Program on the Environment (PoE) has an excellent opportunity for a Graduate student Reader/Grader for the Spring 2013 quarter.

The reader/grader will provide support for ENVIR 490 (Pre-Capstone Seminar) and ENVIR 492 (Post-Capstone Seminar) in the Spring Quarter of 2013. The capstone sequence of courses (ENVIR 490–491–492) is required for all UW seniors majoring in Environmental Studies. These courses are designed to provide students with hands-on experience in environment-related work, to improve their written and oral communication skills, and to help them prepare for their next steps after graduation—either in graduate school or in a career field. As such, the reader/grader will assist in copyediting draft products. 

In general, the duties for this appointment include evaluating and providing feedback on: 
-draft capstone proposals written by pre-capstone students (ENVIR 490)
-drafts of analysis papers written by post-capstone students (ENVIR 492)
-draft capstone summary statement written by post-capstone students (ENVIR 492)

The schedule for the assignments is as follows:
-ENVIR 492 draft analysis paper: May 10-20
-ENVIR 492 draft Capstone summary: May 17-27
-ENVIR 490 draft proposal: May 22-30

More information about the Capstone course series can be found on the PoE website
 
Conditions of Employment:
-Currently registered UW graduate student 
-Compensation: $12.00/hour. The reader/grader will need to work a total of 70 – 80 hours during spring quarter. Most work will occur between the sixth and tenth week of the quarter.