Applications open for Fall 2023 CTL Graduate Fellows

Overview

The Center for Teaching and Learning advances WashU’s mission of educational excellence by supporting a diverse community of teachers and learners. The center promotes inclusive, evidence-based pedagogy, develops teaching-focused collaborations among campus partners, and strives to create a transformational educational experience inside and outside the classroom.

To this end, the CTL is seeking three graduate fellows who will extend our current work and develop new programs and services that facilitate teaching and learning at WashU. Opportunities for fellows include supporting graduate student programming, data analytics projects, co-facilitating CTL workshops/virtual conversations, community building initiatives, developing just-in-time teaching resources, designing a new classroom observation protocol, and publishing scholarship of teaching and learning. Importantly, the CTL facilitators will work with fellows to provide them with projects that align with their professional goals and help them gain experience in the field of educational development. The fellows will work closely with CTL staff members who will serve as mentors on particular projects.

We seek to hire a team with:

• One graduate fellow for educational development in the HASS (Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences) disciplines
• One graduate fellow for educational development in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics) disciplines
• One graduate fellow for educational technology

Although we are seeking graduate fellows with specific fields of expertise, all graduate fellows will collaborate on projects as a team. Most projects are not pre-assigned to a specific role but will be discussed and chosen by one or more fellows with guidance from the CTL mentors. Hence, graduate fellows will be selected not only on their own expertise but also based on how they complement the expertise and experiences of other fellows.

Qualifications

Please apply if you are interested even if you do not have all the qualifications listed below. You may have something else that we did not include on this list, but that provides value to our team.

All fellows

• Current graduate student at Washington University
• Interest in and commitment to enhancing teaching and learning practices
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with attention to detail
• Collaborative team player who can work with diverse teams and groups
• Ability to commit 10 hours per week through Dec 2023
• Preferred: Experience in quantitative and/or qualitative study design and data analysis
• Preferred: Interest in extending fellowship into Spring 2024 and beyond

Educational Development (HASS/STEM)

• Prior experience and familiarity with existing CTL programming
• Prior or current experience as Assistant in Instruction
• Preferred for Fall 2023 HASS Fellow: Experience with EPiC program

Educational Technology

• Experience with using educational technologies of any form in teaching and learning
• Interest or expertise in related topics such as artificial intelligence, accessibility, multimedia, simulations, blended learning, data analytics, and information security
• Technical acumen with office and statistical software

Logistics

• $2500 stipend
• Part-time
• Hybrid/In-person
• Fall term contract, with option to extend
• Applications close August 7, 2023
• Start date: August 28, 2023

For questions about this role, please contact CTL assistant directors and facilitators of this fellows program: Drs. Lisa Kuehne and Sally Wu.

Application process

Submit a CV and cover letter to Sally Wu at sallywu@wustl.edu, detailing your interest and relevant experiences in educational development as well as any expertise and passions that may contribute to the team. Please note which role(s) you are applying for and include “CTL Graduate Fellow” in the subject line of your e-mail message.