How to Apply
Please include a cover letter as the first page of your curriculum vitae; only one pdf file can be uploaded in the system. The review of applications will begin after the 14-day posting.
In addition to applying via the University of Michigan Careers website, applicants should complete the following steps:
- Email [email protected] and [email protected] with your
- Resume/CV
- Cover letter outlining your skills and qualifications for this position
Graduate Student Instructor positions are only open to current or matriculating University of Michigan graduate students.
Course Description
The course provides a graduate-level introduction to (1) infrastructure system design principles, operations, and security and (2) how these systems are modeled and analyzed. It is intended to provide a basis for follow-on courses that go into more depth on specific infrastructure systems and analysis techniques. This course includes an introduction to the design and structure of key infrastructure systems such as power, water, sewer, and communications systems. It introduces existing physics-based modeling of these systems. It then covers the main tools used to simulate, optimize, and analyze these systems in practice. The course is intended as a first course in infrastructure modeling both for those seeking to model infrastructure in practice and those planning to pursue more in-depth training and research in other courses.
Responsibilities*
The GSI for CEE 501.178 is expected to provide pedagogical support for the course, which may include, but is not limited to: teaching the course, grading and commenting on papers and exams, and meeting with enrolled students during office hours. This position is a 50% GSI appointment and can expect 20 hours of work per week.
CEE 501.178 takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:30-3:00 PM in 1045 GGBL. In person instruction is required. The position will be required to work the duration of the Winter 2026 semester (January 1st through 72 hours after the last day of term, responsibilities include administering exam(s), grading exam(s), and submitting the final grades).
Students who have not previously been a GSI for the College of Engineering will be required to attend the online CRLT GSI Teaching Orientation as an online program.
Students who have not previously been a GSI for the Civil and Environmental Engineering department will also be required to attend an orientation.
GSIs are expected to be on campus and available to work no later than Wednesday, January 7, 2026, the first day of classes. The mode of work is onsite as primary instructor.
Required Qualifications*
Experience with Infrastructure Modeling.
Knowledge of supply chains.
Coursework in risk analysis.
All applicants must be graduate students enrolled at the University of Michigan in good academic standing. Students whose undergraduate degree is from an institution where the language of instruction is not English must have already taken or be currently enrolled in the English Language Institute's ELI 994. The student must have a passing score of 4 on the Oral English Test (OET).
Desired Qualifications*
The most successful applicants will have taken and successfully completed CEE 501.178 as a student. Previous experience in higher education instruction.
Modes of Work
Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.
Contact Information
Contact Crista Deneau ([email protected]) with any questions related to your application.
Decision Making Process
All applications will be forwarded to the Division Lead and the Cognizant Faculty member of the course. The faculty will make a hiring recommendation to the department and a department administrator will then authorize the appointment paperwork.
Selection Process
All applications will be forwarded to the cognizant faculty of the course. The instructor will make a hiring recommendation to the department and a department administrator will then authorize the appointment paperwork.
Unsuccessful applications will be retained for consideration in the event that there are last minute openings for available positions.
The posting will be open for a minimum of 14 days. We will move quickly with filling this position in order to successfully hire the position prior to the holiday break.
Applicants may request the status of their application from the appointing unit.
GEO Contract Information
The University will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, marital status, familial status, parental status or pregnancy status, sex, gender identity or expression (whether actual or perceived), sexual orientation, age, height, weight, disability, citizenship status, veteran status, HIV antibody status, political belief, membership in any social or political organization, participation in a grievance or complaint whether formal or informal, medical conditions including those related to pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, arrest record, or any other factor where the item in question will not interfere with job performance and where the employee is otherwise qualified. The University of Michigan agrees to abide by the protections afforded employees with disabilities as outlined in the rules and regulations which implement Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Information for the Office for Institutional Equity may be found at https://oie.umich.edu/ and for the University Ombuds at https://ombuds.umich.edu/
Unsuccessful applications will be retained for consideration in the event that there are last minute openings for available positions. In the event that an employee does not receive their preferred assignment, they can request a written explanation or an in-person interview with the hiring agents(s) to be scheduled at a mutually agreed upon time.
This position, as posted, is subject to a collective bargaining agreement between the Regents of the University of Michigan and the Graduate Employees' Organization, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO 3550.
Standard Practice Guide 601.38, Required Disclosure of Felony Charges and/or Felony Convictions applies to all Graduate Student Assistants (GSAs). SPG 601.38 may be accessed online at https://spg.umich.edu/policy/601.38 , and its relation to your employment can be found in MOU 10 of your employment contract.
U-M EEO Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.