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Spencer Knafelc

Los Angeles,CA

Summary

I've spent the last handful of years working in the academy as a graduate student. I've been lead instructor for multiple courses, a teaching assistant for more than a dozen different professors, and a research assistant. Here, I've learned to be diligent, attentive, curious, and collaborative. I've gained strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills. I have experience in the service industry, in both food and retail from before my time as a graduate student.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Instructor

UBC
08.2023 - 08.2024

I taught two courses at UBC (bioethics and introduction to cognitive systems). This involved building lesson plans, promoting a positive learning environment, interacting with students regularly, and assessing their performance.

Teacher's Assistant

UBC
08.2019 - 05.2024

Responsible for grading assignments, meeting with students, assessing the lesson plans of the instructors, and leading lessons. I was a teaching assistant for more than twelve courses during my time at my PhD.

Warehouse Worker

FedEx
10.2013 - 12.2014

Loaded, unloaded, moved, boxes for them to ship to mail distributors.



Retail Worker

Dunham's Sports
05.2012 - 08.2012

Greeted customers, helped locate and suggest merchandise.

Stocked the sales floor merchandise and organized shelves and racks.

Food Service Worker

Subway, Little Caesar's
09.2010 - 05.2012

Learned and executed multitasking skills to manage, supported co-workers during rush hours.

Was responsible for closing the stores.

Responsible for prep-work and keeping stations clean.


Education

Ph.D. - Philosophy

University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
08.2025

Master of Arts - Neurophilosophy

Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
05.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology/Philosophy

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, PA
05.2017

Skills

  • My training in academia has given me strong communication skills and practice interacting with different kinds of people
  • I've learned to work under stress and to deal with time pressure and high expectations
  • I am collaborative, curious, personable, and interested in learning and problem solving

Timeline

Instructor

UBC
08.2023 - 08.2024

Teacher's Assistant

UBC
08.2019 - 05.2024

Warehouse Worker

FedEx
10.2013 - 12.2014

Retail Worker

Dunham's Sports
05.2012 - 08.2012

Food Service Worker

Subway, Little Caesar's
09.2010 - 05.2012

Ph.D. - Philosophy

University of British Columbia

Master of Arts - Neurophilosophy

Georgia State University

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology/Philosophy

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Spencer Knafelc