Arts Intensive: Staff Opportunities

The Arts Intensive Program is a 2-1/2 week resident summer program offering a unique immersion into the process of making art in a rich community of collaboration. The program is characterized by an atmosphere of intense creative exploration, in which students, through collaboration with their professors, peers, and guest artists create a community.  Classes will meet for three hours each weekday (9 a.m. to 12 noon). Field trips, lectures and other arts activities will be planned for evenings & weekends. Students will choose from among 6 workshops focusing on a specific art form.  The workshops will culminate in the creation of individual and group projects.

Students who serve as Arts Intensive Program Assistants (AIPAs) will be instrumental in building a creative support team and fostering collaboration among all participants. AIPAs will have the unique opportunity to work closely with an arts faculty and learn creative workshopping skills. The AIPAs live in the Arts Intensive Program residence for the duration of the program and serve as mentors and teaching assistants. The AIPAs are the primary point of contact for students in the program. They are responsible for students in and outside of the classroom. Training and orientation of AIPAs is required and takes place the weekend prior to the start of the program.

Arts Intensive Assistant Director

If you are a graduate student interested in applying for an Assistant Director position, please e-mail us at artsintensive@stanford.edu. Arts Intensive Assistant Director is the residence-based supervisor to the course AIPA staff. Interested applicants should apply on-line by March 31st and email the Arts Intensive Program at artsintensive@stanford.edu to introduce themselves and to request an interview. We would like to complete the recruitment process before the students leave campus for the summer.

Arts Intensive Program Assistant

Each faculty member will be assisted by two Arts Intensive Program Assistants (AIPA). AIPAs have a combination of two roles: residence staff and teaching assistant. They will report to and collaborate with the faculty, as well as an Assistant Director in the dorm. 

Qualifications

• Any student, Junior status or above and who is enrolled at Stanford in 2008-09 and is in good academic standing is eligible to apply. (AIPAs may also be graduate students. Graduate staff will also live in residence with student participants.)
• Evidence of excellent oral/written communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a variety of people including a diverse student body; demonstrated excellent organization skills, including the ability to manage and coordinate a variety of functions and to problem solve; familiarity with University academic resources.
• Ability to articulate the goals of The Arts Intensive Program and to use sound judgment in supporting program goals; demonstrate ability to take initiative and work independently, to set priorities, and to follow through in a timely manner.
• Previous experience in the artistic focus of the course (s) for which you are applying.
• Ability to maintain high level of self-motivation, humor, enthusiasm; and ability to be on-call evening and weekends as well as during regular 8-5 working hours; academic or research experience relevant to the content of a The Arts Intensive Program course and sufficient to allow the AIPA to serve as a teaching assistant to a member of the Arts Intensive Program faculty.
• Previous experience as a TA, RA, PM, or Theme Associate is desirable but not required.
• Because training for New Student Orientation (NSO) and most Residence Staff positions conflict with the Arts Intensive Program dates, if you are selected for both positions, you must choose between them.
• AIPAs cannot participate in both Honors College and the Arts Intensive program either as staff or as a participant.
• AIPAs cannot work a full- or part-time job or travel outside of required class activities during the program.

AIPA training dates

AIPAs must arrive on the afternoon of August 29, 2009, between noon and 5 p.m. and begin training that evening through August 30. Staff duties will continue through September 18, 2009. (NOTE: There will be one additional program-planning meeting in Spring Quarter. All AIPAs are required to attend this planning session.)

Student Participants

AI student participants will arrive the afternoon of Monday, August 31, 2009, between noon and 5 p.m.  The program will remain in session until September 15, 2009. Staff and students are required to attend additional class events scheduled after this date, such as class presentations or field trips, through Friday, September 18.

Compensation

Arts Intensive Program Assistants will receive a stipend of $1,000 in addition to room and board for full-time work during the program dates (Aug. 29- Sept. 18). Graduate AIPAs will receive room, board, and a stipend of $1,200 for full-time work during the course of the program.

Arts Intensive Job Application

 

Click here to Apply

The application form for all AI staff positions are due on Sunday, March 15, 2009, 5 p.m. You may apply to serve as an Arts Intensive Program assistant with up to two professors (a separate application will be required for each one.) In addition, please submit an unofficial transcript to Freshman and Sophomore Programs (Sweet Hall, 4th floor) by 5 p.m. on Monday, March 16th.

Arts Intensive staff select the Graduate Assistant Director. Faculty select among applicants for AI Program Assistant positions. If selected to more than one course or position, students may choose which course to accept. 

Stanford University has a strong institutional commitment to the principle of diversity. In that spirit, we welcome applications from all people, including women, members of ethnic minorities, and disabled individuals.

The Arts Intensive Program Assistant application form asks for the name and contact information for a person who will serve as a reference for you. Please note that the most useful reference will usually come from someone able to speak to both your academic and personal qualities such as an advisor or instructor. Faculty will also review the academic transcripts of students applying to assistant positions.

Staff Commitment Form

If you have been offered an AIPA postion, please fill out the Web Form through the following link: AIPA Commitment Form

Staff Application Deadlines and Procedures

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