Position Type:
On-campus Part-Time Employment
Job Title:
Tutor - Studying for Success Tutoring Program
Department/Location:
Student Services –Dairy Building
Math and Physics Centre –Dairy Building
Rate of pay is commensurate with experience as follows:
$18/hr - Ph.D. students or alumni
$15/hr - Master's students or alumni
$12/hr - undergraduate students or alumni
Hours per Week:
Two hours per week.
Application Deadline:
Ongoing
Job Description:
The Tutoring Program’s primary goal is to provide students with a centralized system where they can receive course-specific support here at Dalhousie University. Tutoring would mean detailed one-on-one assistance in various subject areas that students find challenging or working in a group tutoring session as part of the Math and Physics Centre. As part of this program’s team, tutors are expected to:
Work with students on academic development related to particular courses;
Schedule and facilitate tutoring sessions for individual students (and small groups at the agreement of all parties involved);
Abide by the Tutor Agreement and included Code of Ethics.
Undergo tutor and study skills training as part of the tutoring process.
These tutoring positions mainly start in the fall term from September and continue through till the end of the summer semester. New tutors are accepted on an on-going basis throughout the school year. All math and physics tutoring is through the Math and Physics Centre and hired by

the supervisors there. All other subject areas are hired through the Special Cohort Coordinator.
Positions will be renewed as necessary. These positions are a great opportunity to: work with students, develop your knowledge base, and participate in personal and other student development. In addition, tutoring for a certain number of hours will allow tutors to gain recognition in the Dalhousie Co-Curricular Record (CCR).
Job Requirements:
Be either a recent alumnus graduate student (Master’s or Ph.D. level), undergraduate student or class peers;
For the subject area/course you prefer to tutor in, the instructor for that subject area/course must sign off, indicating they approve you to be a tutor for that course;
Have strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills;
Possess a commitment to the educational development of students.
Application Documents: a) A Tutor Application; b) A signed and dated copy of the Tutor Agreement (provided on our website);*the tutor agreement outlines very important ethical and professional conduct parameters to be respected by tutors at all times.* c) An official academic transcript showing proficiency (A- or above) in the subject/areas you are interested in tutoring; d) For the subject area/course you prefer to tutor in, the instructor for that subject area/course must sign off, indicating they approve you to be a tutor for that course; e) Resume f) Complete the Tutor Training.
Applications can be found online at: http://www.dal.ca/about/agricultural-campus/campusservices/academic-support/tutoring.html
or at Student Services, Dairy Building.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION, PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR APPLICATION TO:
Ms. Heather Avery
Special Cohort Coordinator
Email: heather.avery@dal.ca
Phone: (902)896-2463
Website: http://www.dal.ca/about/agricultural-campus/campus-services/academicsupport/tutoring.html