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College Social Sciences Collegiate Division

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Social Sciences Collegiate Division

Job Summary

The Instructional Assistant assists faculty, other teaching personnel, and program administrations in their work delivering undergraduate education in the Public Policy Studies major. The role focuses on supporting instruction as a teaching assistant in specific for-credit courses or course sequences.

The position may primarily support either the Senior Capstone or Public Policy Core courses. A Capstone focus would mean that about 2/3 of the assistance would take place in support of the BA Thesis Seminar and the BA Project Seminars. The BA Thesis Seminar guides students in conducting original, independent research (e.g., developing methodological skills, collecting and analyzing data) and culminates in a BA thesis. The BA Project Seminar, offered every quarter, focuses on critical policy-relevant writing, resulting in a project that highlights student analysis of vital public policy problems. A Core course focus would involve much of the support being directed to our Core courses, especially PBPL 20000 (Economics for Public Policy), PBPL 22200 (Public Policy Analysis), PBPL 26400 (Quantitative Methods in Public Policy) , and PBPL 22100 (Politics and Policy). Additional duties include advising and mentoring undergraduate students, especially those conducting independent research, grading assignments and exams, and supporting the administration of the major.

The Instructional Assistant supports the instructor with the BA Thesis Seminar. This involves holding office hours, advising students on their theses, especially the writing components, attending the BA symposium during which students present their work, grading the drafts and the final theses, participating in the thesis award granting process. This position provides instructional support to teachers in one or more subjects while expanding individual knowledge and acquiring higher-level knowledge and skills. Assists the teachers by providing individual instruction, counseling, and other academic services with a moderate level of guidance and direction. Assesses and documents student progress. Prepares lesson plans, course outlines and assignments.

The Instructional Assistant has experience in research and academic work in public policy, economics, sociology, political science, law or a related field and is equipped to support undergraduate instruction in capacities that range from substantive, pedagogical, methodological, technological, to administrative. The role consists of responsibilities where the specific allocation of duties may differ each quarter.

This position is not term limited. The annual work period is 9.5 months, from September 1 through June 15, and the salary is paid over 12 months, from September through August.

Responsibilities

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 sec ions 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 t