NCSA Position Notice -- Undergraduate Hourly

Undergraduate Hourly

Institute for Chemistry Literacy through Computational Science

Overview:

The cybereducation staff works with UIUC faculty and students, and other state and national partners to bring our resources to education communities. We help bridge the gap between research and education, and conduct a wide variety of activities and programs including those that disseminate advanced technologies to new and established communities to encourage audiences to adopt computational technologies as learning tools in pre-college settings, colleges, universities, and the workplace.

The NCSA Cybereducation group is hiring several undergraduate student hourly interns for the remaining 2008 spring semester and for summer 2008 to work with researchers and educators who are developing educational resources to use in the Institute for Chemistry Literacy through Computational Science. The ICLCS is 5-year program to increase the chemistry literacy and chemistry-related pedagogical skills of rural Illinois high school teachers.

Pay begins at $10.00/hour for 10-15 hours per week. Priority will be given to students who can work this semester and continue into the summer. Summer Hours will be 20-30 hours per week.

Activities:

• assist staff with development and dissemination of curricula that targets chemistry content
• assist educators in locating resources for including curriculum materials, training materials, computing resources, simulations and Internet-based materials
• assist educators as they learn to use resources and tools during training sessions
• support educators through participation in the delivery of lectures, consulting during workshops, and mentoring over the Internet

Preferred skills:

• strong chemistry content background
• ability to quickly learn and/or experience with computational chemistry tools, such as Vensim, WebMO, Chemsketch or other computational resources
• excellent interpersonal skills
• excellent oral and written skills
• experience with workstations and personal computers

Cybereducation Interns will also learn about, develop, and assist educators with using on-line collaboration and inquiry tools for learning.

For additional information or to submit your resume, reference position #13299 and contact Pam Joop at pjoop@ncsa.uiuc.edu

The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer.