Tutorial Assistant
Summer at Hopkins offers credit-bearing two-week Pre-College programs to academically advanced high school students from around the globe. The Summer at Hopkins Pre-College Program invites applications for Tutorial Assistants (TAs) for the following programs with corresponding modalities:
Pre-College Programs & Corresponding Modality
Homewood Campus or online.
- Anatomy, Physiology & Disease.
- Introduction to Surgery.
- Medical School Intensive.
Homewood Campus Only
- Exploring the Universe with Space Telescopes.
- Foundational Mathematics of Artificial Intelligence.
- Introduction to Experimental Design in Biology.
- Introduction to Laboratory Research.
- Social Inequality and the Public's Health.
Online Only
- Applications of Chemistry in Medicine.
- Creative Writing.
- Data Analytics Workshop.
- Epidemics, Pandemics, and Outbreaks.
- Neurobiology: Cellular & Systems.
- Neuroscience and Human Behavior.
- Population Genomics: Evolution, Extinction & Disease.
- Psychological Profiling.
- Psychopathology and Its Development.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Attends and supports all classroom instruction, labs, course events, and activities.
- Delivers lectures when needed.
- Evaluates student performance, including assignments, papers, and exams.
- Meets with the course instructor and assists in determining grading criteria.
- Tracks and records individual and overall course grades in multiple formats.
Pre-College Program Session Dates
On-Campus
- Session One: June 24, 2024 - July 4, 2024
- Session Two: July 8, 2024 - July 18, 2024
- Session Three: July 22, 2024 - August 1, 2024
- In-Person Course Time: 9:30 AM-4:00 PM EDT.
- Each teaching day includes a 1.5-to-2-hour break from 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm for lunch, office hours, prep time, meeting with students, etc. Classes are held on July 4.
Online
- Session One: June 24, 2024 - July 8, 2024
- Session Two: July 8, 2024 - July 19, 2024
- Session Three: July 22, 2024 - August 2, 2024
- Online Course Time -Programs are delivered asynchronously.
- Instructors are expected to monitor student progress daily and respond to student questions or issues in a timely manner.
- Faculty are required to offer a minimum of two synchronous office hours per week during the program at various times to be mindful of their students' time zones.
Additional Information
- Multiple TA positions are available for most programs to meet student demand.
- Course sections that reach an enrollment of 20 will be eligible for a TA.
- TA positions are not eligible for benefits.
- Candidates for these positions will be subject to a pre-employment background check and fingerprinted per policies related to working with minors.
- All employees participating in Summer at Hopkins Pre-College programs must enroll and participate in mandatory online training relevant to working with minors and working at JHU.
- Successful candidates teaching in-person courses will be required to complete the online lab safety training and attend the in-person UTL lab orientation.
Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- Superb verbal and written communication skills.
- Must be student-oriented and driven.
- Ability to learn and utilize various technologies (e.g., Teams, Zoom, Blackboard, the Students Information System, etc.) as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
- High School Diploma/GED and currently enrolled at a college/university pursing a degree in related subjects.
- Three Years of related experience.
- Additional graduate level education may substitute for experience to the extent permitted by the JHU Equivalency Formula.
Preferred Qualifications
- A Bachelor's or Master's Degree from an accredited college/university in a related field preferred.
- At least one year of related experience working with college students preferred, such as Biology teaching/tutoring experience.
Classified Title: Tutorial Assistant
Role/Level/Range: ACRO37.5/02/CC
Starting Salary Range: Min $15.50 - Mid $20.75 - Max $26.00 HRLY (Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Casual / On Call
Schedule: varies
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt
Location: Homewood Campus
Department name: Summer and Intersession Program
Personnel area: School of Arts & Sciences