Orlando Schwery
I was happy to be invited by the Zu Lab to teach Hands-on Phylogenetics in R as part of their OKEE Workshop (Open Knowledge Ecology & Evolution) at the ETH Zurich. More details and course materials can be found here.
During my first postdoc I taught the workshop-course Introduction to RevBayes (BCB503) aimed at grad students at my host institution, the University of Idaho. More details and course materials can be found here.
During my second postdoc, I was the primary lecturer for two sections of the lecture class Introductory Biology II co-taught with April Wright, at the Southeastern Louisiana University.
I was supported through a Graduate Teaching Assistant position at the University of Tennessee for five years, where I have gained teaching experience in the following classes:
| Spring | 2019: | BIOL281 - | Evolution Discussion, Literature Discussion (Primary Instructor) |
| Fall | 2018: | BIOL281 - | Evolution Discussion, Literature Discussion (Primary Instructor) |
| Spring | 2018: | EEB240 - | Human Anatomy, Identification Lab |
| Fall | 2017: | EEB240 - | Human Anatomy, Identification Lab |
| Spring | 2017: | EEB240 - | Human Anatomy, Identification Lab |
| Fall | 2016: | A/V-TA | of EEB Department, Supporting Department with various Tech Needs |
| Spring | 2016: | EEB240 - | Human Anatomy, Identification Lab |
| Fall | 2015: | BIOL101 - | Introduction to Biology I (non-majors), Lab |
| Spring | 2015: | BIOL102 - | Introduction to Biology II (non-majors), Lab |
| Fall | 2014: | BIOL101 - | Introduction to Biology I (non-majors), Lab |
Students in my lab sections are encouraged to provide feedback and suggestions (positive and negative) about the teaching all through the semester.
The form for this can be found HERE.
| Judge Grad Talks | SSE Hamilton Award, 3rd Joint Congress of Evolutionary Biology | 2024 |
| Judge Grad Talks | SSE Hamilton Award, Evolution Conference | 2023 |
| Reviewer | SSB Grad Student Research Award Proposals | 2022 |
| National Liaison | University of Idaho SACNAS Chapter | 2020-2022 |
| Reviewer | SSB Grad Student Research Award Proposals | 2020 |
| Mentor-Judge UG Posters | SACNAS Nat’l Diversity in STEM Conference | 2020 |
| Judge Grad Talks | SACNAS Nat’l Diversity in STEM Conference | 2020 |
| Reviewer | SSB Grad Student Research Award Proposals | 2019 |
| Graduate Representative | Graduate Affairs Committee UT EEB | 2018-2019 |
| Reviewer | SACNAS Travel Scholarships | 2018 |
| Reviewer | SACNAS Poster Proposals | 2018 |
| Reviewer | SSB Grad Student Research Award Proposals | 2018 |
| Vice President of GREBE | UT EEB Graduate Student Organisation | 2017-2018 |
| Teaching KidsU | Summer Camp for Local Youth | |
| Course: Vertebrate Zoology | Co-taught with Maggie Mamantov (Grades 4-8 rising) | 2018 |
| Co-taught with Angela Chuang (Grades 4-7 rising) | 2017 | |
| Co-taught with Jess Welch (Grades 4-7 rising) | 2015 | |
| Judge | TN State Science Olympiad | 2017 |
| Committee for Women in STEM | Subcommittee for Annual Symposium | 2016-2017 |
| GREBE Outreach Committee | Grad Student-led Outreach of UT EEB | 2016-2017 |
| Volunteer Darwin Day | Annual Evolution Outreach Event | 2015 |
| Public Talk & Guided Tour | Botanical Garden Zurich, “Ericaceae und die Berge” (in German) | 2013 |
| Teaching Swiss Biology Olympiad | Prep-Camp for nat’l/int’l high school biology competition | 2010-2011 |
| Volunteer | Swiss Foundation for Bat Conservation | 2008-2014 |
| Volunteer | at Basel Zoo (2 weeks) | 2004 |