About this role
Tutors function as learning facilitators for introductory physics courses. Tutors are not teachers, nor are they teaching assistants: they are Learning Assistants. It is the tutor’s job to successfully lead a student to solve a problem on his or her own, without solving it for them.
- Essential Duties
- Facilitate learning of challenging physics skills and concepts
- Solve homework problems in advance in order to be adequately prepared to assist in the learning process of individual students.
- Staff the Physics Tutoring Center during posted help hours.
- Promote a learning atmosphere in the Physics Tutoring Center.
- Assist in test administration and proctoring as needed in the department of physics.
Non-essential duties
- Assist during recitations as needed
Stipend
Tutors receive a stipend of $12.00 an
hour. Only hours served in the Tutoring
Center (Room 218 FH) can be remunerated. While holding this job, a student may not take any additional Duquesne
University employment.
Minimum
qualifications
Excellent interpersonal skills, good customer service skills, dependability, ability to keep a rigid schedule. Knowledge of general physics at the college level. Math proficiency at the level of high school algebra.
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