The director PCAS reached out asking me to advertise some interesting teaching opportunities for Math GSIs at Michigan. They are looking to hire three GSIs for three different new courses in computing in the Arts. This is a unique opportunity to expand your teaching portfolio and teach something different. Details with links to apply below.…
Category: Course Innovation
Interested in teaching EECS 376 this fall?
The Associate Chair, Seth Pettie, in the CSE department (the more theoretical side of EECS) is again looking for a Math PhD/MLB student to hire as GSI for EECS 376, Foundations of Computer Science this fall. Let me know if you’d like an introduction. This is a great way to get to know colleagues in…
Reminder: Sweetland Fellowship due Sunday
The Deadline for applying for a Sweetland Fellowship for next year is Sunday. This is great opportunity to teach something different (as an English GSI!) and discuss teaching of writing through mathematics with a diverse array of scholars. Our own Rachel Webb won this fellowship two years ago. Scroll through this document to read her…
Interesting GSI position in Math for Fall ’19
Math 385 is hiring a GSI. The deadline to apply is June 7, tomorrow! Apply here now. Math 385 is one of three math courses for future elementary teachers taught by the math department. The focus of the course is developing the students’ mathematical voice and reasoning abilities, while carefully defining, and deducing beloved properties…
Unique GSI position for Fall 2019
Interested in teaching something different? Psychology is hiring a GSI for their statistics course! You are eminently qualified! This is a chance to learn something new, get more diverse teaching experience, and meet new people. The deadline is approaching fast, so apply now. Note that you can likely learn “R” this summer as a small…
Innovative Teaching Opportunity: full funding
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…
Summer Opportunities for Social Research Training
Looking for something different this summer? Interested in using your math skills to get involved with Social Research? The University offers summer courses ICPSR Summer Programs in Quantitative Methods of Social Research and SRC Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques to train graduate students around campus in quantitative methods. For the first time, Rackham is offering…
Want to teach CS in the fall?
EECS will be hiring Math PhD students and/or post-docs in the fall to teach one section of EECS 203 (Discrete Math) or EECS 376 (Foundations of Computer Science). These are multi-section courses where most of the administrative burden will not rest on the math student. They pay 100% GSI rate. If you want to know…
Free Lunch, Bonding and Professional Development
The Student Advisory Board is sponsoring a working lunch 12-2 on Thursday December 6 for all GSIs interested in discussing issues surrounding teaching. This is a great opportunity to get to know graduate students, post-docs and faculty in our department whom you may not normally get to meet. This lunch is an informal gathering to share ideas…