The CSE Department is seeking qualified undergraduates to work as
Readers or Tutors for CSE courses. For a list of courses being offered
each quarter, please refer to the undergraduate course schedule.
Position Descriptions
Reader
A Reader assists a course instructor by grading homework, papers, or
exams and may also hold office hours to answer students questions
about such assignments. The pay rate is $11.90/hour.
Tutor
A tutor assists the faculty member by providing instruction to
individual students or small groups of students who require additional
help. A tutor, as needed, is expected to facilitate discussion
sections, hold office hours and be accessible to students. The pay rate
is $14.27/hour.
Undergraduate Tutor (serving as a Teaching/Instructional Apprentice)
A tutor (serving as a teaching/instructional apprentice) serves as an
assistant in an undergraduate course under the supervision of a faculty
member. The faculty instructor is responsible for the course content and
for maintaining the overall quality of instruction, including
supervision of the undergraduate instructional apprentice. The purpose
of the apprenticeship is to learn the methodology of teaching through
actual practice in a regularly scheduled course. The pay rate is
$14.27/hour.
In order to be considered for a position you must:
- Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and a minimum of 90 units
completed
- Be a registered UCSD undergraduate student with fees paid.
- Enroll in CSE 195 (Tutor Training) during the quarter you are
hired for if you have not already completed it. We will provide
add cards for students who need to enroll in this class.
Please note: Actual appointment to Reader or Tutor position is
determined by individual instructors. A student may not assist in a
course in which s/he is enrolled nor may a student be a
teaching/instructional apprentice in more than one course in a quarter.
Applications are due at the end of 8th week in Fall, Winter and Spring
quarters for positions beginning the next quarter. Please submit your
application online. If you have any questions please email Viera Kair at vkair@cs.ucsd.edu.
The reader/tutor application
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