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Teaching Opportunities

Explore limited teaching assistantship opportunities and ways to pursue them in collaboration with other departments. Gain insights into developing research proposals, comprehensive exams preparation, and effective committee meetings to excel in academia.

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Teaching Opportunities

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  1. Teaching Opportunities • Very limited in our Department because our college allocates only a small budget for teaching assistantships each year • Some opportunities for teaching assistantships in cooperation with other departments (e.g., BioSci, Lyman Briggs) • If you are interested in a career in academia, you should work with your advisor and the Dept to pursue these opportunities

  2. Programs of Study • See Graduate Handbook and work with your Advisor • Should be filed before end of 2nd semester • Courses • Exposure Areas • Outreach Experience • Research proposal • Comprehensive Exams

  3. Courses -Courses to assist with your research -Courses of interest -Courses for your professional development e.g., future jobs, professional society certification (AFS, TWS) -Collateral Courses – usually remedial

  4. Exposure Areas • Why? • Areas • Organismal Biology • Population/Habitat and Management • Human Dimensions • Can be fulfilled with courses from prior education • See handbook and form for examples

  5. Outreach Opportunities and Requirements • The opportunities are nearly unlimited, but funds to do outreach are often limited • Having an outreach component is a requirement to your program. • Land Grant Philosophy • Not meant to be onerous • Doesn’t include activities such as presenting at a scientific meeting

  6. Developing a Research Proposal -Many formats, but “If you can’t describe it, you can’t do it” -Typical components of a research proposal: Introduction/Literature Review Objectives & Hypotheses Methods-Field &/or Lab Data Analyses Expected Results (optional)

  7. Proposal • Read a lot! • Make an outline • Objectives critical for defining your project • Remember that a proposal is a reference point Don’t let the process overwhelm you!

  8. Comprehensive Examsfor Ph.D. Candidates -Topic areas usually developed during committee meeting -Many formats, so work with your advisor and committee -Occurs after 80% of coursework done -Talk with committee way before exam to determine what preparation is needed!

  9. Committee Meeting • Come Prepared • Statement of personal goals + CV • Copy of your proposed courses • Proposed program of studies • Copy of proposal • Many do a powerpoint of proposed research • Don’t be intimidated It never hurts to bribe them with goodies!

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