NOW
HIRING: Educational & Residential Group Leader/Tutor
The College of Engineering Math Academy is
seeking four undergraduate students to fill the full-time, temporary (hourly)
staff positions of Educational &
Residential Group Leader. The dates of employment will run 7/5-8/3,
(including training dates). The purpose of this position is to provide supervisory
and tutorial support to students, assistance to instructors during the academic
component of summer programming, and recreational and residential supervision
to students. All Educational &
Residential Group Leaders will be required to live on campus with Math Academy
students (housing and meals will be provided in addition to compensation).
Math
Academy is a four-week residential summer program for rising high school
seniors. The ultimate goal of Math
Academy is to increase the diversity of students successfully completing
engineering degrees and entering the STEM workforce. The program is designed to help high school students
better prepare themselves for college-level mathematics and engineering
coursework at the UW. The curriculum focuses on intensive problem solving based
mathematics derived from UW math texts, and will help students gain an
awareness of the areas that they need to improve in order to be a competitive
applicant to the UW College of Engineering.
The
Educational & Residential Group
Leader will be responsible for providing: supervision, mentorship and leadership
to students during program activities; instructional and tutoring assistance
during study sessions; grading assistance to lead instructors; and ensuring
student safety and responsibility in dormitory settings.
Summary
of qualifications:
- Engineering students
strongly preferred; pre-engineers and related majors also encouraged to
apply
- Previous math
tutoring experience, and history working with children, teenagers, or
students required
- Experience in
residential/dormitory settings preferred; comfort with serving as an
authority figure essential
- Demonstrated
leadership skills; experience and interest in working with diverse
groups/minority students
- Enthusiasm for
and appreciation of the field of engineering
The
specific duties of this individual would be to:
- Attend daily
math lecture with students
- Help students
with math and engineering assignments and projects
- Read and
comment/correct homework assignments and exams
- Supervise and
engage students during afternoon workshops, meals, activities and field
trips
- Assist with
organization, supervision, and facilitation of evening and weekend recreation
activities
- Supervising
students in residence halls (on duty some weeknights and scheduled
weekends): ensuring students are getting to bed and getting up on time for
breakfast and morning classes; cooperating with housing staff to enforce
quiet hours
Additional
Duties may include:
- Media coverage of program
activities including photos, video and website management
- Creating and facilitating
engineering activities, tours, leadership activities, social events
Work
Schedule & Compensation: Due to the residential nature of our program, long
hours are required. However, we provide
generous compensation, free housing and meals, and great work experience!
Submit
cover letter, resume and unofficial transcript by Friday, April 27 to: Math Academy, Box 352180, Loew Hall 301,
Seattle, WA 98195 ATTN: Tiffany Fujioka or tfujioka@uw.edu
