The College of
Engineering Math Academy is seeking three undergraduate students to fill the
full-time, temporary (hourly) staff positions of Educational & Residential Group Leader. The dates of
employment will run 7/1-7/31, (including training dates, excluding the July
4 holiday). The purpose of this position is to provide supervisory and tutorial
support to high school 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 student’s
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 course instructors; and ensuring student safety and responsibility in
dormitory settings.
The specific duties of this individual include,
but are not limited 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, but are not
limited to:
- 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!
Summary of qualifications:
- Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) majors preferred
- 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
Program Dates: July 5, 2015 – July 31, 2015
To Apply:
Submit cover letter, resume and unofficial
transcript by Friday, April 17th
to: Math Academy, Box 352180, Loew Hall 301, Seattle, WA 98195 ATTN: Angela
Ballasiotes or through email at: delcia@uw.edu
