Teaching Assistant, FISH 428: Stream and Watershed Restoration, Spring Quarter 2014
Department: School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (SAFS). SAFS presents programs for undergraduate and graduate teaching, research, and service in basic and applied aquatic sciences, with emphases on fisheries management and aquatic resource conservation.
SAFS faculty, staff, and students have access to myriad aquatic habitats and rich biological resources, and they are involved in interdisciplinary partnerships with other academic programs, as well as public and private organizations and environmental and regulatory agencies. The people and programs in SAFS are continuing a long tradition of actively addressing major issues in the aquatic sciences.
Course Information:
Instructor: Philip Roni, Affiliate Faculty, Aquatic & Fishery Sciences
(http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/contact/display_staffprofile.cfm?staffid=198)
Course Website:https://catalyst.uw.edu/workspace/grp/28675/188019
Course Schedule:
MW 1:30-3:20 (UW Time Schedule info will be available in January)
Course description: FISH 428 Stream and Watershed Restoration (5) NW
Overview of restoration principles and techniques with specific application to freshwater aquatic systems. Develops knowledge and skills to assess ecosystems conditions, identify and prioritize restoration opportunities, and evaluate them from a scientific and economic perspective.
Prerequisite: either BIOL 356, ESRM 304, or FISH 312.
Teaching Assistant responsibilities include:
• Coordinate and participate in field trips.
• Attend lectures and taking notes
• Give occasional introductory lab lectures
• Assisting in creating assignments and exams.
• Assist in grading bi-weekly assignments, including commenting on writing style and content.
• Conducting office hours (1-2 hours per week).
• Maintaining course website through Catalyst Common View.
Qualifications:
• Academic standing as a UW Graduate Student and eligibility to hold a Graduate Student
Assistantship.
• Availability for full course and all field trips
• Experience as a teaching assistant, and/or coursework or research training in fisheries, stream or aquatic ecology.
• Writing and editing experience.
• Ability to drive; ability to hike.
• Experience using Catalyst tools.
• Current certification in First Aid, CPR (or must have by start of course, if hired).
The deadline to apply for priority consideration is Tuesday, January 21.
Questions? Email safsadv@uw.edu