The Purpose Project at Duke is seeking an ABD doctoral student for fall 2024 to provide programmatic, logistical, and administrative support for the What Now? Network, with potential opportunities to work on other programs offered by The Purpose Project. The What Now? Network connects many first-year seminars that engage students in questions of purpose, meaning, and what it means to lead a good life. In addition to participating in a seminar taught by a Duke faculty member, students also take the What Now? Common Experience course, which offers them the opportunity to engage with faculty and fellow students in informal conversations and participate in a variety of activities that support their well-being. The work period will commence with the start of classes in fall 2024 and extend to the end of the exam period for the fall semester. The time commitment is approximately 15 hours per week. In this role, the responsibilities of the Teaching Assistant include, but are not limited to, · Grading weekly student reflections for the Common Experience course, flagging any reflections for further follow-up by Purpose Project staff. · Sending weekly overview reports on which reflection questions work well, issues with responses, etc. · Ensuring attendance is tracked and input. · Other tasks for What Now? and other Purpose Project programs as needed. This position reports to Christian Ferney, Ph.D., Director of Undergraduate Programs, The Purpose Project Compensation: $5250 supplemental pay (total; paid monthly) |