Job Title

Mathematics Undergraduate Assistant - Fall 2024

Requisition Number

DU12017

Department Name

8E080:Mathematics

Work Location

Lexington, KY

Salary Range

$13.00- $14.00/hour

Type of Position

Student

Position Time Status

Part-Time

Required Education

Before working undergarduate assistants should have completed two semesters of Calculus with grades of A or B, or have earmed AP credit for MA 113 and MA 114. A minimum 3.0 GPA, and Sophomore, Junior, or Senior status.

Required Related Experience

N/A

Required License/Registration/Certification

N/A

Physical Requirements

Sitting/standing for extended periods.
Lifting/carrying lightweight objects.

Shift

Each UA job requires maintaining regular hours.

Job Summary

Undergraduate Assistant’s (UA’s) will have some combination of 3 main types of responsibilities. You will keep roughly 5-6 regular hours of work per week.
1. Assisting in an assigned classroom with a professor. UA’s will help in large lectures to distribute worksheets, advise group work and may be responsible for grading work that does not exceed 10% of a final course grade.
2. Tutor in the Mathskeller. UA’s will sign up for multiple hour-long shifts in the Mathskeller. The UA is expected to both help tutor the 100- level courses as well as help operate the Mathskeller alongside Faculty and TA’s.
3. Help proctor common hour exams at night during exam weeks.
You must submit an academic transcript and a resume for your application to be considered.
4. For MathExcel: Assisting in an assigned classroom with a TA. UA’s help advise group work. This comprises 4.5 hours per week.
Deadline to Apply: May 31st. We will consider submissions past the deadline if there are still open positions. If you have been recruited for the MathExcel program, you may apply to this job posting as well.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

Patience and a willingness to clearly answer questions from a wide variety of lower level mathematics courses.

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?

No

Preferred Education/Experience

One on one peer tutoring experience is preferred.

Deadline to Apply

05/31/2024

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