DE Opportunities
The CRES Department offers several funding opportunities for our Designated Emphasis students.
Graduate Student Instructor Positions | Teaching Assistant Positions | Research/Travel Grants | Judy Yung Memorial Fund
Graduate Student Instructor Positions
Summer Session 2022 [Applications Closed]
We are soliciting course proposals for Summer Session 2022 (session one 6/20-7/22) or session 2 (7/25-8/26) for the following courses:
- CRES 10 and
- (2) upper-division electives on a rigorous, popular topic that have the potential to reach a broad audience
Eligibility
- Declared CRES DE
- Master's degree or advancement to candidacy by the time of appointment (i.e. QE date in early spring at the latest). Appointment will be contingent on passing the QE.
- Good academic standing.
- Approval of the faculty advisor.
- Strong teaching record.
Salary
For information on GSI pay (rates, dates, and paychecks), please visit Summer Session's webpage.
Application Instructions
*Students are required to consult with their faculty advisor before submitting their application. We strongly recommend reviewing the proposed syllabus with your faculty advisor.
To apply, please send Shauntay Larkins (slarkins@ucsc.edu) the following documents in pdf format by Thursday, November 4 at noon:
- Cover letter
- Discuss interest and qualifications
- Discuss your approach to teaching a course in 5 weeks
- Indicate availability for summer session 1, 2 or both (session one 6/20-7/22) or session 2 (7/25-8/26)
- Faculty advisor approval (via email)
- CV
- Syllabus for proposed course.
- View Summer Session's guidelines for syllabi development. Syllabi are recommended to include:
- Relevant learning outcomes
- Discussion topics by week with associated readings and/or activities
- Summary of assignments
- Description of the basis for student evaluation
- View sample syllabi on Summer Session's website.
- View CCI course approval toolbox and policies.
- View Summer Session's guidelines for syllabi development. Syllabi are recommended to include:
Teaching Assistantships
For full consideration, please fill out this google form by noon, Friday, April 19th. You must be signed into your UCSC google account to access the form.
Fall 2024
- CRES 10, Introduction to CRES Instructor: Nick Mitchell
- CRES/EDUC 121, Struggle for K12 Ethnic Studies Instructor: Tricia Gallagher-Geurtsen *ONLINE*
Winter 20245
- CRES 100, Comparative Theories in CRES Instructor: Fui Niumeitolu
- CRES 102, Science and Justice: Critical Intro Instructor: M Ty
- CRES/EDUC 121, Struggle for K12 Ethnic Studies Instructor: Tricia Gallagher-Geurtsen *ONLINE*
Spring 2025
- CRES 68, Introduction to Black Studies Instructor: Xavier Livermon
- CRES 101, Research Methods and Writing in CRES Instructor: Jennifer Mogannam
- CRES/EDUC 121, Struggle for K12 Ethnic Studies Instructor: Tricia Gallagher-Geurtsen *ONLINE*
- CRES/FMST 127, From Oceania to Native California. Indigenous Environmental Justice Instructor: Fui Niumeitolu
Eligibility
Students must be in good academic standing. All graduate students are welcome to apply. CRES Designated Emphasis students will be given priority consideration for appointments. If you know of interested graduate students who would like to declare the DE, they may submit a DE application with their TA application. Completion of the DE requirements is not necessary to apply for the designated emphasis.
Research/Travel Grants
CRES offers a small amount of funding to CRES DEs conducting CRES-related research or traveling to conferences and presenting CRES-related work. We provide funding up to $250. Priority will be given to students who have not previously been given an award.
Applications for funding will be due Friday, April 21, 2023 at noon for travel through Spring 2023. If attending a conference, you will need to provide your paper abstract and proof of conference acceptance. For DE's conducting research, please be prepared to provide a short (1 page) research proposal/description and budget. You also need to indicate that you have received no other funding for this travel or research proposal.
Please submit your application for funding here.
Judy Yung Memorial Fund
CRES invites students from all levels (undergraduate and graduate) to apply for funding to support Asian-, Asian diasporic-, Pacific Islander-, and Pacific Islander diasporic-related research geared towards the preservation of oral histories and engagement of local community archives. This application is open to UCSC undergraduate and graduate students with research interests in oral history and/or community archives. Preference will be given to CRES majors and Black Studies minors and graduate students with a Designated Emphasis in CRES. Learn more here: https://cres.ucsc.edu/undergraduate/judy-yung-memorial.html.