ASPIRE Teaching Intern, General Biology, Belmont University, Nashville, TN, Spring 2018
ASPIRE Teaching Internship Opportunity:
Principles of Biology II course for science and pre-health majors
Biology 1120
Class Lecture: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:00am – 9:15am
Course-associated laboratory: Mondays, 1:00pm – 3:50pm
Class Starts January, 8, 2018
Belmont University
1900 Belmont Blvd
Nashville, TN 37212
Ranked No. 5 in the Regional Universities South category, Belmont University consists of approximately 7,400 students who come from every state and more than 25 countries. Committed to being a leader among teaching universities, Belmont brings together the best of liberal arts and professional education in a Christian community of learning and service. The University’s purpose is to help students explore their passions and develop their talents to meet the world’s needs. Belmont provides more than 80 areas of undergraduate study, 22 master’s programs and five doctoral degrees.
This teaching internship will provide experience in teaching a lab course within a liberal arts environment. The participant will be hosted by Dr. Darlene Panvini, Ph.D., Professor of Biology. The intern will also gain some exposure and insight into the day-to-day activities of life as a tenure-track professor with a blend of teaching and research responsibilities at a medium-sized university with a strong liberal arts tradition.
The Principles of Biology II course includes 1 lab period and 2 lectures per week and is for science majors or students who need two semesters of a majors-level biology course. The course fulfills a General Education lab science requirement. Students are primarily freshmen and sophomores. Students are Biology, Environmental Science, or pre-health majors or minors. The course focuses on evolution, diversity of life, structure and function of plants and animals, and ecology.
The participant will:
- Observe teaching at the undergraduate level
- Meet and interact with undergraduate students
- Give 1-2 guest lectures and receive feedback
- Additional lecture opportunities would be available
- Support teaching activities within a laboratory course
- Meet and learn from other STEM faculty at Belmont
INTERNSHIP DETAILS
- Internship would be for the Spring semester, January-April 2017.
- Part-time, un-paid opportunity (5-8 hours per week)
Applications due Midnight,
January 5, 2018EXTENDED To: Midnight, January 8, 2018
- Fill out the following ASPIRE Internship Application found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Belmont_Sp2018_Panvini
- Submit a CV and letter of interest describing your background and career goals and interest in teaching to Ashley Brady at ashley.brady@vanderbilt.edu . Please submit documents as pdfs with your last name_Panvini_Belmont Sp 2018 in the file name and with subject line: ASPIRE Teaching Internship_ Panvini_Belmont Sp 2018.
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Set up an in-person meeting with Ashley Brady prior to the application deadline.
Your information will then be passed along to the host who will contact you directly to schedule an interview.
Please review ASPIRE Internship FAQs: Found here
For further questions, please contact Ashley Brady (ashley.brady@vanderbilt.edu).
ASPIRE Internship eligibility requirements:
- Applicants must be a current Vanderbilt University PhD student or a current postdoctoral fellow.
- All PhD students must have completed all coursework for their degree prior to September2016.
- Biomedical PhD students must also have passed their qualifying exams before the application deadline.
- If you are not in a department supported by the BRET office, we will also require that you complete a form guaranteeing PI approval to participate in this program. Please contact Ashley Brady at ashley.brady@vanderbilt.edu for more information.
- If you are an international student or postdoctoral fellow, your visa status may affect your work eligibility. Please contact Ashley Brady to discuss this further.