The Department of Psychology has a part-time, paid position to support two of its Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 100 FC03 and FC04) course sections for the Fall 2023 semester.
The position is a Contingent 1 contract for up to 20 hours per week for the fall 2023 term. Compensation is $30.63 per hour up to a maximum of 20 hours per week.
Responsibilities include:
-Overseeing the setup of classroom supplies, materials, and technologies.
-Facilitating classroom discussions and activities.
-Independently leading weekly discussion section meetings.
-Grading of six writing assignments.
-Managing some aspects of the course ELMS page and administration (grades, emails, etc.)
-Meeting with individual students to discuss course, content and writing feedback.
Minimum requirements to be considered:
-Have graduated with a bachelor's degree in Psychology from UMD.
-Have earned at least an "A-" in PSYC 100 (or equivalent).
-Are available for class meetings on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6-7:15 pm and 7:30-8:45 pm.
-Can offer evidence of high-level communication skills, particularly in writing, proofreading, and speaking.
-Can offer evidence of an organized, reliable work ethic and the ability to work independently as well as with teams of peers.
-Can offer evidence of technical proficiency with common software (e.g., Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Canvas).
-Can be trusted with sensitive and confidential information.
-Are excited about the idea of leading groups of students through activities, reviews, discussions.
-Have completed training on the Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (ter.ps/ferpa)
Strongest consideration given to candidates who:
Took PSYC 100 @ UMD
Have prior teaching assistantship experience.
Have experience mentoring, advising or assisting other students.
Have experience with clicker administration (e.g., syncing participant lists, creating questions, uploading grades to ELMS).
Application deadline: ASAP. Class begins on Monday 8/28.
Instructions: Send the following to Dr. Joseph Barnet jbarnet@umd.edu attached as a single PDF document.
Professionally formatted cover letter describing your interest in the position and summarizing your fit with the minimum and preferred qualifications.
An updated resume or C.V.
A copy of your unofficial transcript (accessible from www.testudo.umd.edu/uotrans.
Applicants can expect to be contacted the following week with more information about interviews, which can be held in person or via Zoom.
