Description:

Position Title: Graduate Student Assistant, Experiential Learning

Supervisor: Joe Harper Kowalczyk, Academic Services Director; Anjulie Ganti, Associate Teaching Professor

Hours per week: 20

Start Date: August 1, 2021

End Date: June 30, 2022

Application Deadline: priority deadline July 6, 2021; final deadline July 19, 2021

Position Summary: The Public Health-Global Health Major is seeking one (1) Graduate Student Assistant (GSA), for 20 hours per week, during the 2021-2021 academic year – summer, autumn, winter, and spring quarters. The GSA will serve as an integral member of a dynamic student services team coordinating experiential learning, including academic internships, honors, service learning and other experiential learning opportunities for undergraduate students in the Public Health-Global Health Major. This position is appropriate for graduate students from the School of Public Health and College of Education with an interest in the following: advising, administration, and equity, diversity, & inclusion, along with building strong and sustainable partnerships with community-based organizations and interprofessional groups that provide students with learning opportunities to build skills and experience in becoming anti-oppressive public health practitioners. 

Specific Job Functions:

Partner Development and Sustainability for Experiential Learning

• Recruit and steward partners who are well matched to host and/or provide experiential learning experiences 
• Assist with managing relationships with key stakeholders including students, faculty, staff, researchers and community partners.
• Work with community partners, UW research centers and faculty to develop equity-centered experiential learning opportunities that support professional growth for students. 
• Seek out experiential learning opportunities that allow students to explore and reflect upon the impact of structural oppression and social determinants of health in a community-based setting.
• Develop an experiential learning manual and promotional materials for community partners, faculty and students to aid in recruitment and matching of experiential learning opportunities
• Support community partners in writing about learning opportunities that are accessible to students who are interested in building their professional skills
• Maintain excellent records and regular communication with community partners and stakeholders in service of developing and maintaining authentic relationships with community partners.  
• Foster connections between students, alumni, the Major, and School for strong, robust relationships.

Student Preparation for Experiential Learning 

• Create standard operating procedures for intern onboarding including addressing needs for affiliation agreements, criminal record checks, vaccinations, etc. for undergraduate students 
• Increase students’ awareness of health education organizations at UW or locally via regular communications, advising, and partnership development
• Assist academic advisers on workshops related to experiential learning, professional skill development, and internship and job search processes
• Work closely with advisers and partners to ensure that students are well matched for the experiential learning opportunity
• Support students experiential learning onboarding and offboarding processes

• Coordinate with service learning faculty to match courses with community partners who are offering service learning opportunities that are grounded in anti-racist social justice principles
• Coordinate with faculty to orient community partners about course logistics, learning goals, and student interests in projects

• Provide appropriate scope-of-duty support in cases of emotional and/or psychological distress, and make referrals to additional resources as needed

• Other tasks, as necessary

Salary: Commensurate with academic eligibility

Hours per week (approx.): 20

Required Qualifications: 

• Minimum standing of current graduate student in the UW Graduate School (or other UW School or College)
• Familiarity with and excitement for working with university or college students from marginalized populations.
• Experience with community organizing or engagement
• Strong problem solving and organizational skills
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills and ability to work with faculty, staff, students, and the public
• Familiarity with and commitment to the mission and values of public health

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Experience with advising and higher education administration, student affairs, student development, and/or adolescent and young adult development

• Experience with community public health
• Demonstrated experience and success with experiential learning
• Ability to understand, interpret, and communicate to others complex policies and procedures
• Consummate team player willing and able to partner effectively with others.
• Familiarity with UW systems including Canvas and Electronic Academic Records System (EARS)

Application Procedure: Please submit the following via the PH-GH GSA Application Google Form:

• Application
• Resume
• Cover letter
• In your cover letter, please include a distinct paragraph that describes your experience working with diverse student populations and your efforts to further your knowledge and/or experience around equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Unofficial transcript

 **Note that you must be signed into a Google account (UW or preferred Gmail account) in order to submit this application.**  If you’re having problems, please contact joehk@uw.edu.