Job Description:

• Assists the instructors with the BA Project Seminars. This involves holding office hours, advising students on their projects, especially the writing components, grading the drafts and the final papers.
• Assists the instructors of record with the Public Policy Core courses, by conducting weekly review and discussion sections; holding regularly scheduled office hours; reading, commenting on, and grading papers, exams, and other assignments; contributing to teaching resources and student materials; coordinating discussion sections, setting up equipment, managing reserve readings and other logistics; meeting regularly with the instructor of record; attending regularly-scheduled sessions of assigned courses and reading all assigned materials.
• Assists the instructor of record in an undergraduate public policy course or courses by running weekly review and discussion sections as an accompaniment to the scheduled course; holding regularly scheduled office hours; reading and commenting on papers, exams, and other assignments and recommend grades for individual assignments; contributing to teaching resources and student materials; coordinating discussion sections, setting up equipment, managing reserve readings and other logistics; meeting regularly with the instructor of record; attending regularly-scheduled sessions of assigned courses and reading all assigned materials.
• Provides centralized support for undergraduate academics in the Public Policy Studies.
• Leads workshops on research methods and lab sessions for undergraduate courses that focus on quantitative research in the social sciences.
• Meets with students to discuss academics and programming related to the Public Policy Studies major.
• Provides support with events related to the major.
• Meets regularly with instructors of record and the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Public Policy Studies to discuss program goals and curriculum.
• Attends relevant on-campus training sessions on pedagogy, social science research methods, and academic technology.
• Interacts with faculty, researchers, and staff for committee work or information.
• Work with small groups of students to help them improve in the subject area and hold office hours to speak individually with students.
• Has a moderate/high level of authority to participate in staff meetings, individual planning meetings, and parent-student staffings.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Masterâ™s degree or higher in public policy, economics, sociology, political science, law or related fields.

Experience:

• Teaching assistant or instructor in undergraduate courses.
• Some research or writing experience
• Conducting research in public policy, economics, sociology, political science, law or related fields.

Preferred Competencies

• Strong verbal and written communication skills including excellent editing/proofreading ability in English.
• Foster an inclusive environment for all students.
• Handle multiple concurrent projects in a competent and professional manner while also managing details and meeting deadlines.
• Work effectively with supervision and as a part of a team, individually, or in concert with other offices and campus partners.
• Work autonomously, taking initiative and without detailed instructions.
• Maintain confidentiality/discretion at all times.

Working Conditions

• 9.5 month position paid over 12 months.
• Availability during evenings occasionally.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)
• Cover Letter, which is to include your interest in this position (required)
• References Contact Information (3)(required)

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