The Department of Psychology has a part-time, paid position to support its Social Psychology (PSYC 221-FC01) courses in the Fall 2018 semester.
The position is a Contingent 1 contract for up to 10-20 hours per week for the fall 2018 term. Responsibilities include:
· Overseeing the setup of classroom supplies, materials, and technologies. · Facilitating classroom discussions and activities.
· Independently leading weekly discussion section meetings.
· Grading 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 "B+" in PSYC 221 (or equivalent).
· Are available for class meetings on Tuesday and Thursday evenings (6:00pm - 7:15pm).
· 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 221 with Dr. Selterman.
· Have prior teaching experience or 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: Friday, June 29th, 2018 at 11:59pm
Application Instructions:
Compensation is estimated to total $2,000-$4000 USD and this will depend on student enrollment numbers for the course.
Send the following to Dr. Dylan Selterman’s course account (psyc221selterman@gmail.com) 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 Skype.
