Do you want to publish your research work as an undergraduate student? If so, consider submitting your research publication to the Texas Undergraduate Research Journal, an interdisciplinary, UT-based research journal dedicated to publishing undergraduate work. Students can submit their materials through the Texas URJ application until January 13th at 11:59 pm. Additionally, our previous volumes are available at the following link.
Daily Archives: November 7, 2024
Submit Your Research!
The Texas Journal of International Affairs (TJIA) is a premier academic publication managed by UT Austin undergraduate students and overseen by a board of faculty members. TJIA seeks to publish works that engage with and question new and established topics within the realm of International Affairs. We aim to feature original academic work from a variety of subjects including economy, security, science, technology, culture, arts, human rights, and political systems. The Texas Journal of International Affairs (TJIA) invites undergraduate students from all departments to submit original, academic, research-based papers. Students from all backgrounds and disciplines are encouraged to submit. You can find the submission guidelines, form, and more information here- https://texasjia.org/offerings/. Follow us on Instagram at @texasjia check out our website texasjia.org for updates!
UGCA Position
Deadline for application: Friday, November 22nd
We are recruiting students to work as Undergraduate Course Assistants (UGCAs) for a new seminar NSC 107K: Collaboration in Healthcare. This will be a 10 hour/week paid position ($12/hr) that includes facilitating weekly in-person discussions for a class of ~24 students, grading and providing feedback on written homework (including short essays), and weekly trainings. Most hours will be flexible, independent work on your own schedule. UGCAs will hone their leadership skills as they support the career preparation of their peers.
Position Responsibilities:
- Familiarize yourself with asynchronous content on Canvas (new module every 2 weeks)
- Read, provide feedback on, and grade student writing and other assignments (24 students/week)
- *Facilitate 1 hour/week in-person discussion groups (~24 students/week, 2 alternating cohorts for 48 total students)
- Office hours (~1 hr/week)
- *UGCA training and development 1 hour/week (may not be evenly spread throughout term; likely Monday or Friday afternoons)
*The in-person discussion group and UGCA training are the only time-restricted components. The seminar times for spring are below; at least one must fit your schedule. UGCA trainings will be Monday afternoons.
Position requirements:
We are looking for dynamic students who are passionate about building an inclusive and respectful community where all student feel comfortable sharing their opinions. UGCAs must have experience in personal narrative writing and peer review of writing (specifically giving feedback to other students on their writing). Desire to support students with different experiences in writing. Must be available Mondays at xxx for prep meetings and during one of the weekly seminar times:
Spring 2025 NSC 107K meeting times:
- Tuesdays 1:00-2:00
- Tuesdays 2:00-3:00
- Tuesdays 3:00-4:00
- Wednesdays 1:00-2:00
- Wednesdays 2:00-3:00
- Wednesdays 3:00-4:00
- Thursdays 1:00-2:00
- Thursdays 2:00-3:00
- Fridays 9:00-10:00
- Fridays 10:00-11:00
Interested in applying? Email Jessica Wandelt (Jessica.wandelt@austin.utexas.edu) with…
- Your resume
- A 200-250 word essay on why this position is a great match for you
- Seminar times that work in your Spring 2025 schedule
- The name and email address of a reference who can speak to your experience with writing. (Please be sure to ask/tell your reference that you will be sharing their name!)
National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium
UT Austin students are invited to submit their work to Johns Hopkins University’s sixth annual Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium, which brings together undergraduate students from across the country to present their humanities research. This year’s symposium will be held from March 20-22, 2025, on the Johns Hopkins Homewood campus in Baltimore, Maryland. Submissions (in the form of a title and abstract) are due by December 9, 2024. Participants in the 2025 symposium can expect:
- A robust audience of more than 200 presenters and guests
- A friendly, supportive, and encouraging environment
- A keynote address by a nationally recognized humanities scholar
- Networking opportunities at receptions and meals
- Info sessions on graduate programs and research opportunities in the humanities
- An invitation to revise their presentation into a journal-length publication for the journal of proceedings, the Macksey Journal.
Application instructions can be found here! Notifications of acceptance to the conference will be made at the beginning of January. Early bird registration (by January 15) will be $150. Regular registration (by January 31) will be $175. More information about the conference schedule can be found on the Attendance Information page. Please note that the UT Office of Undergraduate Research is not able to financially support travel to undergraduate conferences.
