A new, interdisciplinary research project offers a total of 5 positions to graduate students from multiple disciplines who exhibit the right combination of initiative, skills and reliability. The project investigates undergraduate teaching at UMBC, and is led by the combined expertise of the Shriver Center, Interdisciplinary Studies Program and the Honors College. The graduate students will work as an integrated, interdisciplinary team, and may expect to expand their own knowledge, skills and experience as a result.

 

A group of Academic and Student Affairs Division faculty and staff are working to better track, assess, strengthen and increase, and recognize and reward applied learning experiences across the UMBC Campus. In FY15, this group’s work has focused on creating a plan for assessing the impact of applied learning experiences (broadly defined) on students’ affective development.

 

Each position offers partial summer support funded by a Hrabowski Fund for Innovation: Implementation & Research grant.

 

The 5 graduate students we seek will have a background in the following skills/disciplines: Information Systems; Computer Science; Human Centered Computing; Instructional Systems Design; Applied Mathematics; Statistics; Human Services Psychology; Applied Sociology; Education; Language, Literacy & Culture; and Public Policy.

 

The project aims to continue for a minimum of 3 years, expanding subject to further successful funding. Students who perform well may be invited to extend their role.

All interested candidates should send a letter of interest, resume with references, and a statement with general summer weekly availability (e.g., Monday, Wednesdays & Fridays from 9am – 2pm) to Michele Wolff at wolff@umbc.edu by Wednesday, June 24.