Important update 09/18/23: We have open applications for graduate students in all colleges on campus and extended the application period. 

Calling ALL current graduate students interested in being a SEA CIRTL Fellow for the Summer Enrichment Academy (SEA) and the CIRTL programs at UMBC. SEA provides one-week camps for middle and high school students on the UMBC Campus. These camps help kids to stay engaged, have fun learning new skills and knowledge, and get excited about higher education at UMBC.

These SEA CIRTL Fellows will develop and implement a SEA one (1) week course in an engineering topic of their choice with guided mentorship in Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 and implement the course with SEA in Summer 2024. Fellows will be required to attend a variety of sessions that help them solidify their course ideas, learn about teaching approaches that are accessible and engaging for high school and middle school students, and plan their courses. This will all count toward a CIRTL certificate, which is a nationally recognized teaching certificate! Upon teaching the course in Summer 2024, Fellows will be paid a minimum of $1000/week for 1 or 2 weeks, with an opportunity for more depending on enrollment for the course.

Note: Courses are run as half-day camps for a week (5 days), and Fellows will be able to choose two weeks of these five options:  June 24-28, July 8-12, July 15-19, July 22-26, July 29 – August 2.

Please complete this form by September 18, 2023.

More Information about the SEA CIRTL Fellows Program or attend our CIRTL information session on September 8, at 1 PM in the Commons 331. 

Calling graduate students in the College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT) interested in being a SEA CIRTL Fellow for the Summer Enrichment Academy (SEA) and the CIRTL programs at UMBC. SEA provides one-week camps for middle and high school students on the UMBC Campus. These camps help kids to stay engaged, have fun learning science and technology skills, and get excited about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) at UMBC.

These SEA CIRTL Fellows will develop and implement a SEA one (1) week course in an engineering topic of their choice with guided mentorship in Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 and implement the course with SEA in Summer 2024. Fellows will be required to attend a variety of sessions that help them solidify their course ideas, learn about teaching approaches that are accessible and engaging for high school and middle school students, and plan their courses. This will all count toward a CIRTL certificate, which is a nationally recognized teaching certificate! Upon teaching the course in Summer 2024, Fellows will be paid a minimum of $1000/week for 1 or 2 weeks, with an opportunity for more depending on enrollment for the course.

Note: Courses are run as half-day camps for a week (5 days), and Fellows will be able to choose two weeks of these five options:  June 24-28, July 8-12, July 15-19, July 22-26, July 29 – August 2.

Please complete this form by September 15, 2023.

More Information about the SEA CIRTL Fellows Program or attend our CIRTL information session on September 8, at 1 PM in the Commons 331. 

Hi all!

Hope your summers are off to a good start! Below, you will find information about the New England Future Faculty Workshop. Applications close on June 12th, 2023. If you are interested in applying, please visit the link here.

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The New England Future Faculty Workshop (NEFFW) is a two-day event dedicated to preparing PhD students and postdoctoral researchers for faculty careers in academia. This event will be hosted virtually by Northeastern University (Boston, MA) on August 2nd and 3rd, 2023, and we invite graduate students and postdoctoral researchers as participants from across the country. A flier with more information is attached.  

The goals of the NEFFW are to:  

(1) increase representation of scholars from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds 

(2) provide professional development opportunities for cultivating future faculty applicants  

(3) offer personalized feedback on application materials 

(4) develop support networks for future mentorship 

Underrepresented populations in Faculty positions in Academia include women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, first-generation students, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. Last year, we hosted 182 participants from over 74 institutions across the globe. 

This year we aim at cultivating the relationships we created in the past years while expanding our reach to students and researchers  with diverse identities coming from institutions not only in the New England area but also in the whole country and the world..  

As a part of the NEFFW event, participants will have access to focused panel sessions, review of their application materials (CV, cover letter, research, teaching, and diversity statements), personalized feedback, affinity group discussions, and the opportunity to meet fellow graduate students and postdoctorates across a variety of institutions from different disciplines. Topics discussed will include institutional fit, developing research, teaching, and diversity statements, interviewing skills, negotiation, mentoring, time management, and planning for their first year as faculty. 

You can apply to register for the event here. Information about the workshop can also be found in the attached flier. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out directly to northeasternadvance@northeastern.edu.  

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