Talent Development Program
Academic Tutor Positions for Summer 2009
Talent Development is currently seeking qualified applicants for Summer 2009 Tutors for academic courses.
Tutor Positions
Tutors are needed for the following academic courses:
- Communications: Introduction to Communications - COM 100 (6 positions)
- English: Introduction to Literature - ENG 110 (1 position)
- History: History of the United States Since 1877 - HIS 142 (1 position)
- History: Introduction to Latin-American Civilization - HIS 180 (1 position)
- Library: Introduction to Information Literacy - LIB 120 (1-2 positions)
- Political Science: International Politics - PSC 116 (1 position)
- Sociology: General Sociology - SOC 100 (3 positions)
- Women's Studies: Introduction to Women's Studies - WMS 150 (1 position)
Qualifications
- College Senior Status (90 credits earned) as of June 2009 required.
- BA/BS strongly preferred.
- Previous teaching or tutoring experience strongly preferred, especially with varied racial and ethnic populations.
Responsibilities
- Small group instructional/review sessions of specific, syllabus driven content material.
- Integration of content specific learning strategies into tutorial sessions.
- Integration of self-management techniques reflective of course syllabus into tutorial sessions.
- Close monitoring of individual student's management of course work.
- On-going assessment of individual student's academic performance.
- Assessment of individual academic needs, and ability to develop learning plans to address those needs.
Format
- Tutor Training provided the first Sunday of the Program
- Tutoring is Sunday through Wednesdays from 6 to 9 pm (please note exceptions under DATES AND HOURS below)
- Each tutor has an assigned classroom
- Tutorial groups consist of 5-10 students
- Groups meet at 6, 7, and 8 pm for 50 minutes.
- Written Evaulations of students are only required where consistent problems need to be addressed with the input of core staff.
Dates and Hours
- Mandatory Staff Orientation: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 9 am to 4 pm
- June 28 through July 29: Sundays through Wednesdays, 6 pm to 9 pm
- Note the Following Exceptions:
- Tutor Meeting 1: Sunday, June 28, 2:30 pm - 5:45 pm
- Tutor Meeting 2: Sunday, July 12, 4:00 pm - 5:45 pm
- July 4th Holiday Schedule: Tuesday July 7 - Thursday July 9, 6 pm to 9 pm
Salary
- $1900 / five weeks; this includes compensation for staff orientation and meetings.
To Apply:
- Submit Resume and Cover Letter by April 3, 2009 to:
Sharon Forleo, Associate Director
Talent Development Program
Email (preferred): sfor@uri.edu
or
219 Taft Hall, 9 Lippitt Road
University of Rhode Island
Kingston RI 02881
If applicant pool is insufficient, the deadline will be extended
