Undergraduate Student Teaching Fellow

University of Kansas • Lawrence, KS

54d • $15

About The Position

Undergraduate Teaching Fellows (UGTFs) will support faculty instructors with active student engagement in undergraduate engineering courses. Undergraduate Teaching Fellows will guide learning by interacting with students, working through problem sets, or other activities. Time outside the regular class periods will be utilized to meet with the instructor, facilitate help sessions, and grade. Courses available for UGTF positions include, but are not limited to: ME208: Dr. Wilson ME211: Dr. Luchies ME307: Dr. Kwon ME311: Dr. Fischer ME501: Dr. Maletsky

Requirements

• Must have taken the specified course or an equivalent class and earned at least a 'B' in the course.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated mastery of course content.
• The job requires physical presence in the class (approximately 3 hours/week for a 3 credit course) and 2.5 hours/week outside of the class.
• During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours.
• For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester.
• Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students.
• Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.
• This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.

Nice To Haves

• Teaching/Tutoring/Grading experience at a university/college setting.
• Earned an 'A' in course.
• Student is in good academic standing.

Responsibilities

• Grading.
• Help faculty administer activities such as group work, problem solving, etc., for improving student learning and engagement in key engineering courses.
• Prepare for class by reviewing in-class activities beforehand, to ensure understanding and ability to explain.
• Meet and tutor students in groups in and outside of class.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees