Summer Teaching Assistantships
- Assistants will generally need to be in residence at the Sea Lab one week before their assignment begins for orientation and to assist with course set-up. Assistants must also be able to complete a laboratory inventory and store teaching materials after classes end.
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Graduate student status is desired (junior/senior undergraduates may be considered, if qualified).
- Assistants must have academic training in at least one of the following areas: ecology, marine biology, marine botany, marine vertebrate zoology, marine invertebrate zoology or oceanography; field experience is strongly preferred. It is also desired that the assistant has successfully completed the course for which they are assisting.
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Assistants may not be enrolled in classes due to time commitment and scheduling problems.
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Assistants may be required to work on weekends or go on overnight trips.
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Assistants may be required to be CPR certified.
The Dauphin Island Sea Lab provides significant logistical support for graduate students whose research or program of study is based at DISL. This support is facilitated through application and award of 'Graduate Research Status'. Students with 'Graduate Research Status' may request support ranging from library and housing access and desk space, to support for analytical and field research needs, to the procurement of supplies and equipment and travel to regional and national meetings.
Up to five Teaching Assistantships are offered for each of the summer sessions. Assistants must not be enrolled in classes during the time they are assisting and are expected to work 20 hours per week. Duties include assisting with preparation of field and laboratory exercises, instruction of students in the laboratory and some lecturing may be required, and participation in field exercises and specimen identification is expected, as necessary. Teaching Assistantship positions may be awarded on a course by course basis, by term, or for the entire summer session.
A complete application must include the following documentation: (1) A letter of interest indicating the specific course(s) you can assist with and the session(s) that you are available, (2) a transcript itemizing your training and experience in the subject area(s), (3) a letter of recommendation from a faculty member who can evaluate your qualifications and previous teaching performance, and (4) a completed application form.