GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS AVAILABLE IN CHEMISTRY
The Department of Chemistry at the University of Idaho (UI) anticipates having 6-8 Teaching Assistantship openings available for Fall Semester, 2000. Currently, compensation for teaching assistants is approximately $12,910 per academic year. In addition, out-of-state tuition is waived, and $650 of the current $1,444 per semester registration fee is paid. International students are required to purchase health insurance; the plan offered by the University of Idaho is estimated to cost $450 for the next academic year. Summer support of $1,800 is guaranteed to all teaching assistants in good academic standing.
In order to qualify for admission to the University of Idaho, an international applicant must have a 2.80 grade point average or GPA (on a 4.00 system), and a minimum score of 550/paper or 213/computer on the TOEFL examination. (There may be some tests accepted as equivalents to TOEFL. Contact the International Programs Office by email at: ipo@uidaho.edu for a list of those tests.) Three letters of recommendation are also required. GRE and GMAT are not required. The application deadline for fall semester is June 1. Students may apply online at: http://www.uidaho.edu/admissions/application/
There are 17 research-active faculty in the UI Chemistry department:
*Four faculty in the Inorganic Chemistry (Organometallic Chemistry, Homogeneous Catalysis, and Fluorine Chemistry). Contact: Pamela Shapiro (email: shapiro@uidaho.edu).
*Four faculty in the Organic Chemistry (Physical Organic, Medicinal and Porphyrin Chemistry). Contact: Richard Williams (email: williams@cobalt.chem.uidaho.edu).
*Four faculty in Analytical/Environmental (FT-IR and Raman Spectroscopy, Electrochemistry, Environmental Analysis and Remediation, Supercritical Fluid Extraction). Contact: Peter Griffiths (email: griff@uidaho.edu).
*Four faculty in Physical Chemistry (Theoretical Calculations, Resonance Raman Spectroscopy, Laser Methods for examining Reaction Dynamics and Atmospheric Chemistry). Contact: Frank Cheng (email: ifcheng@uidaho.edu).
*One faculty member in Chemical Education Research. Contact: Steve Gammon (email: gammon@uidaho.edu).
There are on average 50 graduate students in our program, and they originate from various regions besides the U.S., including Germany, Poland, Kazakhstan, India, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Zimbabwe, and the Czech Republic.
For additional information about the University of Idaho Department of Chemistry, please see the web page at URL: http://www.chem.uidaho.edu/
The University of Idaho is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and Educational Institution.