{"id":13552,"date":"2020-07-02T16:30:08","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T20:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/?p=13552"},"modified":"2020-11-24T12:01:12","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T17:01:12","slug":"join-the-tennessee-open-and-affordable-course-materials-project-team-as-a-graduate-assistant-in-2020-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/2020\/07\/02\/join-the-tennessee-open-and-affordable-course-materials-project-team-as-a-graduate-assistant-in-2020-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Join the Tennessee Open and Affordable Course Materials project team as a Graduate Assistant in 2020-2021!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thank you for your interest. These positions have been filled.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Two Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) positions have been funded through a <\/span>One UT Collaboration Grant<\/span><\/a>, the Tennessee Open and Affordable Course Materials (TOACM) grant. GRAs from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) and the University of Tennessee – Knoxville (UTK) will collaborate to complete the grant projects to create a system-wide open and affordable course materials web resource and form a system-wide Open and Affordable Course Materials Council.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This grant project builds on the success of the <\/span>Affordable Course Materials Initiative<\/span><\/a> at UTC and UTK\u2019s <\/span>UT Open Textbook \/ OER Grant program<\/span><\/a>. GRAs will become familiar with Open Educational Resources, Affordable Course Materials, and course affordability initiatives. GRAs will design and build a web resource to support the growth and development of UT System affordability initiatives and promote those initiatives. Experience with web development and\/or knowledge of open education and course affordability topics is strongly preferred.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In consultation with the project team and their campus-based direct supervisor, GRAs will work on grant projects structured around the student\u2019s learning objectives and career goals as well as project needs. GRAs will gain important transferable skills and exposure to professional software applications, professional collaboration, the complex University of Tennessee System, and data management strategies that help prepare them for further study or careers in a wide range of fields, including English, Psychology, Public Administration, Criminal Justice, and Education.<\/span><\/p>\n

Position Details<\/span><\/h1>\n

The Tennessee Open and Affordable Course Materials Grant Assistantship spans the <\/span>2020-2021 academic year<\/b> during the Fall and Spring semesters. This is a one-year term position. Graduate Assistants are expected to work <\/span>20 hours\/week<\/b> for a total of 280 hours\/semester. The successful applicant will be awarded a <\/span>$6,000\/semester stipend<\/b> and <\/span>maintenance fee waiver (nine hours per semester) for the fall and spring semesters.<\/b><\/p>\n

Information about graduate assistantships, including compensation, eligibility, and requirements to remain eligible for is available for UTC students on the <\/span>UTC Graduate School\u2019s Opportunities of Assistantships and Internships page<\/span><\/a>, and for UTK students on the <\/span>UTK Graduate School\u2019s Graduate Assistantships page<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Duties and Qualifications<\/span><\/h1>\n

The individual filling this GA position will collaborate closely with the individual filling a second Tennessee Open and Affordable Course Materials (TOACM) graduate research assistant (GA) position to perform the following tasks\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n