Call for New Members for the Graduate Student and Postdoc Advisory Council

Are you a graduate student or postdoc who is interested in advising the Center for Teaching and Learning on its programs for you and your peers? Do you have ideas and insights that you would like to contribute regarding the kind of professional development programs and topics that would be most useful to current and future grad students and postdocs? Would you like to plan and host teaching-related events for graduate students and postdocs at WashU? Apply to join the Graduate Student and Postdoc Advisory Council!

We are currently adding 4-5 new members to the multidisciplinary Graduate Student and Postdoc Advisory Council. Advisory Council meetings are once a month (Sept-Nov & Feb-May) from 5-6pm on Tuesdays. Typically, there are around 4-6 Graduate Student and Postdoc Advisory Council events per school year.

Excellent applicants will:

  • Have previously participated in Center for Teaching and Learning workshops
  • Be interested in or have previously completed at levels of the Teaching Center Professional Development in Teaching program
  • Demonstrate a strong investment in learning about teaching in their statement of interest
  • Be interested in participating in the group for 1-2 years (this is not a requirement, but a preference)
  • Be willing to attend all online monthly meetings

If you are interested in applying, please send a brief (250 words or less) statement of interest, along with a CV, to Dr. Lisa Kuehne by Friday, January 26, 2024. Please include in your statement your name, department, degree program, and year in program, as well as an indication of whether you are able to serve for 1 or 2 years.

Applicants will be informed of whether they have been selected for the advisory council at the end of January. Selections will be made based on the criteria outlined above, and with an eye towards ensuring a diverse membership (e.g. discipline, department, teaching experiences).

Questions may be directed to Dr. Lisa Kuehne, Assistant Director, Educational Development and CTL Graduate Student and Postdoc Advisory Council Staff Liaison