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OPPORTUNITIES NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR TWO FEMINIST STUDIES POSITIONS FS HONORS MENTOR & FS PROGRAM MENTOR FEMINIST STUDIES HONORS MENTOR The Feminist Studies Honors Mentor supports students in applying for the Honors Program, planning and writing their theses, peer review of work in progress, and developing their interdisciplinary feminist analysis and presentation of their research. The Honors Mentor reports to the Program Administrator and Program Director. S/he works with the Program Mentor and faculty advisors of Honors projects. Time commitment: 5 hours per week during academic year; summer hours available. Pay is $20 per hour. RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE: Mentoring • Convene the FS Honors workshop 3 or 4 times per quarter (approximately 60-90 minutes): determine meeting times/places schedule student presentations of work in progress facilitate discussion of work facilitate constructive peer feedback • Attend quarterly lunch with honors students, advisor, and Program Director • Support students' work with faculty advisors. • Communicate with faculty advisors and FMST staff to share information for effective student support • Help students prepare/rehearse for the FS Honors Presentations event in the spring. • Share info on FS-related events with students Administrative • Maintain Stanford Mailman listserv "FSHonors 2009-2010" • Help FS staff organize the Honors Presentations event in the spring. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FEMINIST STUDIES PROGRAM MENTOR The Feminist Studies Program Mentor helps undergraduate students discover the Program, define their individual thematic focus, declare the major/minor, plan courses and schedules, and stay on track with requirements. S/he contributes to the excellence of the program through outreach and through work with FS students, staff and faculty. S/he advocates for the Program in Feminist Studies in general. The Program Mentor reports to both the Program Administrator and Program Director. S/he also works with other FMST staff, including the Practicum Director, the Honors Mentor, and student staff. Time commitment: 10 hours per week during academic year; summer hours available. Pay is $20 per hour. RESPONSIBILITIES Mentoring • Meet regularly with FS majors, minors, and honors students to discuss program requirements, thematic focus, course selection, advisor options, and scholarly interests. • Stay apprised of FS major/minor requirements • Stay apprised of FMST core and cognate course offerings • Attend and support student events, such as the Symposium of Undergraduate Research (October), practicum presentations (December), and honors presentations (June). • Communicate with faculty advisors and FMST staff to share information for effective student support • Share info on FS-related events with students Outreach • Attend campus events to connect with prospective students • Visit FS/cognate courses with a brief presentation on Feminist Studies; collect contact info from prospective students • Follow up with prospective FMST students to discuss their interest in the program • Create outreach materials to promote FS courses, events, and resources (i.e. annual course poster, brochures, flyers, Facebook announcements, etc) Administrative • Create and maintain student files tracking progress toward degree (focus, course plans, requirements) with notes on advisor/staff conversations • Maintain Stanford Mailman listservs: fs-prospectives, FSMajors-Minors
FOR BOTH PROGRAM MENTOR AND HONORS MENTOR POSITIONS: Please submit a letter of application to the program administrator, Michelle Zamora, at zamoram@stanford.edu . Letters should be no more than 1 page. Please describe your: ~interest in the position ~relevant advising/mentoring experience ~Feminist Studies coursework, research or other relevant academic experience
Please list two faculty members we can contact as a reference. One reference should be a Feminist Studies Resource Faculty member (see FS website for current faculty list). Preference will be given to applicants who have studied or worked with FS resource faculty. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Feminist Studies Summer Research Opportunities for Undergraduates The Program in Feminist Studies announces two undergraduate research internships for Summer 2010. Interns will work up to 400 hours during the summer, paid at $13 per hour. Interested students should read the project descriptions by clicking on one of the two projects listed above (TBA) and contact the faculty member directly by Mid April, 2010 (TBA). Preference will be given to students with coursework in Feminist Studies. ~~~~~~ Michelle Zimbalist Rosaldo and Francisco Lopes Competitions The Michelle Zimbalist Rosaldo and Francisco Lopes Prizes are awarded annually by the Program in Feminist Studies for the best essays and MA or Honors theses on women (or a woman), feminism, gender or sexuality, written by any undergraduate, or co-terminal B.A./M.A. student currently enrolled at Stanford. Each prize carries a cash award of $250. The awards are given in two divisions: The Honors Thesis Division (including master's essays) and the Essay Division. The Rosaldo Prizes are awarded to one thesis and one essay in the social sciences. The Lopes Prizes are awarded to one thesis and one essay in the humanities. The prizes are conferred by the Program in Feminist Studies at our annual banquet on June 4, 2009. Three BOUND (plastic cover or thin binder) hardcopies of your submission are due in the office of the Program in Feminist Studies by 4:00pm on the announced deadline. Each copy of your submitted essays/thesis must be accompanied by an entry form. No more than one essay and one thesis may be submitted by each student in each of the Rosaldo and Lopes contests. All submissions must follow these specifications: 12pt font, numbered pages, two-sided pages recommended. Submissions should not include any identifying information except for a full title on page one and a shortened title on all other pages. ~~~~~~ Seeking Teaching Assistants for FEMST 101 Intro to Feminist Studies The program in Feminist Studies seeks Stanford graduate students with strong backgrounds in interdisciplinary feminist studies to serve as a teaching assistant in FS101 Introduction to Feminist Studies, Autumn Quarter 2009-10. Please submit your curriculum vitae including a list of relevant Applications should be emailed as PDF attachments to Michelle Zamora, ~~~~~~ Teaching Opportunities in Feminist Studies for Doctoral Students The Program in Feminist Studies seeks Stanford graduate students with strong backgrounds in interdisciplinary feminist studies to teach a course on gender, women, feminism, or feminist theory in 2009-10. Preference will be given to students who are writing dissertations. We are especially interested in courses that do not duplicate our curriculum and that address issues of race, class and ethnicity; gender, technology and science; sexuality; masculinity; cross-cultural issues; children and families; queer studies. Positions will be Teaching Affiliates in Feminist Studies. Up to two course proposals may be selected. Submit your application as PDF attachments to Michelle Zamora, - a letter stating the proposed course subject, your qualifications for If you have questions, email zamoram@stanford.edu. ~~~~~~ Diane Middlebrook Graduate Teaching Prize
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