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Teaching Assistant: Field Course | Notre Dame Environmental Research Center

by Kris Pieper on February 3, 2016

Teaching Assistants needed for 10-week summer course at the University
of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center (UNDERC) in northern
Wisconsin and the Michigan Upper Peninsula. This undergraduate course,
Practicum in Environmental Field Biology, runs from May 16 ­ July 22,
2016. The course includes both teaching and research components to
educate 28 sophomore and junior undergraduate students. The teaching
component is broken up into 4 week-long modules (Vertebrate Ecology,
Aquatic Ecology, Insect Ecology, and Forest Ecology), taught by
instructors from the University of Notre Dame and other collaborating
universities. Students also work with mentors and TAs to design and
carry out independent ecological research projects. See UNDERC¹s web
page for specifics about the course: http://underc.nd.edu/underc-
east/courses/

TA will work to assist professors during each teaching module, as well
as provide guidance on a daily basis to enrolled students.
Additionally, the TA will directly mentor 1-2 student projects during
the summer.  The project topics will be directed towards the mentor¹s
strengths in ecology (e.g., herpetology, mammalogy, forestry,
entomology, limnology, etc.).

Modern apartment-style housing will be provided at no cost at UNDERC.
Field vehicles provided throughout the course. Other amenities (24-hr
computer lab, wireless internet access in apartments, free laundry
facilities) are accessible on property.

Qualifications: M.S. in Ecology or related field is preferred, but B.S.
in Ecology plus 1 year post-graduate work experience in teaching or
biological research may substitute. Basic knowledge of 4 modules (listed
above) and univariate statistics preferred.  If applicable, please
include a list of relevant coursework you have completed.

Salary is negotiable, based on level of experience. Minimum $5000 for
the class (10 weeks).

Please submit cover letter (including topics of potential independent
projects), CV/resume, and the contact information for three references
(e-mail submission preferred) to:

Dr. Michael J. Cramer
Assistant Director, East
Environmental Research Center
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556
mcramer@nd.edu
(574) 631-0970
http://underc.nd.edu

Review of applications will begin 1 March 2016, and continue until the
position is filled.

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