Primary Responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities Purpose of Job: Supplemental Instructor (SI) will hold tutoring/study sessions to discuss the key concepts of the course and provide additional support to the enrolled undergraduates. Sls will build relationships with students taking the course to help increase student passing rates and thus success in the STEM program. This position also entails working on a special project with the Geology program to redesign the WSB geology display cases towards community outreach and educational purposes. Duties and Responsibilities: Hold group study sessions open to all students in the course. Work with the course instructor to create a continuous idea of understanding between classroom materials and study sessions. Offer individual tutoring sessions at the request of a student. Help to organize and create displays of the geology cases on the second-floor entrance lobby and third floor lobby of the Warnock Science Building. Responsible for personal safety and the safety of others; must exercise due caution and practice safe work habits at all times. Supervision: Supervision from Dr. Angela Brown for chemistry-related duties and supervision from Dr. Liz Measures for geology-related duties. STEM Supplemental Instructor Program: This position is part of the Title III STEM Lobotrack to Success ( LTS ) Supplemental Instructor Program. The purpose of the Supplemental Instructor Program is to support undergraduate STEM students through the more challenging courses in the different degree plans offered by the Agriculture Life and Physical Sciences ( ALPS ) college. For gatekeeping courses (i.e. those identified as presenting an outsized barrier to student success in and/or acceptance into their preferred STEM major field coursework) Supplemental Instructors (SIs) will be recruited from high achieving upper-level students who have taken the same course in the past or graduate students. For more questions regarding the Supplemental Instructor Program reach out to Amanda Barrera (). All other duties are assigned unique to the department. Responsible for the personal safety and the safety of others. This position is security sensitive.
Other Information
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer It is the policy of Sul Ross State University to provide equal employment opportunity for all persons in accordance with their individual job related qualifications and without consideration of race creed color sex religion age national origin disability sexual orientation gender identity veteran status and ancestry. Equal employment opportunities shall be afforded in all personnel actions or decisions including but not necessarily limited to recruitment hiring training upgrading promotion demotion termination and salary. Retaliation is prohibited against a person who opposes a discriminatory practice files a charge testifies assists or participates in an investigative proceeding or hearing.
Required Experience:
Intern