| Position Title |
Graduate Assistant (130) |
| Appointment. Period: |
Academic Year (9/1 -5/31) |
| Stipend: |
tba |
| School/Unit: |
Faculty of Arts & Science |
| Department: |
Institute for the History of the Production of Knowledge |
| Qualifications: |
The Institute for the History of the Production of Knowledge expects to have funds available for two one-year Graduate Assistantships*. If funding is approved by the NYU Graduate School of Arts and Science, these will be awarded for the academic year 2006-2007, to eligible GSAS advanced doctoral students whose areas of study or research interests are relevant to the work of the Institute. Relevant areas include (but are not limited to): the history (or future) of the disciplines, the establishment of criteria of validity in a discipline or knowledge area, professionalization and knowledge-production, and the role of technologies in the production of new knowledges. Students who are still within the period of the McCracken award are not eligible. Only advanced doctoral students will be considered for these assistantships. |
| Description: |
The assistantships require 20 hours of administrative and research support to the Institute each week during the Fall and Spring semesters. In accordance with NYU and FAS guidelines regarding graduate assistantships in the humanities and social sciences, the stipend for each assistantship is expected to be approximately $19,000** for the academic year and benefits may include full health care, payment of registration, maintenance of matriculation, and all access fees, as well as tuition remission. Graduate Assistants will be provided with office space, a computer, and use of IHPK resources and facilities. Eligibility will be based upon nomination by the student's department/program Chair, Director of Graduate Study, or the Dissertation Advisor. Interviews may be requested with nominees as part of the selection process. Students who are still within the period of the McCracken award are not eligible. Only advanced doctoral students matriculated in programs in the! NYU Graduate School of Arts and Science will be considered for these assistantships. |
| Comments: |
Students intending to seek a nomination by their Chair, Director of Graduate Studies or Academic Advisor should submit an email with the text "Intent to Seek Nomination" in the subject line to IHPK@nyu.edu, in order to begin the application process. The e-mail should include the following information: Full Name Home Address Home Phone Cell Phone (if applicable) E-mail Address NYU ID Number Department or Program School Title of Dissertation (if known) Name(s) of Chair, Director of Graduate Studies, or Advisor making the nomination. Nominees must submit a c.v. (cover letter optional) to the IHPK office by Friday, April 14, 2005, 5:00 p.m. The vita may be submitted either as an email attachment (not in the body of the email please) or hard copy to the addresses below. Letters of nomination from faculty are due in the IHPK office by Friday, April 14, 2005, 5:00 p.m. Letters may be submitted either as an email attachment (not in the body of the email please) or hard copy to the addresses below. C.v. and letters of nomination may be submitted separately. All documents should be sent to: 2006-07 Graduate Assistantship Institute for the History of the Production of Knowledge 285 Mercer Street, 10th Floor New York, NY 10003 MC: 0651 ~or~ IHPK@nyu.edu Special Instructions for Electronic Submissions ¥ The text "2006-07 Graduate Assistantship" must appear along with the applicant's name, in the subject line. (i.e., "2006-07 Graduate Assistantship -- Jane Smith") ¥ Letters of nomination from faculty submitted electronically will be accepted either as an e-mail (i.e., in the body of the e-mail) or as a document attached to the e-mail. Mac users should send letters as "rich text formatted" (.rtf) documents. ¥ When submitting the vita electronically, it must be as an attached document (i.e., not in the body of the email). Mac users should send the vita as a "rich text formatted" (.rtf) document. ¥ UPDATE VIRUS SOFTWARE AND SCAN ALL ATTACHED DOCUMENTS FOR VIRUSES PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. Selection of the two assistantship candidates will be made by May 3rd. Appointments are pending funding approval and cannot be processed until we have received confirmation of funding. Interviews may be requested with nominees as part of the selection process. Candidates selected for appointment will be notified by telephone and by mail. All other nominees will be notified of the outcome by mail. Nominating faculty will be notified of their nominee's outcome by interoffice mail. All decisions are final. (* All Graduate Assistant appointments pending approval of funding by GSAS.) (**Actual salary and benefits will be determined by NYU and FAS policies in effect on the date that the assistantship begins.) |
Contact Name:
|
Eileen Bowman |
Contact Email:
|
ihpk@nyu.edu |
Job Posted:
|
03/29/2006 |
| Reference #: |
GAJD2007-001 |
