Graduate Funding Information Service

March 15, 2019

UW Pipeline Project: GSA for 2019-2020 School Year

Application Deadline: April 14, 2019, at 11:59pm

The UW Pipeline Project: The Pipeline Project, housed in the UW Center for Experiential Learning and Diversity, is a K-12 outreach program. Through the Pipeline Project, UW undergraduates tutor, mentor and support K-12 students in Seattle schools, as well as in rural and tribal communities across the state. Our project transforms the learning and inspires the growth of both UW and K-12 students, while addressing inequities in public education in Washington State. For detailed information about the Pipeline Project, please visit http://expd.uw.edu/pipeline/

The Pipeline Project is currently accepting applications for a Graduate Staff Assistant (GSA) position for the appointment period of 9/16/19-6/15/20, preferably from the UW College of Education, to work with Pipeline Project initiatives that focus on organizing credit-bearing “Inner Pipeline” seminars, implementing racial equity concepts throughout our programming, and helping with other Pipeline Project educational initiatives. Our ideal candidate has an interest in continuing the GSA commitment for two academic years.

Requirements:

  • Be a UW graduate student enrolled in 10 credits per quarter of employment, preferably in the College of Education.
  • Exhibit an appreciation of, a sensitivity to, and a respect for a diverse academic environment, inclusive of students, faculty and staff of many social, economic, cultural, ideological, racial and ethnic backgrounds.
  • Experience in higher education academic student services, or K-12 youth educational work.
  • Understanding of educational inequities and the racial and socioeconomic disparities that exist in education.
  • Ability to work well both as a member of a small team and independently.
  • Creative problem solving skills, ability to balance a variety of duties, flexibility, and attention to detail.
  • Excellent writing and presentation skills.

Conditions of Employment:

  • Must be a currently registered UW graduate student.
  • One academic year commitment required.
  • Must maintain good academic standing throughout the appointment.
  • Appointment period: September 16, 2019 – June 15, 2020.
  • 20 hours a week/200 hours a quarter on site (schedule negotiable between 9am and 5pm)

The primary responsibilities of the UW Pipeline Project GSA include:

  • Coordinate 10-15 quarterly EDUC 401 Inner Pipeline seminars where undergraduate students explore educational topics while tutoring in a school or community organization. Take a lead in implementing a comprehensive set of racial equity concepts throughout all seminars.
  • Recruit, orient and support volunteer facilitators for Inner Pipeline seminars and support them in implementing race and equity concepts.
  • Oversee all logistics for the seminars via the Pipeline website, Canvas pages, the UW Time Schedule.
  • Advise and support undergraduate students through one-on-one drop-ins and answering email inquiries.
  • Work as a part of the Pipeline Project team to conduct Pipeline orientations for new tutors.
  • Help support an Alternative Spring Break program where students spend their spring break in rural and tribal communities throughout Washington State working on a literacy arts or environmental science project in elementary and middle school classrooms.
  • Have the opportunity to design and facilitate an Inner Pipeline seminar (topics to be arranged with Pipeline staff).

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of and experience with web-page design and maintenance, social media tools, databases and Canvas.
  • Experience teaching or facilitating activities with undergraduates

Compensation

This is a 50% FTE academic student employee appointment and includes the standard tuition waiver and health benefits. Salary is commensurate with the appointee’s academic standing. For salary information, please click here. Please note that the salary schedule for the 2019-20 academic year is unlikely to be published until summer 2019.

Applications & How to Apply:

The position is open until April 14, 2019. Applications will be reviewed and interviews will be scheduled as soon as possible.  To apply, please submit the following documents:

  • A current resume (one page)
  • A cover letter describing why you believe you are an excellent candidate for the position
  • A diversity statement describing your experience engaging and working with diverse communities, particularly in the context of your professional, volunteer, or civic work. Please also address efforts you have made or been involved with to teach others to foster cultural responsiveness and racial equity.
  • Contact information for three professional references

Please send application materials to: pipeline@uw.edu

To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206.543.6450 / 206.543.6452 (tty) or dso@uw.edu.

Questions: Christine Stickler, 206-940-6036, castick@uw.edu

The UW Pipeline Project is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.  The UW Pipeline Project is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from people of color, individuals with disabilities, women, and veterans.