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Center for the Core Curriculum The Center for the Core Curriculum organizes all aspects of the required Columbia College Core Curriculum, most notably the five central courses: Literature Humanities, Contemporary Civilization, Art Humanities, Music Humanities, and Frontiers of Science. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of these courses, the Center for the Core Curriculum is a unique nexus within the University where issues involving student services and advising, faculty recruitment and support, registration and scheduling, and coordination between many departments within the University, come together. It is a unique place from which to observe and learn about the complex operation of a large university. We propose to host a fellow for the spring 2017 semester through the GSAS Fellowships in Academic Administration Program. Our hope is to introduce the Fellow to an overview of the complex operation of the Center for the Core Curriculum by having him or her participate in our weekly staff meetings, meetings of various faculty committees, and other faculty meetings. In particular, we propose that the fellow be intimately involved in a major project: the staffing of the Literature Humanities and Contemporary Civilization courses. Each of these courses mounts 60-odd sections per semester. The staffing and scheduling of these courses for the 2016-17 academic year will be a major office endeavor that will span, roughly, the length of the spring semester. Staffing these courses requires close coordination with GSAS, from which we get about a third of our instructors, as well as with A&S, through which we receive our faculty instructors, and with the academic departments that house them. Moreover, the process involves the recruitment of postdoctoral lecturers, including those housed in various programs like the Heyman Center for the Humanities and the American Studies program. The staffing of these courses proceeds hand-inhand with scheduling the classes, which requires close coordination with the Registrars, classroom scheduling, and Courseworks management. Because staffing is so central to the operation of the Core, by having the Fellow involved in all aspects of this semester-long project, she or he would get a substantial overview of undergraduate education at Columbia.

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The Center for Science and Society The Center for Science and Society lies at the intersection of interdisciplinary research at Columbia University. With six diverse Research Clusters, led by Columbia and Barnard faculty, and a cohort of scholars, the Center supports academic research, teaching, and programming that spans across the natural sciences, social sciences and the humanities. The Center encourages engaging and thoughtprovoking communication through its diverse range of conferences and seminars, which are attended by the academic community as well as the public. The Fellow will assist in organizing and executing several cross-disciplinary workshops, conferences, and other projects scheduled for spring 2017, and may include participation in the following:     

Third Annual Embodied Cognition Workshop at Columbia University: Weaving and Cognition; April 5 8, 2017 Interdisciplinary Conversations about Knowing and Certainty: Evidence; April 21- 22, 2017 Forum on the Policy Implications of the Science on Historical And Childhood Trauma; Late Spring 2017 Research Cluster Development in areas including STEM education, cultural heritage preservation, and environmental management Research and Development for a Museum for the History of Science, Medicine, and Engineering at Columbia University

Participation in the administration of these projects will provide the Fellow with a unique opportunity to engage in interdisciplinary initiatives, gain a deeper understanding of office and financial administration, collaborate with peers and experts in a variety of fields, and improve his/her organizational and managerial skills. The Fellow will interact with administrative staff, students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, and researchers from Columbia and beyond. Responsibilities  Coordination of communication among organizers, speakers and project stakeholders  Research, identification, and acquisition of sources, items, and vendors unique to the individual requirements for each project  Meticulous oversight and maintenance of project budgets  Promotion of events and projects through web, social media, email and other outlets  Development of metrics and post-project reporting for grants Qualifications  Ability to work independently and balance the needs of competing responsibilities  Strong oral and written communication skills  Strong computer skills, including Excel and PowerPoint - social media experience preferred  Experience developing and maintaining a budget preferred To learn more about the Center for Science and Society please visit our website: scienceandsociety.columbia.edu

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Columbia Alumni Center, Office of Alumni and Development Changes in how, who and which people give to the university’s fundraising efforts impact how the Office of Alumni and Development interacts with donors and solicits gifts. We are seeking a Fellow in a quantitative discipline to mine current donor data sets and to provide quantitative data analysis. The fellow’s work will assist in the development of new strategies to increase donor participation, retaining of current donors, and increasing funding levels across segments of our community. The primary focus will be in applying data mining techniques, doing statistical analysis, and building high quality prediction systems integrated with our reports. We are looking for someone who can help assist the effort to develop performance analytics for fund raising and helping us to develop a performance scorecard to identify prospects and develop development strategies. Responsibilities  Selecting features, building and optimizing classifiers using machine learning techniques  Assist the Deputy Vice President for Business Strategy and Analytics effort to develop performance analytics for development  Data mining using state-of-the-art methods  Extending organization’s data with third party sources of information when needed  Enhancing data collection procedures to include information that is relevant for building analytic systems  Processing, cleansing, and verifying the integrity of data used for analysis  Doing ad-hoc analysis and presenting results in a clear manner  Creating automated anomaly detection systems and constant tracking of its performance  Provide assistance with the preparation of project-related reports, manuscripts, and presentations. Prepare scientific or technical reports or presentations  Perform descriptive and multivariate statistical analyses of data, using computer software  Present research findings to groups of people Qualifications  Experience working with statistical modeling  Excellent understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms, such as Naive Bayes, or similar, etc.  Experience with common data science toolkits  Great communication skills  Experience with data visualization tools, such as D3.js, but not limited to, etc.  Proficiency in using query languages such as SQL, Good applied statistics skills, such as distributions, statistical testing, regression, etc.  Data-oriented personality

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Columbia Community Service Being a good neighbor by assisting local nonprofit organizations is an important part of Columbia’s mission. Columbia Community Service (CCS) helps to achieve this goal by providing a means for faculty, staff, and retirees of Barnard College, Columbia University, and Teachers College to contribute to an annual campaign that assists local nonprofit organizations, such as soup kitchens, after-school programs, retiree services, health and rehabilitation centers, and other critical community programming. Every year, Columbia Community Services makes grants to such organizations, as well as providing logistical support and professional advising. Because the University covers all administrative expenses, 100 percent of the contributions go to local nonprofits. During the 69th annual campaign (2015-2016) Columbia Community Service made grants to 56 local nonprofit organizations. The Fellow will assist with the administration of the Columbia Community Service Annual Employee Campaign by working to strengthen the relationship between the University and its partner organizations. Specific duties will include:   

Under the guidance of the Director, representing CCS to the Riverside Language Program (RLP), a non-profit organization that provides English instruction to recently arrived immigrants, asylees and refugee adults. Assist RLP with the development of an alumni program. Report to the CCS office on project outcomes.

Please visit the Columbia Community Service website at: http://communityservice.columbia.edu/ to learn more about its mission and services.

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Columbia Precision Medicine Initiative The Columbia Precision Medicine Initiative (CPMI) is a cross-university initiative started by President Bollinger, with the goal of leveraging the exponentially increased quantity of genomic information now available to scientists and researchers. The Initiative integrates a broad range of disciplinary perspectives to create a pipeline of basic science, translational science, and medical science. The CPMI is developing a website aimed at internal and external audiences alike. Among multiple features will be a blog, designed to acquaint a general audience with the methods, concepts, challenges, and outcomes of precision medicine and interdisciplinary biomedical research. The CPMI seeks to recruit a GSAS Fellow to spearhead a variety of tasks associated with running this new blog, including but not limited to: developing regular search criteria; writing and commissioning articles; and coordinating with faculty leaders within the CPMI. A background in science is not required, although a keen interest in science and science communication will be beneficial. This fellowship project is an unparalleled opportunity for advanced doctoral students to plug themselves into in a significant university-wide initiative and to start and advance an integrated communications strategy from the ground up. The fellow will interact with faculty and senior leadership involved in the CPMI, as well as with administrative offices across all campuses and competency areas.

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Columbia University Press Columbia University Press seeks to hire a fellow for the acquisitions editorial department. Applicants should be eager, hard-working students who would like to gain practical, entry-level experience in book publishing. The fellow will:         

Send out manuscripts for peer review Attend editorial and marketing meetings Compile lists of recipients of complimentary books Prepare final manuscripts for release to production Write selling points etc. for editorial and release memos Procure promotional blurbs from senior scholars Work on grant applications Request checks for advances, fees, and other payments Contribute to social media presence

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The Earth Institute, Office of the Executive Director The Office of the Executive Director is responsible for executing and supporting the short- and longterm priorities of the Earth Institute. It guides, coordinates and monitors the work of the other central administrative offices at Hogan Hall. This office maintains close communication and coordination with research units to support the mission of the Institute, and helps connect research units to the services and assistance they need. It promotes the work of the Earth Institute internally and externally, and works closely with the senior management team to identify opportunities for the Earth Institute to leverage its strengths and address organizational challenges. For 5-10 hours per week, the Fellow will support the Executive Director’s Office and activities of the Earth Institute Staff Advisory Committee. The Staff Advisory Committee was created in 2015 as a direct result of the first Earth Institute administrative staff retreat, and its members aim to incorporate administrative staff feedback into operations and management. The fellow will attend monthly meetings of the committee (if possible), track progress on the committee’s initiatives, and help develop new projects for staff. One of the primary committee projects for spring 2017 will be planning the next staff retreat. In addition, the fellow will provide support to the management and implementation of various organizational strategies, policies, and practices. S/he will help identify new opportunities and initiatives related to internal operations as identified by the committee, such as developing ways to improve communications between various units of the Earth Institute. The fellow may also work on other projects of the Executive Director’s Office, such as those related to the Management Advisory Board, and/or Institute-wide initiatives such as a new three-year climate adaptation initiative. The fellow will gain valuable insight and a well-rounded perspective on the operations of a large research institute with a unique organizational structure within a university. Responsibilities  Assist with identifying and prioritizing activities of the Staff Advisory Committee  Manage assigned projects and initiatives, working closely with Executive Director’s office staff to develop goals and complete deliverables  Attend monthly meetings of the Committee  Draft the Committee report for the end of the fiscal year, and other internal communications  Help plan the third annual Earth Institute administrative staff retreat  Coordinate between various departments as needed to complete projects that span multiple offices and/or centers  Assist with other Institute-wide projects as needed Qualifications  Superior oral and written communication skills  Excellent organizational and analytical skills  Strong attention to detail  Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office, Excel and Power Point  Ability to work independently and manage tasks within short deadlines

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Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Office of Academic Diversity The Office of Academic Diversity will be accepting an intern for the Spring 2017 semester to develop and implement new programming that is geared toward developing research opportunities for students interested in innovation, diversity, and social justice. The OAD intern will manage and implement a Student Research Collective. A primary objective of the Office of Academic Diversity is to establish an inclusive, well-resourced, academically successful graduate student body that represents the richness of perspectives that defines Columbia's commitment to producing world-class research. To help achieve this goal, the OAD intern will work to grow the Collective, a program that develops a diverse research community through group meetings, skill development, and cross-disciplinary feedback. Interns will also plan and run an OAD Research Symposium, which will be held in April. The FAA intern will meet regularly with the Assistant Dean to learn a broad range of skills necessary for a career in administration, including assessment protocols, budgeting, and program development.

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Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Office of Communications The Office of Communications oversees strategic communications for the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, encompassing publications, media relations, the school’s website and social media presences, and advertising. The Communications staff collaborates closely with the school’s senior leadership to develop and execute a communications plan that promotes wider recognition and awareness of GSAS to internal and external audiences, including prospective and current students, alumni, faculty, staff, and the general public. The Fellow will assist the Director of Communications and Assistant Director of Communications with the production of original content for GSAS’s blog and other digital publications. Responsibilities  Write and edit articles about current students and alumni, dissertations defended and deposited, announcements and opportunities for current students, student research, GSAS history, and more  Research and propose topics for articles  Publish content on the GSAS blog through WordPress  Track and report on the performance of blog content using Google Analytics Qualifications  Superior written and oral communication skills  Excellent organizational and analytical skills  Strong attention to detail  Familiarity with blogging platforms (such as WordPress) is a plus

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Heyman Center for the Humanities and the Society of Fellows Founded in the mid-1970s, the Society of Fellows in the Humanities at Columbia University (SoF) supports innovative research and scholarship, encourages interdisciplinary discussion, and fosters collaborative projects organized by its Fellows in concert with Columbia faculty. The Society offers one-year fellowships, automatically renewable for up to two additional years, during which Fellows teach undergraduate courses, complete scholarly work, present work-inprogress to other Fellows and University faculty, and plan and participate in conferences on areas of research interest. The fellowships provide time and resources to develop independent scholarship within a broadening educational and professional context. The Heyman Center for the Humanities (HCH) provides the intellectual and physical space for interdisciplinary discussions among members of the Columbia community and the New York City public. It brings together faculty and students from across the university—from the humanities, social and natural sciences, law, medicine, journalism, and the arts—to share thinking, debate ideas, and collectively consider methodological, conceptual, and ethical issues of common interest and concern. It sponsors public programming—lectures, poetry and fiction reading, workshops, conferences, symposia, seminars, and performances—and, through its Public Humanities Initiative, strives to expand the opportunities for humanities-based conversations, on and off campus, and to promote community-university partnered events. The Heyman Center also administers The Justicein-Education Initiative, a collaborative project with the Center for Justice at Columbia, which provides education to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals and integrates the study of justice more fully into the Columbia University curriculum. Fellowship Description The Heyman Center for the Humanities and the Society of Fellows is looking for a GSAS Fellow to assist with the development, implementation, and assessment of the NYC Humanities Calendar. This calendar aims to aggregate humanities-related events across Columbia’s campus and throughout the wider New York City community. The fellow will help launch, publicize, and maintain the calendar as well as conduct an assessment of its viability and impact. Responsibilities  Provide administrative and editorial support for the NYC Humanities Calendar  Research, write, fact-check, copyedit, and proof website copy  Research and write working drafts of documents  Collect data and create databases  Work closely with the Communications and Web Coordinator and report to the Associate Director of the Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities  Assist communications efforts through web-based research and social media  Perform a critical assessment that considers the ongoing viability, sustainability, and impact of the NYC Public Humanities Calendar

GSAS Fellowships in Academic Administration Spring 2017 Descriptions Page 11 of 22 Qualifications  Strong organizational skills  Ability to work independently and manage tasks within short deadlines  Computer competence in or ability to obtain excellent computer skills, including CMS  Detail-oriented  Excellent written communication and interpersonal skills

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Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Human Rights Advocates Program The Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP) is the flagship training program of the Institute for the Study of Human Rights (ISHR) at Columbia University. Established in 1978 at Columbia University, ISHR is committed to three core goals: providing excellent human rights education to Columbia students, fostering innovative interdisciplinary academic research, and offering its expertise in capacity building to human rights leaders, organizations, and universities around the world. Current activities include: a peace building program, an Indigenous Peoples’ Issues Lecture Series, a Visiting Scholars Program, a human rights education program, and an annual summer school. HRAP targets proven grassroots human rights leaders around the globe as well as marginalized communities in the U.S. The Program features a four-month residency at Columbia University with a structured curriculum of advocacy, networking, skills building, and academic coursework tailored to the Advocates’ professional interests and needs. Since HRAP was founded in 1989, 308 advocates from 86 countries have honed their skills, gained knowledge and expanded their networks through the program. The 2016 cohort includes human rights advocates from countries including Armenia, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Nepal, Suriname, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Fellowship Description For 5 to 10 hours per week, the Fellow will review applications for the 2017 HRAP. The review includes conducting online searches to verify information in the application, outreach to recommenders for additional information, the compilation of a spreadsheet with info on each applicant, preparing summaries of shortlisted applicants and other duties related to the due diligence process. The Fellow will report to the Director, Capacity Building, ISHR. Responsibilities    

Review applications for the 2017 HRAP Conduct online searches to verify info in applications Reach out to recommenders for additional info Prepare summaries of shortlisted applicants Other duties related to the due diligence process Other duties related to HRAP including interviews with HRAP alumni

Qualifications  Superior oral and written communication skills  Excellent organizational and analytical skills; strong attention to detail  Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office  Interest or previous experience in human rights preferred

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Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) The Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) at GSAS is the center for research, teaching and discussion on Latin America at Columbia University. Its main goal is to bring together and provide resources for Columbia faculty, students and visiting scholars, recognizing the diversity of their interests and approaches while strengthening their links with Latin America and with communities of Latin American origin in the United States. Fellowship Description For five to ten hours per week, the Fellow supports ILAS in its efforts to produce publications, grant reports and annual reports for foundation and federal reporting, marketing, and donor relations. For existing and new reports, the fellow will communicate with and conduct outreach to student groups, centers, and departments to ensure proper data collection. This Fellowship will provide a well-rounded perspective on grant writing and reporting that will be very useful for future scholars seeking funding sources for their own projects, knowledge of reporting, and professional development. Responsibilities  The fellow will help draft reports and collect relevant data  Coordinate with university constituencies to gather data for drafting annual reports  Create and maintain metrics to evaluate activities and programs relevant to grants Qualifications  Superior oral and written communication skills  Excellent organizational and analytical skills; strong attention to detail  Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office and Excel  Interest or previous experience in scholarly writing, and marketing or communications preferred

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Office of Planning & Institutional Research, Office of the Provost – Data Visualization The Office of Planning & Institutional Research (OPIR) is looking for a GSAS fellow to assist with the development of interactive data visualizations using faculty, staff, and student trend data that currently populate our Statistical Abstract (http://www.columbia.edu/cu/opir/abstract.html) The fellow’s primary project will focus on assembling data used in the Statistical Abstract, designing appealing and accessible reports that can be updated annually. Responsibilities  Research best practices in data visualization for higher education  Work with the OPIR staff to design an annual report template  Compile trend data  Assess opportunities to automate updating the reports as much as possible  Perform other tasks as needed Qualifications  Strong understanding of and interest in best practices in data visualization  Experience working with disparate data sets and in quantitative research analysis  Excellent written, oral communication, and interpersonal skills  Ability to work independently and collaboratively  Experience in social or data science preferred

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Office of Planning & Institutional Research, Office of the Provost – Global Education Report The Office of Planning & Institutional Research (OPIR), in conjunction with the Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Programs (VPEP), is looking for a GSAS fellow to assist with the development of an annual report to address data collection and measurement strategies around global activities, particularly teaching & learning, following up on one of the major recommendations in the University’s Decennial Accreditation Report: The Globalization of a Columbia Education” (January 2016). The fellow’s primary project will focus on assessing data needs and availability around global education at Columbia, collecting and presenting these data, and developing a report that addresses the specific recommendations in the Accreditation Report and which can be updated annually. Responsibilities  Research best practices in measuring global activity in higher education  Operationalize the goals of the Accreditation Report in terms of data needs  Assess availability of these data and how best to capture them  Work with the OPIR and VPEP staff to design and draft an annual report template  Perform other tasks as needed Qualifications  Strong understanding of and interest in the major trends and initiatives in the increasingly global nature of higher education  Experience working with disparate data sets, quantitative research analysis and report writing  Excellent written, oral communication, and interpersonal skills  Ability to work independently and collaboratively  Study away or global education experience preferred

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Office of Postdoctoral Affairs The Columbia University Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) has a mission to holistically support and assist Columbia University Postdocs in their professional training and development as well as to offer in-depth guidance and resources to the Columbia University community on matters pertaining to postdoctoral affairs. OPA carries out this mission, in part, through designing and organizing career and professional development programs for the University’s postdocs. Additionally, OPA is engaged in a wide range of activities that are focused on enhancing and reinforcing a supportive and inclusive postdoctoral training environment at Columbia University. OPA has several potential projects that may interest a GSAS Academic Administration Fellow and we will provide a tremendous mentoring and training environment for any Fellow seeking to gain administrative experience. The first potential project is centered on OPAs career development resources. OPA would like to develop an online platform for Columbia’s postdocs and postdoc alumni that will contain descriptions of all of its programs and courses, recordings of OPA led career and professional development workshops, and a planning tool that will allow postdocs to track their progress and store their certificates of completion for use in developing resumes and CVs. The Fellow, with guidance from the OPA Director, could spearhead the development of this platform. The second potential project entails programming for social science and humanities postdocs. The vast majority of postdocs at Columbia are in the sciences and engineering and as a result a significant proportion of OPA’s programming is targeted to these postdocs. OPA is interested in developing new programming that is specifically geared towards social science and humanities postdocs and the Fellow could play a critical role in helping to develop and implement these programs in the Spring. The third potential project builds upon work completed from the Spring 2016 GSAS Administration Fellow, on new diversity and inclusion initiatives from OPA. This past spring, the GSAS Administration Fellow, under the direction of OPA, helped to launch two new postdoc affinity groups: URPostdocs, a group serving underrepresented minority postdocs at Columbia, as well as PostdoQs, a group serving LGBQTIA postdocs at Columbia. Both groups are in their early stages and will have new events and programming launched this fall. The Fellow could help organize the events and programs of these two affinity groups and help the groups increase their memberships. Lastly, OPA is open to other project ideas as well and would be willing to create new project ideas based on the interests of a potential Fellow.

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Office of Research Initiatives The Office of Research Initiatives is a central office responsible for securing funding for interdisciplinary research projects primarily within the sciences, engineering, and medicine; it does this through a range of internal communications activities, designing review competitions, hosting educational and networking events, and evaluating external grantmaking opportunities in order to improve the University’s success rates with obtaining competitive funding. The Office seeks to recruit a fellow who will conceptualize his/her own personalized project designed to make Columbia’s research enterprise evermore competitive with securing grants. As there are many paths one might take towards increasing competitiveness, potential projects can include:     

Examining historical grantmaking activities of federal agencies and/or private foundations to develop recommendations for how faculty should prepare future grants Writing internal and external communications articles about the impact and novelty of Columbia’s interdisciplinary research Evaluating prior internal competitions, and developing recommendations for optimizing and innovating current processes Translating biomedical research content into general web articles for the Columbia Precision Medicine Initiative Other creative projects

While the fellow would operate with great latitude and independence, applicants for this position should be prepared to “pitch” the office on one or two potential projects of interest, and articulate how those projects will aid Columbia researchers in directly or indirectly obtaining external funding. This fellowship is an exceptional opportunity for a doctoral student in the sciences who seeks a thorough understanding of the research fundraising landscape—whether to explore new career paths, or to better position their candidacy for eventual faculty job applications. The Office would readily consider applicants from non-science disciplines as well. Prior experience in communications, data analysis (via Excel), and grantwriting is preferable, but not required.

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Office of the Executive Vice President for Research The Office of the Executive Vice President is a central unit responsible for developing, advancing, and supporting the University’s research enterprise. As more external funders—particularly the National Science Foundation—will only award grants for research that has a demonstrable impact on public life, it becomes ever more critical that Columbia’s faculty connect their research efforts with outside individuals and groups (be those groups public citizens, students, employees, et cetera). To this end, the Office seeks to recruit a fellow to catalog the myriad of outreach programs that currently exist across the entire University, of which there are many (both known and yet unknown). The project is a joint initiative led by the Office of the EVP for Research, but in close partnership with other offices and schools such as the Office of Government and Community Affairs, Engineering, Arts and Sciences, and the Medical Center. The fellow will complete a semester-long project to identify programs designed to connect research with external communities, determine their structures and financial models, and translate findings into a practical report and database that faculty can use when preparing grant applications. The end result should guide prospective grant applicants into approaching various outreach programs that suit their needs for community engagement. This fellowship project is a rare opportunity for advanced doctoral students passionate about research communications, community affairs, diversity and inclusion, and science education to establish relationships with faculty and administrators devoted to engaging the public in research innovations. The fellow must be highly entrepreneurial and motivated to navigate a large, complex, and often disconnected university, and must be focused on translating their own research into an educational opportunity. A background in the sciences, education, or outreach is useful, but not required.

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Office of the University Registrar and Student Service Center The Office of the University Registrar along with the Student Service Center will be documenting the cross registration policies, processes and procedures that occur on a daily basis in all school across Columbia University. The process can be challenging for students, depending on home school and host school of registration. The goal of the project is to document current practices of cross registration within each school, assess the current practices, and make a proposal for process change depending on the outcomes. The individual in this role will have the opportunity to propose procedural changes that will make a difference for students at Columbia University. Responsibilities  Documenting Cross registration procedures between University Schools.  Develop an understanding of University structure and culture.  Empathize with student process and administrative burden.  Interview central and school enrollment staff on policy, process and procedures for cross registration.  Identify ways to enhance and provide efficiencies in current processes/procedures.  Proposing new cross registration form that would include all procedures (or encourage change into one) that would ease administrative burden on students.  Tying up any loose ends between CU and affiliate registrations.  Updating registrar.columbia.edu website related to both the above.

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Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs The purpose of the Columbia University Faculty Handbook is to present, in a convenient form, the most important University policies and practices as they apply to the faculties of the University. The policies included and referred to in the Handbook form part of the essential employment understandings between members of the faculty and the University. It is meant to inform and serve both the faculty and the administration. The Handbook is revised as University policies evolve and, at present, an updated version of the Handbook is posted online on the Columbia University website. For the 2017 spring semester, the newly reorganized Office of Faculty Affairs would like to appoint a doctoral student to develop an Iphone and Android mobile application for the Columbia University Faculty Handbook. The proposed work addresses an urgent need to provide instructors and the university administration, with easy and convenient access to the Handbook so that they may stay aware of changes in University policies. The participant in this work will have an opportunity to work closely with senior leadership within the office of faculty affairs and learn how universities like Columbia develop mechanisms for improved access to information for the academic community. During the course of the semester, or perhaps two semesters, we expect that the student will create and follow a timeline for the project cycle (content, wireframes, design and development, QA testing and launch). On the application, the user experience must be seamless, high performing, responsive to user needs and expectations, searchable, adaptable and include intuitive navigation. In addition, the app must be updateable and synchronous with the online version of the handbook. We expect that updates to the online version will occur once or twice an academic year.

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Public Books The fellow will have the opportunity to learn about and assist with the editing, production, and promotion of articles for the online magazine Public Books (www.publicbooks.org), which reaches a monthly audience of over 50,000 readers. Depending on interest and aptitude, the fellow may:      

Fact-check, copyedit, format for the website, and proof articles (reporting to the managing editor) Liaise with authors about publicizing their articles and contribute to our social media feeds (under the supervision of the digital director) Propose topics and works for review, communicate with reviewers, and contribute brief reviews and/or listicles (in consultation with the editors in chief and section editors) For those interested in multimedia production and/or web design, help Public Books expand to include more audio, video, podcast, and interactive material Conduct outreach with foreign publishers and publications Conduct outreach with potential readers and contributors

Depending on skills and research background, the fellow may also pursue new initiatives within the organization. Experience with WordPress, social media, copyediting, and knowledge of foreign languages are all a plus.

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Weatherhead East Asian Institute The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is looking for a GSAS fellow to assist WEAI’s student forum, the Asia Pacific Affairs Council (APAC), with student outreach during the 2016-2017 academic year. In addition, the fellow will create content about WEAI academic programming and events in accordance with Title VI’s prerogative to broaden public education on East Asia. Working with APAC to enhance WEAI’s profile on campus, the GSAS fellow will gain hands-on student affairs experience while producing content for WEAI’s website, Asia for Everyone web portal, and biannual magazine, The Reed. Responsibilities  Recruit student participants and volunteers for WEAI core programming  Organize student programming such as career/internship panels featuring WEAI alumni  Liaise with faculty and staff across Columbia University campus to develop content for WEAI events  Coordinate travel, logistical, and financial arrangements with various Columbia University offices  Report on WEAI academic programming and events  Review and produce content for WEAI’s website and social media platforms  Perform other tasks as needed Qualifications  Excellent oral and written communication skills  Strong writing and analytical skills  Ability to work independently and manage tasks within short deadlines  Detail-oriented with fast turnaround on projects  Experience in data collection and grants reporting preferred\  Excellent computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft products; knowledge of InDesign and Raiser’s Edge preferred  Knowledge or experience in East Asia preferred but not necessary