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* Students in their final year are presumed to be too busy writing to take a job (they have " | * Students in their final year are presumed to be too busy writing to take a job (they have " | ||
* First Year students get Colloquium Projectionist | * First Year students get Colloquium Projectionist | ||
- | * Second year students get Colloquium Tea | + | * <del>Second year students get Colloquium Tea</ |
- | * Students not in attendance at the jobs meeting may send an email request to the faculty rep, but students attending the meeting get first dibs on all jobs | + | * Students not in attendance at the jobs meeting may send an email request to the organizer |
- | For reference, the previous year's job-holders are found here: [[student_jobs: | + | For reference, the previous year's job-holders are found here: [[student_jobs: |
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The job descriptions below should include: | The job descriptions below should include: | ||
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* How many and which students should hold it | * How many and which students should hold it | ||
- | Also note that Eugene | + | Also note that the Chair requests that a rough summary of all grad-student-led events that need funds for the year be given to them in the Fall. |
=====The Jobs:===== | =====The Jobs:===== | ||
- | ===Talks & Teas=== | + | === Reps === |
- | * [[student_jobs# | + | * [[student_jobs# |
- | * [[student_jobs# | + | * [[student_jobs# |
- | * [[student_jobs# | + | * [[student_jobs# |
- | * [[student_jobs# | + | * [[student_jobs# |
- | * [[student_jobs# | + | * [[student_jobs# |
- | * [[student_jobs# | + | * BADGrads Slack Admins |
- | * [[student_jobs# | + | |
- | * [[student_jobs# | + | === Social Justice === |
+ | * Racial Justice Bookclub | ||
+ | * Respect is Part of Research Rep; Facilitators | ||
===Outreach & Services=== | ===Outreach & Services=== | ||
- | * [[student_jobs# | + | * [[student_jobs# |
- | * [[student_jobs# | + | * [[student_jobs# |
- | * [[student_jobs# | + | * MPS Scholars Program -- Natasha Abrams, Nick Choksi, Kiran Eiden, Maude Gull |
- | * [[student_jobs# | + | * [[student_jobs# |
- | * [[student_jobs# | + | * Graduate Student Mentors -- Aliza Beverage, Nick Choksi, Natasha Abrams |
- | * [[student_jobs# | + | * [[student_jobs# |
+ | * Astro Night Coordinator | ||
+ | * Wiki Wrangler -- Emiko Gardiner, Jacob Pilawa | ||
+ | * [[student_jobs# | ||
+ | * Queer Grads Coordinator/ | ||
+ | * POWER Bay-Area Coordinators -- //Andrea Antoni//, //Emma Turtelboom//, | ||
- | ===Reps=== | + | ===Talks, Teas & get-Togethers=== |
- | * [[student_jobs# | + | * [[student_jobs# |
- | * [[student_jobs# | + | * [[student_jobs# |
- | * [[student_jobs# | + | * Tuesday Afternoon Zoom Time Extravaganza |
- | * [[student_jobs# | + | * [[student_jobs# |
- | * [[student_jobs# | + | * Grad Snacks with Colloquium Speaker |
- | * [[student_jobs# | + | |
===Fun=== | ===Fun=== | ||
- | * [[student_jobs# | + | * [[student_jobs# |
- | * [[student_jobs# | + | * Coming up with more (remote?) fun things? -- **// |
- | * [[student_jobs# | + | * [[student_jobs# |
- | * [[student_jobs# | + | * [[student_jobs# |
+ | * [[student_jobs# | ||
+ | * Board Game Night -- Anna Pusack, Daniel Brethauer, Natasha Abrams | ||
+ | * [[student_jobs# | ||
+ | * Grad cabinet snacks -- Anna Pusack | ||
- | =====The Job Descriptions===== | + | ===== Some Jobs that are On Hold===== |
- | ====Colloquium Tea==== | + | - Nothing currently |
- | The big job! Colloquium Tea is a weekly event held in the lounge where the department gathers with the speaker and eats. Being a Tea Slave involves a lot of work, including acquiring funds, shopping in the days before colloquium, preparing the colloquium tea, and cleaning up. This job should be held by 3-4 second year students per semester, and at least one of them should own a car. The student | + | |
- | [*Also note that during years when the department is recruiting new faculty, there will likely be extra colloquia during the Spring semester. Thus extra people should hold the Tea job for semesters with job searches, if at all possible.*] | + | =====The Job Descriptions===== |
+ | **Note: currently out of date.** | ||
====Projectionist==== | ====Projectionist==== | ||
The department projectionist makes sure that the weekly colloquium speakers can project their talks. | The department projectionist makes sure that the weekly colloquium speakers can project their talks. | ||
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The Mentor Master oversees the [[mentoring|mentor system]]; look at that page or the [[mentoring: | The Mentor Master oversees the [[mentoring|mentor system]]; look at that page or the [[mentoring: | ||
- | ====Public Liaison==== | + | ====Outreach Coordinator==== |
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+ | The outreach coordinator' | ||
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+ | There are many other smaller outreach events throughout the year that the outreach coordinators organize, depending on availability and interest (of both the department and the public). Some examples include but are not limited to public talks at the Berkeley Public Library, elementary school department visits, and talks to Bay Area astronomy clubs. | ||
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+ | Anybody in the department can come up with outreach events beyond the regularly scheduled ones-- Astro Night began this way. The outreach coordinators are more than happy to help members of the department advertise and organize the outreach events they want to host. | ||
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+ | //[NOTE: This position used to be Public Liaison. As of 2019 we no longer have the "Ask and Astronomer" | ||
The de facto job of the public liaisons is two-fold. Firstly, the liaisons are contacted by whoever staffs the front desk of the department whenever a visitor calls (in person, by phone, or through e-mail) and asks to speak to an astronomer. This includes the media, grade school students, meteorite finders, curious callers from Sweden and, best of all, lunatics. The liaisons are given total authority to deal with these callers as the liaisons see fit. | The de facto job of the public liaisons is two-fold. Firstly, the liaisons are contacted by whoever staffs the front desk of the department whenever a visitor calls (in person, by phone, or through e-mail) and asks to speak to an astronomer. This includes the media, grade school students, meteorite finders, curious callers from Sweden and, best of all, lunatics. The liaisons are given total authority to deal with these callers as the liaisons see fit. | ||
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Often the liaisons are also involved in other Public Outreach on behalf of the Astro Dept. This includes being part of [[http:// | Often the liaisons are also involved in other Public Outreach on behalf of the Astro Dept. This includes being part of [[http:// | ||
- | Prospective undergrads and grads who visit the department may also get sent to the liaisons (though prospectives looking to go into the undergrad program should probably be forwarded to the [[student_jobs# | + | Prospective undergrads and grads who visit the department may also get sent to the liaisons (though prospectives looking to go into the undergrad program should probably be forwarded to the [[student_jobs# |
====Social Hour Coordinator==== | ====Social Hour Coordinator==== | ||
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* organize rides | * organize rides | ||
+ | ====Sierra Conference==== | ||
+ | The Sierra Conference has a rich and storied history dating back to 1968. It began as a somewhat legitimate conference for California astro grads by California astro grads, featuring invited speakers, poster sessions, three course dinners, and live bears. Over the years it became more of a casual camping trip designed to " | ||
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+ | Thankfully it was revived in the past year thanks to a grant from UCSC and a multi-campus team of organizers. The Sierra Conference has been restructured to serve specifically the UC astronomy graduate student community, featuring a more balanced mix of recreational and scientific activities. In addition, discussions on grad student life, department climate, and the UC astronomy community are held. Notes from the past conference can be found **here** (this will be a link eventually). The past conference had 12 attendees from 7 UC's but is looking to expand to ~30 attendees from all 8 UC's with astronomy departments. It is generally held near the end of the Summer just before the start of classes so that first years might attend as well. The Sierra Conference will most likely continue to take place in Sequoia National Park as it is conveniently located for both northern and southern UC's. | ||
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+ | At minimum, the UCB Sierra Conference coordinator will serve as the point person for the Sierra Conference at Berkeley. This entails advertising the event and planning the logistics of attending (i.e. arranging transportation, | ||
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+ | A separate, updated Sierra Conference wiki/ | ||
+ | Here is [[sierra_conf|the quick and easy guide to an awesome Sierra Conference]]. | ||
+ | Also there now exists the [[sierra_conference|Sierra Conference central page]], with info on current/ | ||
====T-shirts==== | ====T-shirts==== | ||
Our department has a glorious but inconsistent tradition of creating UC Berkeley Astronomy Department themed t-shirts and selling them. | Our department has a glorious but inconsistent tradition of creating UC Berkeley Astronomy Department themed t-shirts and selling them. | ||
Though this job is a good one and department schwag is awesome and fun, the below job description should be considered | Though this job is a good one and department schwag is awesome and fun, the below job description should be considered | ||
- | extremely flexible and open to each new Czar's personal interpretation of the job. | + | extremely flexible and open to each new volunteer's personal interpretation of the job. |
- | The overall plan is that, once per year, the T-Shirt | + | The overall plan is that, once per year, the T-Shirt |
- | Then, the Czar gets that T-shirt made and coordinates some way for department members to purchase said T-shirts. | + | |
- | As of 2015/2016, the available designs are hosted and sold via the website teechip and are all listed | + | |
- | [[http:// | + | |
====Cosmic Gardener==== | ====Cosmic Gardener==== | ||
The cosmic gardener is in charge of the rooftop garden. | The cosmic gardener is in charge of the rooftop garden. | ||
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====Department Climate Adviser==== | ====Department Climate Adviser==== | ||
- | [Melanie will add a description.] | + | This involves meeting with the Climate Committee usually at least once a semester to stay up to date on how the department is in terms of accessibility, |
====Faculty Search Rep (ad hoc)==== | ====Faculty Search Rep (ad hoc)==== | ||
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====Undergraduate Liaison==== | ====Undergraduate Liaison==== | ||
- | The Undergraduate Liaison acts as an advisor and mentor to the undergraduate astronomy majors, especially in helping them get involved with and complete research projects and apply to grad school. | + | The Undergraduate Liaison acts as an advisor and mentor to the undergraduate astronomy majors, especially in helping them get involved with and complete research projects and apply to grad school. |
+ | The undergrad liaison should also work closely with Amber Banayat regarding events for undergrads; our responsibility lies more on informing undergrads about academic career paths, whereas Amber and the university are more in charge of industry career paths. | ||
In general, the undergrad liaison should stay on top of general undergrad/ | In general, the undergrad liaison should stay on top of general undergrad/ | ||
A rough calendar of other major duties follows: | A rough calendar of other major duties follows: | ||
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* Early/Mid September: Hold an " | * Early/Mid September: Hold an " | ||
- | * December: With Dexter Stewart, organize | + | * Fall or spring: Along with UAS, organize |
- | * Late January: Together with the undergraduate faculty advisor, organize a research | + | * December: Organize and hold an " |
+ | * Late January: Together with the undergraduate faculty advisor, organize a research symposium once or twice a year (good times are the beginnings of the semester, early September and late January). | ||
- | * Early March: Contact Claudia Trujillo in physics (trujillo@physics.berkeley.edu) to coordinate the Physics and Astronomy Undergraduate Poster Session. | ||
- | | + | * Spring: Amber Banayat will organize a career panel. |
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- | * April: Email faculty@astro.berkeley.edu to rally professors to advertise for undergraduate researchers on the AURR [[http:// | + | |
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- | * May: Ask the Astronomy Department chairman to include the Astronomy Poster Prize in the announcement of all prizes at the last colloquium. | + | |
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- | * May: Help Astronomy Department chairman organize | + | |
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- | * August: Participate in a panel at [[http:// | + | |
====Wiki Master==== | ====Wiki Master==== | ||
- | Formally the web mater, the wiki master is replacing the web master and is in charge of the BADGrads wiki. They should | + | The Wiki Master |
====Librarian==== | ====Librarian==== | ||
The librarian is responsible for the books that were once housed in the reading room, and, while we are in HFA, are in the graduate lounge. This means keeping (or putting) the books in some semblance of order, so that people are able to find books when they need them. It also includes maintaining the catalog, and reminding people to return books that have been out for awhile. When the library is in good shape, this is a pretty easy job. When the move to HFA has thrown everything in to disarray, it is fairly time consuming. | The librarian is responsible for the books that were once housed in the reading room, and, while we are in HFA, are in the graduate lounge. This means keeping (or putting) the books in some semblance of order, so that people are able to find books when they need them. It also includes maintaining the catalog, and reminding people to return books that have been out for awhile. When the library is in good shape, this is a pretty easy job. When the move to HFA has thrown everything in to disarray, it is fairly time consuming. | ||
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====Astronomy Career Development Seminar (AstroCDS)==== | ====Astronomy Career Development Seminar (AstroCDS)==== | ||
This talk series increases the exposure of UCB Astronomy undergrads, grads, and postdocs to a variety of career opportunities outside academia (any job except R1 university Prof.). Two to three times per semester we invite a UCB alum, who did their PhD in astronomy, to tell us how they got from grad school to their current job. The talk is informal and very interactive. The speaker spends 15-20 min telling us about their path and the remaining 40 minutes is Q&A. Thanks to strong faculty support, especially Eugene, Mariska, Imke, we have funding to cater the event. We bring in food during the last 20 min so we can eat, mingle, and keep the time commitment to 1 hour! | This talk series increases the exposure of UCB Astronomy undergrads, grads, and postdocs to a variety of career opportunities outside academia (any job except R1 university Prof.). Two to three times per semester we invite a UCB alum, who did their PhD in astronomy, to tell us how they got from grad school to their current job. The talk is informal and very interactive. The speaker spends 15-20 min telling us about their path and the remaining 40 minutes is Q&A. Thanks to strong faculty support, especially Eugene, Mariska, Imke, we have funding to cater the event. We bring in food during the last 20 min so we can eat, mingle, and keep the time commitment to 1 hour! | ||
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+ | ====Movie Night Overlord==== | ||
+ | Movie Night is a semi-monthly gathering with screenings of astronomy or space-themed films and free pizza, snacks, and soda. The primary responsibility of the Movie Night Overlord is to screen a movie every other week (usually in Campbell 131) and send an email to the Movie Night mailing list informing them of what movie is going to be screened. Also, posters are to be made and put up before each movie night, pizza and other food is to be ordered, and reimbursements submitted (food is funded by the department). Further, at the beginning of each semester, a semester movie schedule is be selected, a corresponding semester movie poster is to be created, and the budget for the semester is to be agreed upon with the department. | ||
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+ | **(As of 2015/2016, a couple of movie nights were organized by various department members throughout the year, going out to a movie as a group, or presenting them with the projector in room 131, or presenting them using the 9-panel display on the 3rd floor. However, the regular movie nights were retired after 2015/2016 and weren' | ||
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=====Retired Job Descriptions===== | =====Retired Job Descriptions===== | ||
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of what used to be, or is inspired to build something new from the rubble of the old. | of what used to be, or is inspired to build something new from the rubble of the old. | ||
- | ====Movie Night==== | ||
- | Movie Night was a weekly gathering where screenings of films and pizza is ordered for dinner. The primary responsibility of the student running Movie Night is to get a movie every week and send an email to the Movie Night mailing list informing them of what movie is going to be screened. Also, pizza is to be ordered every week (students pay for the pizza, typically by paying back the organizer after the pizza has been delivered). | ||
- | **As of 2015/ | + | ====Colloquium Tea==== |
- | or presenting them with the projector | + | The big job! Colloquium Tea is a weekly event held in the lounge where the department |
- | regular gathering had been retired.** | + | |
- | ====Sierra Conference==== | + | [*Also note that during years when the department |
- | Every year, UCB Astronomy hosts a camping trip designed to " | + | |
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- | Many many years ago, this job involved soliciting topics of interest from the astronomical community at large, wrangling speakers from the various California universities and arranging their travel, room, and board, designing the speaking schedule, organizing publicity, reserving rooms, providing | + | |
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- | Sierra Conference is a job that takes little effort for most of the year, then intense effort leading up to the event. | + | |
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- | Below the link, you can get [[sierra_conf|the quick and easy guide to an awesome Sierra Conference]]. | + | |
- | Also there now exists the [[sierra_conference|Sierra Conference central page]], with info on current/ | + | |
- | As of 2016, some conference-owned shared camp cooking gear (huge pots and pans, et cetera), was stored in the library in Campbell Hall. | + | |
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- | **The Sierra Conference was only lightly attended by 2012 onwards, and was more-or-less abandoned in 2015/ | + | |
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* cleaning up | * cleaning up | ||
- | **As of 2014/2015, the department picnic was fading away. In Spring 2016, the Prospective Visit Organizers/ | + | **As of 2014/2015, the department picnic was fading away. In Spring 2016, the Prospective Visit Organizers/ |
- | time when prospectives were visiting.** | + | |