Support for Departments at Rice University and at Other Universities

RUSMP's university-level support includes:

• assisting with preparation of grant proposals, in particular NSF CAREER grants,
• collaborating with faculty in joint grant submissions,
• collaborating in research initiatives,
• serving as external evaluators for faculty programs and projects,
• conceptualizing, planning, recruiting for, promoting, and assisting with faculty and department programs, in particular for K-12 broader impact activities,
• providing pedagogical feedback to graduate students and post-docs,
• providing teaching resources for university courses,
• assisting graduate students and post-docs in writing teaching statements and job searches,
• assisting university students in the development of resumes and cover letters and in job searches,
• providing outreach opportunities for university students,
• providing practicum experiences and guidance in education for university students,
• writing letters of recommendation and letters of support for university students and faculty,
• serving on thesis and dissertation committees,
• participating in tenure and promotion reviews, and
• conducting mathematics tours of the Rice campus.

RUSMP faculty have taught and continue to teach university courses at Rice and at other universities.

Below: Rice University mathematics department Ph.D. student, Kenan Ince, with sixth-grade student at The Rice School/La Escuela Rice during a math club meeting.