Office of the Dean of the Graduate School

American Studies

AMS 101 — America Then and Now

This course introduces students to the subjects of American Studies through discussion of some of the signature ideas, events, and debates in America's past and present in order to understand America as it exists today. It examines both historical and mythic manifestations of America from local, national, and global perspectives and considers the historical and cognitive processes associated with the delineation of America. The course examines a wide range of material and media from the point of view of multiple fields of study, and it engages the voices of diverse individuals and cultures in telling the story of America then and now.

Instructor(s):Rachael Ziady DeLue; Bernadette Jeanne Perez; Sarah Rivett

If interested please contact:
Name: Judith Ferszt
E-mail: jferszt@princeton.edu
Phone: 609 258-6771

Position 1 Primary Duties:
Teach one or two precepts. Precepts are one and one-half hours long

Number of AI Hours with Position: 1.5 - 3

Background Required:
Teaching experience preferred. Familiarity with the field of American Studies preferred.

ENE 259 — Energy Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Students will learn how to identify and analyze technology and business innovations in energy, determine likelihood of success in the contemporary market, and design companies and careers to maximize their positive impact on global energy and environmental progress. Students will gain an understanding of unique aspects of energy technologies, markets, and businesses, including the underlying science, influence of government policies, and how innovations can proliferate through new companies and business models. Focus will be on hardware and software innovations for US and global markets, including distributed energy generation and use.

Instructor(s):Darren R. Hammell

If interested please contact:
Name: Darren Hammell
E-mail: dhammell@princeton.edu
Phone:

Position 1 Primary Duties:
Attend lectures and must be available to participate in class trip to San Francisco over spring break (March 17-21, 2019)

Number of AI Hours with Position: 2

Background Required:
Graduate student with interest in and some exposure to business and energy technologies preferred.

Molecular Biology

MOL 340 — Molecular and Cellular Immunology

A broad survey of the field of immunology and the mammalian immune system. The cellular and molecular basis of innate and acquired immunity will be discussed in detail. The course will provide frequent exemplars drawn from human biology in health and disease.

Instructor(s):Alexander Ploss

If interested please contact:
Name: Alexander Ploss
E-mail: aploss@princeton.edu
Phone:

Position 1 Primary Duties:
One precept per week, grading.

Number of AI Hours with Position: 2

Background Required:

Molecular Biology

MOL 250 — Food, Drugs and Society

The current environment in the US for the use and abuse of foods and drugs will be examined from a scientific fact-based perspective. Historical, economic, marketing, political, and public health drivers will be considered. Specific topics include government dietary recommendations (food politics), dietary supplements (from Vitamins to herbal extracts), pharmacology and ethical drug development (sulfa drugs, NSAIDS, etc), addiction and substance abuse (alcohol, nicotine, stimulants, opioids, etc), Alzheimer's disease and the problem of long-term care in an aging population, and Psychedelic drug use and abuse (psilocybin, mescaline, LSD, etc).

Instructor(s):Jeffry Benton Stock

If interested please contact:
Name: Jeffry Stock
E-mail: jstock@princeton.edu
Phone:

Position 1 Primary Duties:
One precept per week, attend lecture, grading.

Number of AI Hours with Position: 3

Background Required:
An interest in public policy, healthcare, political science, psychopharmacology, and the law.

Music

MUS 103 — Introduction to Music

MUS 103 is an introduction to Western art music, featuring works from around 800 to the mid-20th century. The course explains the basic elements of Western music, introducing them in the order in which they developed in history- rhythm, pitch, melody, harmony, form- and the historically significant styles and genres of composition.

Instructor(s):Rob C. Wegman

If interested please contact:
Name: Greg Smith
E-mail: gsmith@princeton.edu
Phone: (609) 258-6078

Position 1 Primary Duties:
Student instructor is required to attend the lectures on Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:30 to 1:20 pm. Precept sections are scheduled on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. (Maximum Enrollment is 180 students)

Number of AI Hours with Position: 2 or more

Background Required:
Looking for graduate student with a background in Music/Music History with a thorough knowledge of Western art music. Please include C.V. when applying

Music

MUS 264 — Urban Blues and the Golden Age of Rock

Examines the origins and development of rock music in the period 1950-1975. The principal focus is on the songs, styles, and artists of the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s. However, the course will also trace the roots of rock in American popular culture, reaching back to the 1920s, and it will conclude with a brief look at some of its later ramifications, up to the early 1980s. There will moreover be ample consideration of the cultural and political contexts in which the songs were created and heard.

Instructor(s):Rob C. Wegman

If interested please contact:
Name: Greg Smith
E-mail: gsmith@princeton.edu
Phone: (609) 258-6078

Position 1 Primary Duties:
Student instructor is required to attend lectures on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30 to 1:20 pm. Precept sections are scheduled on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. (Maximum Enrollment is 180 students)

Number of AI Hours with Position: 2 or more

Background Required:
Looking for graduate student with a background in Music/Music History with a thorough knowledge of Rock music. Please include C.V. when applying

Philosophy

PHI 201 — Introductory Logic

Logic is the study of the principles of valid reasoning. This course provides an introduction to symbolic logic, which studies the principles of valid reasoning from an abstract point of view--paying attention to the form of valid arguments rather than their subject matter. We will cover the basic concepts and principles of symbolic logic: validity, logical truth, truth-functional and quantificational inference, formal languages and formal systems, axiomatic and deductive proof procedures.

Instructor(s):Hans P. Halvorson

If interested please contact:
Name: Anna Faiola
E-mail: afaiola@princeton.edu
Phone: 258-6162

Position 1 Primary Duties:
Attend Lecture M/W 11:00 - 11:50. Grade papers, etc...

Number of AI Hours with Position: 2 or more

Background Required:

Psychology

PSY 210 — Foundations of Psychological Thought

An exploration of original texts in the history of thought about the workings of the human mind starting in Antiquity and leading to the development of the empirical discipline of psychology in the 19th century and some of its modern trends. Selections from Aristotle, Stoics, Epicureans, Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Hume, Kant, Rousseau, Mill, Herbart, Wundt, James, Nietzsche, Freud. Subsequent developments, including the child study movement, are explored though 20th century writings, culminating with Sartre's philosophical psychology and sources in Eastern thought to put the Western trajectory in perspective.

Instructor(s):Susan Leah Sugarman

If interested please contact:
Name: Susan Sugarman
E-mail: sugsue2@princeton.edu
Phone: 8-4445

Position 1 Primary Duties:
Prospective preceptors will be expected to read the texts, come to lecture, grade the papers of their students, and hold office hours, in addition to running their precepts.

Number of AI Hours with Position: 1-3

Background Required:
Prospective preceptors should have at least some familiarity with the historical texts or be motivated to acquire it.

Religion

REL 219 — Business Ethics and Modern Religious Thought

The course objective is to equip future leaders to successfully navigate ethical dilemmas in their future careers. Students will learn basic ethics theory, classical ethical schools, and develop practical tools for business ethics. The course focuses on the role of religion and spirituality as a resource for ethical formation, frameworks, and decision-making. This will be applied to contemporary business ethics case studies and wider issues surrounding faith and work, and will include guest CEO visitors.

Instructor(s):David W. Miller

If interested please contact:
Name: Kerry Smith
E-mail: kerrys@princeton.edu
Phone: 609-258-4482

Position 1 Primary Duties:
Leading discussions, attending course lectures, being available for meetings with the instructor, holding office hours and assessing student papers.

Number of AI Hours with Position:

Background Required:

Center for Statistics and Machine Learning

SML 201 — Introduction to Data Science

Introduction to Data Science provides a practical introduction to the burgeoning field of data science. The course introduces students to the essential tools for conducting data-driven research, including the fundamentals of programming techniques and the essentials of statistics. Students will work with real-world datasets from various domains; write computer code to manipulate, explore, and analyze data; use basic techniques from statistics and machine learning to analyze data; learn to draw conclusions using sound statistical reasoning; and produce scientific reports. No prior knowledge of programming or statistics is required.

Instructor(s):Michael Guerzhoy

If interested please contact:
Name: Michael Guerzhoy
E-mail: guerzhoy@princeton.edu
Phone:

Position 1 Primary Duties:
The Center for Statistics and Machine Learning at Princeton University has openings for AIs to teach precepts for SML 201 during the Spring 2019. This course covers approaches and techniques for obtaining, organizing, exploring, and analyzing data, as well as for creating data products. The material covered also includes random variables, sampling, probability distributions, parameter estimation, hypothesis testing, and linear regression. AIs are required to lead an 80-minute precept and to attend two course lectures (either Tu/Th 11-12:20 or Tu/Th 3-4:20) each week. Other duties may include: designing precept materials, writing up project and problem set solutions, grading, answering technical questions, weekly meeting with the course instructor, and holding regular office hours.

Number of AI Hours with Position: 3 per precept

Background Required:
Background in statistics; proficiency in R is an asset

Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs

WWS 351 — Information Technology and Public Policy

New technologies have changed the way we communicate with each other and learn about our world. They have also raised public policy dilemmas in every area they touch: communications, regulation, privacy, national security, intellectual property and many others. This course aims to help students understand the technology behind the Internet; the social science concepts and research that illuminate the likely effects of policy options; and tradeoffs among fundamental values that different policy options imply.

Instructor(s):Edward William Felten

If interested please contact:
Name: Jan Burch

Position 1 Primary Duties:
Multiple preceptors needed for this course. Maximum course enrollment 90 The course meets M/W 10:00-10:50 AM Precept scheduleTBD

Number of AI Hours with Position: 6

Background Required: