Recurring Events:
1. WEEKLY DROP-IN SERVICES
This Week’s Events:
2. DMV ON CAMPUS
3. GLC CAFÉ
Administrative Announcements:
4. GRADUATE STUDENTS INVITED TO SUBMIT WRITING – 1st posting
Jobs:
5. GRA OPENING: GIS PROGRAMMER/ANALYST – 1st posting
6. GRAD ASSISTANT – VP FOR FINANCE SENIOR MANAGEMENT AREA – 2nd posting
7. RESEARCH ASSISTANT – WAGE POSITION –3rd posting
8. HEAD COACH – VIRGINIA TECH MEN’S CLUB LACROSSE TEAM – 3rd posting
Volunteers and research participants sought:
9. PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR SENSORY EVALUATION OF DRINKING WATER – 1st posting
10. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR INTERVIEWS ON ACCESS-BASED SHARING ECONOMY – 2nd posting
11. PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR LIFTING STUDY WITH WEARABLE EXOSKELETONS – 3rd posting
Upcoming events:
–JOIN FELLOW GRAD STUDENTS ON THE VENTURE OUT CHALLENGE COURSE (Jul 29, reg. required
–PART-TIME GRADUATE STUDENT GATHERING
Recurring Events
1. WEEKLY DROP-IN SERVICES:
– Career Advising: On hiatus for summer. See: https://blogs.lt.vt.edu/gradcareeropportunity/
– Cook Counseling: on summer hiatus
– Graduate School summer hours: MTThF 9:00am-4:00pm, W 9:30-4:00
– Immigration advising hours: MWF 1:00-4:00pm, TTh 9:00am-12:00pm, Room 120 GLC
– Writing assistance: reserve appointment at https://www.lib.vt.edu/spaces/writing-center.html
This Week’s Events
2. DMV ON CAMPUS
Tuesday, Jul 23,10:00am-3:00pm, North End Center, room 2410
Get your driver’s license, REAL ID, vehicle titles and registrations, address changes and more. No registration required; first come, first serve.
3. GLC CAFÉ
Thursday, Jul 18, 3:30-5:00pm, GLC Reading Room
GLC café continues every Thursday throughout the summer when the university is open. Stop by for the usual coffee, tea and cookies and the occasional surprises brought to you by the Graduate School! We will not be having Wednesday café during the summer.
Administrative Announcements:
4. GRADUATE STUDENTS INVITED TO SUBMIT WRITING – 1st posting
The student blog RE: Reflections and Explorations, offered through the VT Institute for Policy and Governance, is a great vehicle to share research ideas and theories with a broader audience. All VT graduate students are eligible to offer essays as long as they address a policy, politics or governance issue or concern. Students in ALCE, ASPECT, GIA, HD, PGG, Natural Resources, PAPP, Political Science, Rhetoric and Writing, Sociology and Urban Affairs and Planning are particularly encouraged to submit essays. To find examples of past topics, read archived essays. Dr. Max Stephenson, Professor of Public and International Affairs, serves as editor and final arbiter of all submissions. Sign up now using this Google Spreadsheet. Slots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Questions? Contact Heather Parrish (parrish1@vt.edu).
Jobs:
5. GRA OPENING: GIS PROGRAMMER/ANALYST – 1st posting
Enterprise GIS unit of VT’s central IT organization seeks a grad student with GIS programming, GIS analysis and/or web design skills to support a variety of projects as assigned in a technical team environment, using an evolving set of best-practice tools, libraries and techniques. Position is responsible for a variety of GIS-related technical tasks including developing scripts to automate GIS data management and server administration tasks, performing mapping and analysis tasks, and developing and maintaining GIS-enabled web applications. Requires experience with Python programming, Tools and APIs related to the ESRI ArcGIS platform. This is a full-time GRA (20 hr/wk) continuing for a full year (Aug 2019 – Aug 2020). Renewal, while possible, cannot be guaranteed upon hiring. Interested students should forward a current resume and cover letter to egisjobs@bev.vt.edu. Position will remain open until filled.
6. GRAD ASSISTANT – VP FOR FINANCE SENIOR MANAGEMENT AREA – 2nd posting
The VP for Finance Senior Management Area seeks a full-time (20 hr/week) Graduate Assistant to support initiatives to further automate administrative tasks using various technologies including Robotic Process Automation (RPA). This is a 9-month appointment beginning 8/10/2019 and ending 5/09/2020. The GA will work with business process owners to document changes to current business practices and assist in process re-engineering and change management planning efforts, independently analyze business case scenarios, and work closely with the robotic process automation team to compile business requirements for processes to be automated. The successful candidate should demonstrate familiarity with basic programming constructs, knowledge of process mapping and design, experience with relational databases and query tools and ability to manipulate large sets of data. For consideration, forward current resume and cover letter to Melinda West, University Bursar, mwest@vt.edu.
7. RESEARCH ASSISTANT – WAGE POSITION – 3rd posting
Looking for an immediate hire. Preferred candidate will have experience with small rodents in a laboratory setting, a B.S. in a STEM field, and some laboratory/bench experience. Part time (10-20 hours per week), $20 per hour, no additional benefits. Background check will be required. Send resume and cover letter describing your interest and experience to goodd@vt.edu.
8. HEAD COACH – VIRGINIA TECH MEN’S CLUB LACROSSE TEAM – 3rd posting
The VT Men’s Club Lacrosse Team is looking to hire a new Head Coach!. The team is very competitive and is ranked in the Top 20 among all 250 collegiate club lacrosse teams. It is a club team, NOT a varsity athletics team, affiliated with the Department of Recreational Sports, not with the Department of Athletics. They compete in the SELC (South Eastern Lacrosse Conference). Applicants must be able to commit to being at team practices 3-4 nights a week and traveling with the team on weekends in both the fall and spring for games & tournaments. Looking for someone with previous experience in playing or coaching lacrosse. Compensation is commensurate with experience and is competitive with other top D-1 club lacrosse programs. See detailed position description: http://mcla.us/news/2019/06/virginia-tech-opens-head-coach-search. Candidates should submit a cover letter, resume and a list of three references to jrhoads@vt.edu
Volunteers and research participants sought:
9. PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR SENSORY EVALUATION OF DRINKING WATER – 1st posting
The Water INTERface IGEP is recruiting volunteers 18+ years old to participate in a sensory study of drinking water. Participants will be asked to taste and describe their impressions of drinking water samples. There is no compensation, but all participants are eligible to enjoy a snack after completing the sensory test. Study will be on July 23, 24 and 25, from 10:00am – 4:00pm, in the VT Sensory Evaluation Lab in HABB1 room 205 (1230 Washington St SW). Time commitment is 30 minutes. Parking passes are available upon request. Questions or additional information? Please contact Renata Carneiro (rcvc@vt.edu).
10. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR INTERVIEWS ON ACCESS-BASED SHARING ECONOMY – 2nd posting
Ph.d students in the marketing department are looking for four respondents to interview this week (15th ~ 19th). This is part of a project for a summer course (Qualitative research methods.) Information may be used for future research and will be kept confidential. Before conducting interviews, participants will be given an informed consent form to sign. Interviewees will be asked about their experiences using the access-based sharing economy (e.g., Airbnb, Zipcar). It will be an hour long interview and a $20 Starbucks gift card will be provided to participants. Contact myojoong@vt.edu for more information.
11. PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR LIFTING STUDY WITH WEARABLE EXOSKELETONS – 3rd posting
Participants are sought for a research study about lifting with and without wearable exoskeletons. Must be 18-35 years old with no recent or prior musculoskeletal disorders or back injuries (at least for 12 months). A height range of 5′ 4″- 6 2′ is preferred. Should be able to comfortably lift a box (~10% of the body weight) from the floor to the waist height. Will be asked to perform a variety of lifting tasks both with and without the exoskeletons. Training session takes about 1 hour and the data collection session takes about 3-4 hours. The compensation rate is $10/hour. Those willing to take part in this study should email Saman Madinei at madinei@vt.edu.
Upcoming events:
JOIN FELLOW GRAD STUDENTS ON THE VENTURE OUT CHALLENGE COURSE
Monday, July 29, 4:45-8:00pm, Venture Out Challenge course
The Venture Out Challenge Course, a part of Recreational Sports, is a state-of-the-art high ropes challenge course that opened in Fall 2018. The course is located behind the Marching Virginian Practice Field and the Sport Clubs fields and can be seen from the Huckleberry Trail. The cost is $20 per VT student; $25 for faculty/staff; and $35 for non-VT participants. Please go to the following link to register: https://virginiatech.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_79BGklNpKV0Pp4N. Participants are responsible for the cost and will be billed directly by Rec Sports. If you do not pay, the amount due will be transferred to the Bursar’s office and applied against your account. If you have any questions, please contact Sue at sjkass@vt.edu.
PART-TIME GRADUATE STUDENT GATHERING
Wednesday, Jul 31, 5:30pm, Boudreaux’s rooftop, Downtown Blacksburg
Come gather, meet, and chat in an informal setting with other part-time graduate students. Contact Lia Kelinsky-Jones at liak9@vt.edu or Catherine Cotrupi at cotrupi@vt.edu with any questions.