Montana State University – Bozeman
Position: Outdoor Recreation Program Graduate Assistantship: Outdoor Instructional Programs
This Graduate Assistant will join a team of three dedicated professionals at the Montana State University Outdoor Recreation Program and work closely with undergraduate student staff.
Field-based skill description:
- Act as an instructor on American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE) avalanche courses
- Act as a lead instructor in two or more additional disciplines, to include: bouldering, rock climbing, whitewater rafting, mountain biking, fly fishing, backcountry skiing, backpacking, wilderness medicine, cross-country skiing, swiftwater rescue, ice climbing, and wilderness survival
- Ensure for high standards of programmatic risk management (physical and emotional risk) in a dynamic outdoor environment
- Role model a high standard of lesson planning and delivery utilizing a variety of teaching techniques
- Provide feedback to student instructors that aids in their individualized leadership progression
- Facilitate meaningful debriefs after the completion of each field experience to allow for personal and program growth