Tutorial Assistant
The Johns Hopkins University Krieger School of Arts & Sciences (KSAS) invites applicants to apply for the Tutorial Assistant (TA) within the Summer and Intersession Program. Summer at Hopkins offers credit-bearing two-week Pre-College programs to academically advanced high school students from around the globe. The TA will offer students a range of instructional and tutoring support under general supervision, assisting them in comprehending the course material, completing assignments, and improving their study skills.
Successful candidates teaching in-person sections of Anatomy, Physiology & Disease, Introduction to Experimental Design, Introduction to Laboratory Research, Introduction to Surgery, and Medical School Intensive will be required to complete the online lab safety training and attend the in-person UTL lab orientation.
The Tutorial Assistants (TAs) will be able to experience the following for the 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
- Big Data and Advertising
- Big Data and Social Media: Behavior, Ethics, and Civic Engagement
- 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.
Pre-College Program Session Dates
n-Campus
- Session One: June 23, 2025 - July 2, 2025
- Session Two: July 7 2025 - July 17, 2025
- Session Three: July 21, 2025 – July 31, 2025
- In-Person Course Time: 9:30 AM-4:35 PM EDT (Session One); 9:30 AM-4:00 PM EDT (Sessions Two and Three).
- 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
Online
- Session One: June 23, 2025 - July 4, 2025
- Session Two: July 7, 2025 - July 18, 2025
- Session Three: July 21, 2025 - August 1, 2025
- Online Course Time -Programs are delivered asynchronously.
- TAs 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.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Attends and supports all classroom instruction, labs, course events, and activities.
- Delivers lectures when needed.
- Evaluate 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.
Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Superb verbal and written communication skills.
- Must be student-oriented and driven.
- Ability to learn and utiize 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.
- 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: $15.70 - $21.00 - $26.25 HRLY (Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Casual / On Call
Schedule: Days and hours vary
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Location: Homewood Campus
Department name: Summer and Intersession Program
Personnel area: School of Arts & Sciences