during Winter Term 2020 for participating in the Seminar. Seminar participants will meet from 1-3 p.m. on Fridays.
In Spring/Summer Term 2020, Junior Fellows meet with Sweetland’s Director to develop their syllabi, and they participate in the English Department Writing Program (EDWP) orientations. Rackham and Sweetland support each graduate student selected with a stipend up to $5,000 for the spring term, determined by each student’s spring/summer funding from Rackham.
In Fall Term 2020, Junior Fellows teach one section of English 125 (a four-credit writing course on a topic related to their discipline and a teaching circle) and are supported by a .50 GSI fraction. During this term they enroll in English 993, a series of meetings in which they discuss their teaching with other instructors.
To apply for a Junior Fellowship, students should complete the Jr Fellow Application online by Monday, March 4, 2019.
Application materials include:
- A letter (maximum two pages) describing your previous teaching experience and interest in teaching
- Curriculum Vitae
- Statement of candidacy status, number of years in program, and expected date of degree completion
- One teaching recommendation letter from a faculty member
- Teaching evaluation summaries (where available)
Criteria for selection:
- Interest in and commitment to integrating writing into courses
- Achievement of candidacy (preferred)
- GSI experience (teaching in a course meeting the Upper Level Writing Requirement helpful)
Selections will be announced via email in early April.
Contact Laura Schuyler at schuyler@umich.edu or 936-3144 with questions.
Link to online application: https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eG3F1KicnFjJxo9
The Fellows Seminar is supported by the College of Literature, Science & the Arts, the Rackham Graduate School, and the Sweetland Center for Writing.
