Department: Biology
FTE: 0.45
Terms: Fall Winter Spring Summer 
Academic Year: 2025-26 

Duties:

The GE will be responsible for grading assignments and leading a weekly discussion for 2 groups of 25 students.  Each of the GEs 50 students performs a capstone project resulting in a 8-10 page paper that much be graded during the last week of the quarter.  The course is titled “Happiness: a Neuroscience and Psychology Perspective”.  An online version of the course also runs simultaneously, and there is no synchronous discussion – students submit discussion posts instead, which are given participation points. The course can be seen at www.happyneurons.org.

Preferred Qualifications:

The most important qualification is the ability to discuss concepts presented in the course materials and lectures (which are often either about positive neuroscience or positive psychology – the neural mechanisms of self-care and designing a life filled with positive meaning and purpose) with your groups of 25 undergraduates in a comfortable and open-hearted manner.  The second most important aspect is accuracy and timeliness in grading online posts (participation points) or assignments.

Application Procedure:

Please email David McCormick at davidmc@uoregon.edu and Amy Connolly at amyc@uoregon.edu your transcript. Including a resume could also be useful.

Application Email: amyc@uoregon.edu, davidmc@uoregon.edu

Deadline Date: Thursday, 07-30-25

Open Until Filled: Yes
Open Until Filled, Review Begins On: Friday, 07-31-25

Contact Information:
Amy Connolly or David McCormick
77 Klamath Hall, Dept of Biology, University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403