Start Date: August 4, 2008

Duties: General office duties including typing and filing.

Assistance in preparing scientific articles, papers, reports, and presentations.

Involvement in scientific research, primarily through literature reviews.

Qualifications: Computer literacy, should be proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

The ideal candidate will be energetic, enthusiastic, reliable, and should be able to work independently.

Good organizational skills are appreciated.

Time commitment: 15-20 hours per week

Contact: Judith Halbreich, LCSW

jth2@buffalo.edu

First, his personal website needs considerable development, having been designed back in the late 1990s. Second, assistance with finding .jpg images for courses he teaches would be deeply appreciated. Details would be worked out with Professor Welch early in the semester.

If interested, please submit 1] an up-to-date resume, 2] names of three references, and one-page [maximum] set of suggestions about what a good webpage should contain.

The emerging hypothesis from our previous work on two human neurodegenerative diseases is that the transport pathway, which is vital for healthy cells, can be compromised during these devastating diseases. Using genetics, cell biology, biochemical, pharmacological and biophysical analysis combined with an in vivo microscopy technique, future work is focused on understanding the nature of these motor-disease protein complexes and how these complexes affect intracellular transport.

We have two main areas of interest:

1: Identify molecules that modulate transport phenotypes induced by AD and HD proteins to elucidate what specific complexes/cargoes are being transported by these two motor-disease complexes.

2: Test small molecule compounds directed at known pathways to determine if the transport pathway can be useful as a therapeutic target.

Experience required: None, but motivation to be involved in scientific discovery and curiosity in the unknown.

Compensation: Research Credit, Voluntary, Independent Study, salary opportunities depended on funding

Website: http://biology.buffalo.edu/Faculty/Gunawardena/gunawardena.html <http://biology.buffalo.edu/Faculty/Gunawardena/gunawardena.html>

Who: Johns Hopkins University–Center for Talented Youth (CTY)

What: We are seeking enthusiastic staff to work in our summer programs. CTY offers intense 3-week academic programs for highly talented elementary, middle, and high school students from across the country and around the world.
Where: Residential site locations around the country: California, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island.  Day Site locations in the Baltimore-Washington and Los Angeles areas.
When: Session 1: June 26–July 19, Session 2: July 19–August 9  Administrators work both sessions and work June 23 – August 9
Why:  CTY staff work with exceptional students, make contacts and friendships with dynamic colleagues, and gain valuable experience in a rigorous academic setting.

Salary:
Instructor - $2100 - $3000 (per three week session)
Teaching Assistant - $1,100  (per three week session)
Resident Assistant - $1,200  (per three week session)
Health Assistant – $1,400  (per three week session)
Site Director - $7,800 (per seven weeks)
Academic Dean - $5,800  (per seven weeks)
Dean or Residential Life - $5,800  (per seven weeks)
Academic Counselor - $4,800 – $5,400  (per seven weeks)
Office Manager - $4,000  (per seven weeks)
Residential Program Assistant - $2600  (per seven weeks)
Nurse - $4,800 – $6,000 or hourly $18.50 - $23.00  (per seven weeks)
Room and board are provided at residential sites

Visit:  www.cty.jhu.edu/summer/employment
You can also contact us at 410-735-6185 or ctysummer@jhu.edu for more information.
Johns Hopkins is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

Opportunities for College Students:

Resident Assistant
Resident assistants (RAs) are responsible for the health and safety of the students in their charge at all times other than when the students are in class. RAs are also responsible for planning and conducting student activities. RAs’ working hours are primarily the hours students are not in class, RAs also work weekends.

Teaching Assistant
The primary responsibilities of teaching assistants (TAs) are tutoring students, assisting with the paperwork of a class, teaching the class as requested by the instructor, supervising evening study sessions, helping with administrative tasks such as typing and photocopying, and generally helping to ensure that the class runs smoothly.
Health Assistant
Health Assistants (HAs) work with the site nurse and site director on site health care issues. They participate in the day to day operation of the site infirmary, keep track of students’ medications and medical appointments, and accompany students on emergency room or physician visits.
Residential Program Assistant
Residential Program Assistants (RPAs) are responsible for providing general assistance at their sites both in the office and with the residential program. Specific tasks and responsibilities can and do change according to each day’s demands.
Program Assistants (Day Site Only)
The primary responsibilities of program assistants (PAs) are tutoring students; assisting with the class paperwork; teaching the class as requested by the instructor; helping with administrative tasks such as typing and photocopying, and generally helping to ensure that the class runs smoothly.

Opportunities for Graduate Students/Administrators:

Instructor
Summer programs instructors are responsible for teaching an appropriately challenging and rigorous course to approximately 15 18 highly able students (12 14 in Young Students classes).

Site Director
A CTY site director’s role is similar to a head of school’s. Site Directors provide overall leadership and manage the day-to-day operations at their sites.

Academic Dean
A CTY academic dean performs the duties equivalent to a dean of faculty.  Gaining both supervisory and administrative experience, he or she supports and guides a staff of 20-60 instructional staff with a variety of educational backgrounds and teaching skills.

Dean of Residential Life / Dean of Students
The dean of residential life assumes primary responsibility for supervising the residential staff and ensuring that the residential community is safe, engaging, and complementary to the academic mission of the program.
Academic Counselor
The academic counselor position at CTY is similar to that of a school counselor. As a member of the site administrative team, the academic counselor helps create a residential community responsive to the emotional needs of the program’s students. .
Office Manager
The office manager’s primary responsibility is to assist the site director in all aspects of the day to day operation of the site’s main office, including bookkeeping. The position has a customer service orientation, with “customers” considered to include parents, students, and staff.
Summer Program Locations:

We have locations for residential sites in: 

Baltimore, MD - Bethlehem, PA - Bristol, RI - Carlisle, PA - Chestertown, MD - Easton, PA - Kaneohe, HI - Lancaster, PA - Los Angeles, CA - Loudonville, NY - Palo Alto, CA - San Francisco, CA - Santa Cruz, CA - Saratoga Springs, NY  - South Hadley, MA - Thousand Oaks, CA - ROOM AND BOARD IS PROVIDED
We have day site locations in:
Alexandria, VA - Los Angeles, CA - Owings Mills, MD - Pasadena, CA - Sandy Spring, MD
To find out more about any of these positions, please visit:

http://www.cty.jhu.edu/summer/employment

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This 2-day mini-conference is especially designed for students interested in graduate education in:

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Wednesday, April 16th
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

145C Student Union

Industries such as energy, recycling, conservation and environmental education offer a variety of career and internship opportunities. This panel discussion will allow you to hear from professionals working in these fields and learn how you can prepare now for your future. All majors are welcome.

Panelists Include:

Walter Simpson, UB Green, Energy Officer

David P. Albers, Environmental Engineer, Ecology and Environment, Inc.

Jill Spisiak Jedlicka, Director of Ecological Programs &

Buffalo River Remedial Action Plan Coordinator Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper

Dennis Ryan, Vice President, Solid State Lighting (SSL) Industries, LLC

Register at www.workshops.buffalo.edu.

Walk-ins are welcome.

Thank you!

Two-Day Job Opportunity!  Earn $100!

Our summer workshop trains science faculty to teach using case studies.  You can help us by being a part of the “student audience” for our practice teaching sessions.  During these sessions, workshop faculty will teach a case study.  Your job is to critique the faculty’s teaching methods and the case study. **You must have a Social Security number to be a participant.
 

WHEN:     Thursday, May 22 & Friday, May 23, 2008
          From 8:30am - 4:30pm, each day (with a lunch break on your own)

WHO:     Freshman and sophomores currently attending UB
**You must have a Social Security number to be a participant.

HOW MUCH:  $100

TO SIGN UP: Fill out an application on the web at:

http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/workshop/studentapp.html

QUESTIONS:    Contact our workshop coordinator, Carolyn Wright, at nccsts@buffalo.edu