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July 3-9, 2023

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Welcome to the Graduate School’s listserv for sharing events, services, administrative announcements and job opportunities for graduate students. Messages are posted on Mondays. Postings must be relevant to graduate students; include the name and contact of the requesting organization or person; not exceed 150 words; not include attachments. Submissions will be edited to fit listserv style and formatting requirements. Submit posting requests by 5:00pm Friday before the Monday on which the posting is to appear using this Google form: https://gs.vt.edu/weeklylistserv. The GLC Weekly postings are also available at https://webapps.graduateschool.vt.edu/glcweekly/ . If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact the reference in the posting at least 10 business days prior to the event.       

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This Week’s Events:       
0. Ongoing Services – updated 5/22/23
1. GLC CAFÉ

Administrative Announcements: 
2. STS SEMINAR COURSE: COMMUNICATING ACADEMIC IDEAS TO NON-ACADEMIC AUDIENCES – 1st posting
3. TIKTOK, WECHAT APPS NO LONGER PERMITTED ON UNIVERSITY NETWORKS/DEVICES AS OF JULY 1 – 1st posting

Jobs
4. WAGE POSITION – ATHLETIC ACADEMIC MENTOR – 1st posting
5. GRADUATE ASSISTANT FOR THE 2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR – 1st posting
6. GA POSITION in IT EXPERIENCE AND ENGAGEMENT – 3rd posting
7. WAGE POSITION ASSISTANT COACH, VT COMPETITIVE CHEER CLUB TEAM – 3rd posting

Volunteers and research participants sought:
8. PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR STUDY ON FOOD – 3rd posting
9. PAID RESEARCH STUDY – YOUNG ADULT COGNITION – 3rd posting
10. PARTICIPANT RECRUITMENT FOR AUGMENTING SENSATION WHEN USING EXOSKELETON – 3rd posting
11. PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR A TABLET-BASED VR OBJECT MANIPULATION STUDY – 3rd posting
12. PARTICIPANTS/ ACTORS NEEDED FOR A SIMULATED JOB INTERVIEW RECORDING – 3rd posting

Upcoming Events: 
13. GRAD STUDENT ICE CREAM SOCIAL –July 12

 0. Ongoing Services – updated 05/22/23    

1.  GLC CAFÉ
Thursday, July 6, 3:30-5:00pm, Graduate Life Center – Reading Room Summer schedule – GLC café will be held on Thursdays only.  The 2nd and 4th Wednesday cafes will not be held during the summer and will restart in August. Enjoy snacks, tea, coffee and conversation with graduate students and Graduate School staff. Bring your own mug if you can.

2. STS SEMINAR COURSE: COMMUNICATING ACADEMIC IDEAS TO NON-ACADEMIC AUDIENCES – 1st posting
STS-5424/CRN 91255, “Communicating Academic Ideas to Non-Academic Audiences,” will be offered in fall 2023. The course explores its topic in the context of public communications, online media, publishing, and promotional campaigns. Light on reading but heavy on brainstorming, the course will focus on storytelling and script-writing for YouTube videos or other media as modes of communication. Students will be encouraged to develop popular communications of their own work and plan possible ways of building a media platform around it. In parallel, students will work in groups to create videos around the core theme of housing crises on the local, national, and global level, with special attention to the New River Valley and surrounding areas. Videos created will be shown at an event at the end of Spring 2024 focused on creating inclusive dialogue around local housing issues. Interested students may contact course leader Lee Vinsel leev@vt.edu for more information.

3. TIKTOK, WECHAT APPS NO LONGER PERMITTED ON UNIVERSITY NETWORKS/DEVICES AS OF JULY 1 – 1st posting
For more information, please see: https://news.vt.edu/notices/2023/05/tiktok-app-restrictions.html?utm_source=cmpgn_news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=vtUnirelNewsDailyCMP_063023-fs

4. WAGE POSITION – ATHLETIC ACADEMIC MENTOR – 1st posting
Provide one-on-one assistance with time management and organizational skills relevant to academic performance for academically at-risk student-athletes. Qualifications: graduate student at Virginia Tech with a 3.0 or higher GPA; ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse educational, cultural, and economic backgrounds; Strong written, oral communication, organizational, and computer skills. Application deadline, August 10, 2023, apply here: https://career.vt.edu/job-search/Handshake.html  Handshake job # 7931935 Title: SAASS Academic Mentor FA23.  https://app.joinhandshake.com/stu/jobs/7931935?ref=preview-header-click&search_id=8cb91426-3bc8-428d-994b-d2b809428a4e

5. GRADUATE ASSISTANT FOR THE 2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR – 1st posting
The College of Science Dean’s Office is seeking applications from graduate students interested in an academic year graduate assistantship. Funded by the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning as part of the Bridge Experience Program, this position will work with the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs to collect information on internship opportunities relevant for College of Science undergraduate students. The graduate student will build and maintain a comprehensive and user-friendly database on internships. We are looking for an enthusiastic and well-rounded individual who possesses excellent communication skills. The successful candidate will have experience working with surveys and databases.  Please apply by July 21, 2023 to: https://forms.gle/E652bZeejCwkZd4K8

6. GA POSITION IN IT EXPERIENCE AND ENGAGEMENT – 3rd posting
This position offers a unique chance to gain valuable in the realms of employee and user experience. You will play a crucial role in leveraging insights from various employee and user data sources to enhance the overall employee and user experience. Position responsibilities: systematically collecting and analyzing employee and user data, preparing insightful reports, presenting them to stakeholders to facilitate data-informed decision-making. Qualifications: Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, enabling effective and clear dissemination of information. Demonstrated aptitude for analytical thinking and problem-solving, exhibiting attention to detail. Proven experience in developing surveys, conducting interviews, and facilitating focus groups. Proficiency in qualitative and quantitative data analysis, showcasing the ability to derive meaningful insights from data. Proficient in utilizing tools such as QuestionPro to support data collection and analysis. Strong ability to work both independently and collaboratively as an integral member of a team. For more information and to apply:  https://it.vt.edu/partnerships/user-groups/ux-community/gra.html , application deadline, July 14, 2023.

7. WAGE POSITION ASSISTANT COACH, VT COMPETITIVE CHEER CLUB TEAM – 3rd posting
The Virginia Tech Competitive Cheer Club Team is comprised of 25-30 student-athletes. We practice 2-3 nights/week at a gym in Radford, and compete each spring at NCA College Nationals in Daytona, Florida, in addition to other competitions in the region. We are strictly a competition team, we do not perform at any VT athletic events. We are seeking an Assistant Coach who has experience in cheer spotting and tumbling. A basic knowledge of cheerleading is helpful but not required. The Assistant Coach will assist our Head Coach in all aspects of leading/coaching the team. This can include composing practice plans, leading practices and/or conditioning and traveling with the team to competitions and showcases. The position will run from the beginning of fall semester through NCA Nationals in April. To apply email: Kate Lattig ktlattig@vt.edu

8. PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR STUDY ON FOOD – 3rd posting
Center for Health Behaviors Research  at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, located in Roanoke, is conducting a 3-14 week research study to investigate how foods we eat interact with our body’s biology to influence food reward in the brain. All sessions are in Roanoke, 4-8 sessions over ~31 hours. You will consume snack foods and undergo measurements of energy use, IV blood draws, and MRI brain scans. Compensation up to $570. Sign up here: https://fralinbiomed.info/donnutsignup IRB #21-1052.

9. PAID RESEARCH STUDY – YOUNG ADULT COGNITION – 3rd posting
The MEM lab (Williams Hall) is recruiting participants for a 2-session study of young adult cognition. You are eligible if you are able to quickly read visually-presented English words and age 18 to 50. Participants will be compensated $10 for the first session (30 min) and $40 for the second session (1 hour). Please contact vtmemorylab@gmail.com  to learn more. Primary investigator: Rachel Diana, rdiana@vt.edu, 540-231-1913, Biomedical Research Alliance of New York Institutional Review Board (BRANY) Protocol #VT18-1077-568.

10. PARTICIPANT RECRUITMENT FOR AUGMENTING SENSATION WHEN USING EXOSKELETON – 3rd posting
Participants will be asked to scan and carry a box between two tables, while also avoiding pedestrians approaching from behind them. You will be asked to wear a Microsoft HoloLens AR Headset as well as handle a barcode scanner and box. Must be 18+ years old and have 20/20 visual acuity (good vision) or better, you can wear glasses during the study. Compensation $10/hr. For more information contact Mark Hollister, mhollister@vt.edu.

11. PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR A TABLET-BASED VR OBJECT MANIPULATION STUDY – 3rd posting
The Echo Lab at Virginia Tech is recruiting participants for a tablet-based virtual reality research study (IRB# 23-178). The purpose of this study is to explore different interaction methods for virtual object manipulation using hand-held tablets. Participants will be asked to move a virtual object to a target location in a 3D virtual space while holding a tablet with two hands. For enrollment, participants need to be 18+ years old and have normal or corrected-to-normal vision. The study will take 1.5-2 hours and participants will receive Amazon gift card ($10 per hour). If you are interested in participating, please contact Hayoun Moon, moonhy@vt.edu.

12. PARTICIPANTS/ACTORS NEEDED FOR A SIMULATED JOB INTERVIEW RECORDING – 3rd posting
We are recruiting seniors and graduate students who are actively looking for a job to participate as an actor in our research study. We are conducting a research study investigating eye contact in remote job interviews. We need actors to produce recordings of a simulated job interview for our study. All actors will be expected to bring a job posting that they are targeting from a site like LinkedIn. You will then be asked to simulate a job interview for that company. Actors will get a $25 Amazon gift card. The study is being conducted under Dr. Sang Won Lee and EchoLab. We anticipate it will take 1.5 hours to complete the recording. Qualifications: Currently looking for a full-time position Conducted in-person or Zoom interview recently (within three months) Native in English Comfortable participating in a mock interview and recordings being used for research purposes. (preferred) Acting/public speech background. For more information email Andrew Jelson, jelson9854@vt.edu.

13. GRAD STUDENT ICE CREAM SOCIAL
Wednesday, July 12, 3-4 pm, Graduate School Lobby and Lawn
Take a break and stop by for a cold treat to beat the heat.  Weather permitting cornhole and giant Jenga will be set up on the Graduate School lawn. Let us know you are coming: https://virginiatech.questionpro.com/summer