Employment

Student Employment Opportunities

The Center for Academic Success accepts applications for undergraduate student employees on a rolling basis.

Applications for the FALL semester are reviewed in the previous SPRING and SUMMER semesters, and applications for the SPRING semester are reviewed in the previous FALL semester. We typically do not hire new student employees for the SUMMER term.

We currently have six (6) student positions available: Student Assistants, 1-to-1 Tutors, PLUS Leaders, SMaRT/SHaRP Tutors, BME FOCUS Tutors, and Physics Learning Assistants.

We are reviewing applications daily. Apply now to be considered for next semester!

Please contact justin.boone@gatech.edu if you have any questions.

Student Assistants

Starting Salary: $8.00 per hour
Hours: 5 to 20 hours per week*

Apply to Become a Student Assistant

Student Assistants serve as the first point of contact for the office. Their duties entail answering the office phones, providing assistance to CAS professional staff, including front desk reception, tutoring desk reception, and tracking and recording attendance in the tutoring rooms.

Responsibilities:

Answer all incoming calls to the Center for Academic Success or the Tutoring Reception Desk; direct the calls to the appropriate personnel
Give information about our services to students, faculty, and staff
Keep work environment clean and orderly
Perform various clerical duties
Sign students, tutors, and TA's in and out of appointments and drop-in sessions
Track hours worked and complete timesheets accordingly

Minimum Qualifications:

Georgia Tech undergraduate student in Good Academic Standing and Good Judicial Standing
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
Strong communication and writing skills
Responsible, dependable, honest, and trustworthy
Friendly, patient, and sensitive to a diversity of students
Basic knowledge of Georgia Tech's campus and campus services

*Federal Work Study students may not exceed their award amount for the semester.

1-to-1 Tutors

Starting Salary: $10.00 per hour
Hours: 7 to 20 hours per week*

Apply to Become a Tutor

1-to-1 Tutors provide individual and small group tutoring sessions to currently enrolled Georgia Tech students. All of our tutors participate in a training and certification program focused on developing practical and transferable skills for their future careers.

In order to support a course, 1-to-1 Tutors must have earned an "A" in the course at Georgia Tech (Transfer / AP Credits Not Eligible).

Responsibilities:

Check TutorTrac daily to review tutoring schedule and be punctual for all scheduled tutoring sessions
Provide a minimum of seven hours of availability per week for tutoring sessions
Track hours worked and complete timesheets accordingly
Complete required Peer Tutor Training course in the first semester of tutoring
Attend all trainings and biweekly meetings

Minimum Qualifications:

Georgia Tech undergraduate student in Good Academic Standing and Good Judicial Standing
Have completed at least one full semester at Georgia Tech
Maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher
Be eligible to support a minimum of thee courses, including currently enrolled courses. Grades will be pulled at the beginning and end of each semester to ensure requirements are met.
Be available to tutor at least seven hours per week
Have a faculty reference
Be available to enroll in the training course, CETL 2001: Fundamentals of Peer Tutoring, on Thursdays at 10:55 - 11:45 AM during the first semester of tutoring

*Federal Work Study students may not exceed their award amount for the semester.

Peer-Led Undergraduate Study (PLUS) Leaders

Starting Salary: $10.00 per hour
Hours: Approximately eight hours per week*
(3hr Attending Lectures)+(2hr Facilitating Sessions)+(2hr Preparation)+(1hr Faculty/Team Meetings)

Apply to Become a PLUS Leader

PLUS Leaders facilitate weekly review sessions for specific courses during which they encourage students to collaborate with their classmates to tackle problems and discuss the concepts covered during lecture. In the sessions, leaders foster discussion to enhance critical thinking, encourage students to use course resources, and demonstrate learning techniques to supplement lectures and assignments.

In order to support a course, PLUS Leaders must have earned an "A" in the course at Georgia Tech (Transfer / AP Credits Not Eligible).

Responsibilities:

Attend all lectures for the selected course and get their lecture attendance card signed
Plan and facilitate two regularly scheduled one-hour study sessions per week
Meet regularly with assigned PLUS Faculty Member
Send session reminder announcements and submit session plans before each session
Track and submit attendance data
Accurately track hours worked and complete timesheets accordingly
Complete required Peer Tutor Training course in the first semester of tutoring
Attend all trainings and biweekly team meetings

Minimum Qualifications:

Georgia Tech undergraduate student in Good Academic Standing and Good Judicial Standing
Have completed at least one full semester at Georgia Tech
Maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher
Be eligible to support the selected course. Grades will be pulled at the beginning and end of each semester to ensure requirements are met.
Be available to attend all lectures for the selected course and facilitate two one-hour study sessions per week
Have a faculty reference
Be available to enroll in the training course, CETL 2001: Fundamentals of Peer Tutoring, on Thursdays at 10:55 - 11:45 AM during the first semester of tutoring

*Federal Work Study students may not exceed their award amount for the semester.

If you have any questions about any of these positions, please contact the Tutoring & Peer Learning Programs Manager, Justin Boone (justin.boone@gatech.edu), or call 404.894.1945.

Graphic Design Student Assistant

Starting Salary: $10.00 per hour
Hours: Varied

In addition to the positions above, the Center for Academic Success also hires a Graphic Design Student Assistant to help the staff with the creation and maintenance of design elements and documents.

Responsibilities:

Help develop marketing plan, announcements, and strategies for our services (tutoring, academic coaching, PLUS, etc.)
Design print material, web banners, and social media icons
Create and implement social media campaigns for different initiatives
Design and maintain social media sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter)
Assist with outreach to current and incoming student populations including tabling, placement and distribution of marketing materials on campus, and social media
Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

Georgia Tech undergraduate student in Good Academic Standing and Good Judicial Standing
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Cloud (especially Illustrator or Photoshop)
Ability to produce marketing collateral using Adobe Suite of design products
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Responsible, dependable, honest, and trustworthy
Friendly, patient, and sensitive to a diversity of students
Basic knowledge of Georgia Tech's campus and campus services
Eager to lend their voice and aesthetic to the creative process

Preferred Qualifications:

Pursuit of a design-related major within the College(s) of Computing, Business, Design, or Liberal Arts
Experience with Drupal, Wordpress, or other content management systems
Experience with website design and marketing strategy
Experience marketing to undergraduate student populations

*Federal Work Study students may not exceed their award amount for the semester.

Please contact Dr. Andrew Eichel (andrew.eichel@gatech.edu) with questions.

Explore Tutor

Starting Salary: $10.00 per hour
Hours: 4-8 hours per week*

Apply to Become an Explore Tutor

Explore Tutors provide individual and small group tutoring sessions to currently enrolled Georgia Tech students who are part of the Explore Living Learning Communities. This service is a drop-in program offered in collaboration with the Explore LLC and the Center for Academic Success which takes place in a designated tutoring space in the residence halls. Explore Tutors are also eligible to serve as a 1-to-1 Tutor or PLUS Leader in addition to this role. All of our tutors participate in a training and certification program focused on developing practical and transferable skills for their future careers.

In order to support a course, Explore Tutors must have earned an "A" in the course at Georgia Tech (Transfer / AP Credits Not Eligible).

Responsibilities:

Work a minimum of 4 hours (2 shifts) per week in the Explore tutoring lounge
Track hours worked and complete timesheets accordingly
Complete required Peer Tutoring Training course in the first semester of tutoring
Attend all trainings and biweekly meetings

Minimum Qualifications:

Georgia Tech undergraduate student in Good Academic Standing and Good Judicial Standing
Have completed at least one full semester at Georgia Tech
Maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher
Be eligible to support either [CHEM 1211K and 1212K] or [MATH 1551, 1552, and 1553 (1554 and 1564 are eligible to support 1553)]. Grades will be pulled at the beginning and end of eac semester to ensure requirements are met.
Be available to tutor at least 4 hours per week
Have a faculty reference
Be available to enroll in the training course, CETL 2001: Fundamentals of Peer Tutoring, on Thursdays at 10:55 - 11:45 AM during the first semester of tutoring
Being a previous SMaRT, SHaRP, or Explore student is preferred but not required

*Federal Work Study students may not exceed their award amount for the semester.

Physics Learning Assistant (LA)

Starting Salary: $10.00 per hour
Hours: 4 to 20 hours per week

Apply to Become a Physics Learning Assistant (LA)

Physics Learning Assistants (LA) work in the Physics Help Desk helping students who are taking Physics I and II. This service is a drop-in program offered in collaboration with the School of Physics and the Center for Academic Success. Physics Learning Assistants are also eligible to serve as a 1-to-1 Tutor or PLUS Leader in addition to this role. All of our tutors participate in a training and certification program focused on developing practical and transferable skills for their future careers.

In order to support a course, Physics Learning Assistants must have earned an "A" in the course at Georgia Tech (Transfer / AP Credits Not Eligible).

Responsibilities:

Work a minimum of 4 hours per week in the Physics Help Desk
Track hours worked and complete timesheets accordingly
Complete required Peer Tutoring Training course in the first semester of tutoring
Attend all trainings and biweekly meetings

Minimum Qualifications:

Georgia Tech undergraduate student in Good Academic Standing and Good Judicial Standing
Have completed at least one full semester at Georgia Tech
Maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher
Be eligible to support both PHYS 2211 and PHYS 2212. Grades will be pulled at the beginning and end of each semester to ensure requirements are met.
Be available to tutor at least 4 hours per week
Have a faculty reference
Be available to enroll in the training course, CETL 2001: Fundamentals of Peer Tutoring, on Thursdays at 10:55 - 11:45 AM during the first semester of tutoring

*Federal Work Study students may not exceed their award amount for the semester.

BME FOCUS Tutor

Starting Salary: $10.00 per hour
Hours: 4 to 20 hours per week

Apply to Become a BME Focus Tutor

FOCUS Tutoring is a free, drop-in program offered in collaboration with the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Center for Academic Success. FOCUS Tutors typically hold one or more shifts from 7-9 PM in U.A. Whitaker and support BME courses such as BMED 2210, 3100, 3400, and 3520. FOCUS Tutors are also eligible to serve as a 1-to-1 Tutor or PLUS Leader in addition to their role. All of our tutors participate in a training and certification program focused on developing practical and transferable skills for their future careers.

In order to support a course, Physics Learning Assistants must have earned an "A" in the course at Georgia Tech (Transfer / AP Credits Not Eligible).

Responsibilities:

Work a minimum of 4 hours (2 shifts) per week in the FOCUS tutoring lounge
Track hours worked and complete timesheets accordingly
Complete required Peer Tutoring Training course in the first semester of tutoring
Attend all trainings and biweekly meetings

Minimum Qualifications:

Georgia Tech undergraduate student in Good Academic Standing and Good Judicial Standing
Have completed at least one full semester at Georgia Tech
Maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher
Be eligible to support BMED 2210, 3100, 3310, 3400, and 3520. Grades will be pulled at the beginning and end of eac semester to ensure requirements are met.
Be available to tutor at least 4 hours per week
Have a faculty reference
Be available to enroll in the training course, CETL 2001: Fundamentals of Peer Tutoring, on Thursdays at 10:55 - 11:45 AM during the first semester of tutoring

*Federal Work Study students may not exceed their award amount for the semester.

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Student Assistants

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1-to-1 Tutors

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Peer-Led Undergraduate Study (PLUS) Leaders

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Graphic Design Student Assistant

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Physics Learning Assistant (LA)

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