Job Description

Freshman through junior students are invited to apply to the University of Washington Bothell paid and credited Environmental Careers Preparedness Spring and Summer Program Assistant Program. Students graduating this spring 2025 are not eligible to apply. EnCAP is focused on preparing the next generation of students for the growing green economy by providing pathways towards environmental and sustainability degree programs through a 3-credit spring mentorship course and a field-based summer teaching and research assistantship experience. Selected applicants will work closely with UWB faculty across disciplines to co-lead a 5-week interdisciplinary, field-based program for local high school students to support their learning about the range, impacts, and diversity of green career pathways in Washington State. In addition to co-leading the EnCAP summer high school program, participants will develop and lead a field-based research module during the summer program with options to continue research on your module through late summer.

This position requires that you enroll in a spring research seminar course in addition to the paid summer position. The spring cousre is an idependent study co-taght by UWB faculty. The time and details of the course will be decided based on student schedules. More details below:

• Spring Quarter: enroll in a 3-credit mentorship course (time will be determined by schedule). This portion of the program is unpaid.
• Summer Quarter: Earn $21/ hr while co-leading high school students through an interdisciplinary field-based learning experience (July 1-31) at St. Edward State Park and engage in paid research in partnership with UWB faculty. There are a total of 210 hours of possilbe work total for this position.
  • The program teaching and leadership component of this position will require you to be at St. Edward State Park about 20 hours / week June 30th-August 1st. You will need reliable transportation. We will determine the summer schedule based on participants daily availability, but you will work 3 or more days/ week supporting the summer program at St. Edward State Park.

All new student employees must also complete UW's online Title IX course about preventing and responding to sex-and gender-based violence and harassment.

Qualifications

• Be an emerging Sophore - Senior student at UW Bothell
• Have prior experience and an interest working with youth (you will be working with high school students as a part of this job)
• Be interested in Interdisciplinary learning outdoors
• Be a supportive and enthusiastic team member
• All new student employees must also complete UW's online Title IX course about preventing and responding to sex-and gender-based violence and harassment.
• It is preferred, but not required, that you have take prior coursework with particpating faculty members:
  • Dr. Cynthia Chang (Plant Ecology), Dr. Ching-In Chen (Creative Writing), Dr. Jeff Jensen (Salmon Restoration and Ecology), Dr. Amy Lambert (Restoration Ecology and Fine Arts), Dr. Santiago Lopez(Geographical Sciences), Dr. Veronica Cassone McGowan (Learning Sciences, Science Education and Nature-Based Design), Dr. Michel Price (entomology).

Application Instructions

Submit a letter of interest with all of the following information (you can copy and paste from here into your document so that you don't leave out any information)

1. Briefy your academic major and interests. (less than 50 words)

2. Have you taken courses with participating faculty? Who and which course?

• Dr. Jeffrey Jensen
• Dr. Cynthia Chang
• Dr. Michele Price
• Dr. Amy Lambert
• Dr. Santiago Lopez
• Dr. Ching-in Chen
• Dr. Veronica Cassone-McGowan

3. Are you available to work in person at St. Edward State Park July 1-31 with reliable transportation: Answer: Yes or No

4. List and describe your skills related to the following:

• Prior outdoor field work experience
• Experience working with youth under 18
• Experience working with diverse populations

5. What is your current academic year?

• First
• Second
• Third
• Forth

6. Have you worked with minors before? Answer Yes or No

7. Letter of Interest: Write short essay responses to each of the following. (500 words max for all questions)

a. Tell us about your experience working with diverse populations

b. What is your experience working with students under the age of 18- work or personal experience

c. Tell us about your interest in supporting high school students in field-based learning

Note that all new student employees must also complete UW's online Title IX course about preventing and responding to sex-and gender-based violence and harassment.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Diversity is a core value of University of WA Bothell. We believe the power of diversity enriches all of us by exposing us to a range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions. To learn more, read our Diversity Statement