From ceginfo@u.washington.edu Thu Jun 1 09:42:57 2000 Received: from jason02.u.washington.edu (root@jason02.u.washington.edu [140.142.76.8]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW00.05/8.9.3+UW99.09) with ESMTP id JAA30238 for ; Thu, 1 Jun 2000 09:42:56 -0700 Received: from homer10.u.washington.edu (ceginfo@homer10.u.washington.edu [140.142.78.11]) by jason02.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW00.05/8.9.3+UW00.01) with ESMTP id JAA39488 for ; Thu, 1 Jun 2000 09:42:54 -0700 Received: from localhost (ceginfo@localhost) by homer10.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW00.05/8.9.3+UW99.09) with ESMTP id JAA120174 for ; Thu, 1 Jun 2000 09:42:53 -0700 Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 09:42:53 -0700 (PDT) From: Civil and Environmental Engineering To: cegrads@u.washington.edu Subject: Fw: TA Opportunity AQ 2000 - Environmental (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > >******************************************************************** > TEACHING ASSISTANT OPPORTUNITY > Evans School and Environmental Management Certificate Program > >COURSE: PBAF 590/ENVIR 500 Environmental Policy Process >WHEN: Autumn Quarter 2000 > >The Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs and the Environmental >Management Certificate Program have a TA position available in their >joint-listed course, Environmental Policy Processes. This course is >included in the Evans School's Environmental and Natural Resources Gateway >and is a "core" course in the Environmental Management Certificate >Program. > >TA responsibilities include: (1) attending all lectures, (2) serving as a >writing coach for some students (and a policy coach or policy analysis >coach for some), (3) grading, (4) web page editing, (5) web and library >research and (6) assisting with lecture logistics and course material >preparation and assembly. There may be additional course-specific >requirements of the instructors. > >We are looking for graduate students with a commitment to broadly-based >environmental education, excellent writing skills, superior >communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to work with a diverse >student population, and previous teaching experience. All applicants >should submit: > >(1) Current CV; >(2) Two or three references (name, title, phone, email) familiar with your > teaching and/or research abilities; >(3) Cover letter stating what strengths you would bring to serving as a > teaching assistant in an environmental policy course, as well as your > strengths and background relevant to the specific activities outlined > in the course description as described below. > >PLEASE SUBMIT MATERIALS, OR ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, TO: > Terry Rustan > Program on the Environment > Tel: 616-3310 > Mailstop 352515 > 211 Old EEB > trustan@u.washington.edu > >Preference will be given to applications received by Friday, June 16. >We expect to complete the selection process by early July. > >COURSE DESCRIPTION: > >Title: PBAF 595/ENVIR 500 (3 cr. Autumn 2000) > Environmental Policy Processes > >Days and Time: TTH 4:30 - 5:50 p.m. > >Faculty: Chris Potter > Matt Steuerwalt > >In this course, domestic (U.S.) and international environmental policy >processes are discussed in order to improve the student's ability to >understand and resolve conflicts. The intent is to: 1) understand the >connections between different environmental issues, the economy, >scientific information, and the values of stakeholders in the policy >process; 2) provide an introduction to the stakeholders, statutes >and institutions that shape environmental decision making; 3) identify >effective strategies and tools for resolving conflicts over the >environment; and, 4) describe the uses and limitations of different >types of information in resolving these conflicts. > >Discussion of the context of existing institutions and environmental >debates will be grounded in an examination of several current >environmental issues, such as water, endangered species, and climate >change. A combination of readings from newspapers, journals >and books to provide background, and case studies to examine different >viewpoints and approaches will be used. Guest speakers will come to >discuss key conflicts in specific environmental areas and the approaches >they have used to resolve these conflicts. Particular emphasis is placed >on the role of scientists and scientific information in the policy >process. > > > > > > > > .