FIU’s STEM Transformation Institute is currently seeking potential learning assistants on short/temporary term. These positions are assigned to labs or classes to work with students alongside the primary instructor.
Potential duties include:
- Provide Problem Review Sessions for students on course material.
- Provide tutoring in subject course work.
- Assist instructors in proctoring exams.
- Assist instructors in grading quizzes and tests.
- Assist instructors by providing additional office hours to help students with any questions or problems.
- Assist instructors in facilitating the learning of the difficult course material to students.
- Must meet weekly with the instructor to plan and prepare course content and instructional design. Expected to use student-centered teaching techniques and so must learn what those are and how they can be used most effectively in their particular discipline.
- Must prepare on their own outside of instructor meeting time.
- Must participate in peer and self-assessment by observing and providing informal feedback to their peers. This is intended to have students recognize the importance of reflective practice. The self-assessment occur with reflective writings and interviews with faculty and graduate students.
Minimum qualifications:
- Requires prior completion of FIU Service Excellence training or completion within first 30 days.
- Knowledge of classroom subject.
- Customer service knowledge
- Basic level of Microsoft Office Suites.
- Ability to work independently as needed
- Ability to provide direction to students.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality when dealing with highly sensitive information.
- Applicants must be currently enrolled as a student at FIU with a minimum of 6 credits as an Undergraduate student or 3 credits as a Graduate student.
To apply, visit the FIU careers site and search Job ID: 521198.
Applications close on July 12, 2020.
