UIC CUPPA Student Opportunities Blog: Curriculum Development

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The College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs at UIC is the University of Illinois System's home for the study of public policy and contemporary urban challenges. We are CUPPA.

In the heart of Chicago, we offer degrees in fields of study that can change your life and change the world. CUPPA students and alumni are uniquely skilled to build and transform sustainable urban neighborhoods and communities and to address the challenges presented in the 21st century. Find our more about our Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate degrees at cuppa.uic.edu.

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Monday, July 30, 2018

Graduate Research Assistantship (STEM Instructor) - UIC Center for Literacy (DEADLINE 7/31!)

Who: The UIC Center for Literacy’s FAmily STart (FAST) Learning and Support program administers Adult Education and Career Transition services in high need areas in Chicago.

What: 50-67% STEM Graduate/Research Assistantship, Alternative Adult High School Equivalency Teaching Assistant Position.
Do you want to use your creativity + Math/Science content knowledge to help create an innovative, competency-based curriculum based on more than a standardized test so more Illinois adults can earn their high school diploma? The STEM Instructor will research and develop curriculum and on an innovative, competency-based project by developing project-based learning assessments for adults (as an alternative to standardized test preparation) and teach in the community off campus. Duties and responsibilities include:

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Graduate Research Assistantship - UIC AANAPISI Initiative (CLOSES 7/13)

Who: The UIC Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving-Institutions (AANAPISI) Initiative

What: 25% time Graduate Research Assistantship (R.A.) for fall, spring, and summer from August 2018-August 2019. The appointment will be 10 hours per week.
The primary scope of the AANAPISI Graduate Assistant's responsibilities will be to provide research support for the AANAPISI Principal Investigator and Project Director. Responsibilities will include:

Research and administrative support for the PI's teaching and research areas. This will include curriculum development for a course on Asian American Gender and Sexual Diversity, research support for work on Asian American children's books, and research support/administrative support for courses on Asian American and Pacific Islander college students in higher education.
Research and program coordination support for a new campus public events/speakers initiative focusing on free speech and diversity of ideas and viewpoints in relation to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Some administrative support for grant team management as needed.