AY2627 Math Tutor (Work-Study Preferred)

Hello Duquesne Mathematics Majors Applied Mathematics MajorsData Science Majors and Biomedical Engineering Majors!

The Department of Mathematics and ComputerScience seeks to hire Mathematics tutors for the Fall26/Spring27 academic yearat minimum. Mathematics tutors provide support to undergraduate students inintroductory intermediate and some advanced mathematics additionyou will have the opportunity to tutor some statistics and computer programmingcourses that you are comfortable with and proficient in.

Note: If you are really interested in being amath tutor but you dont fully meet all of the qualifications listed belowplease email tutor supervisor Alex Lipecky at to discussfurther.

You are a potential candidate for the Mathtutoring position if you are an undergraduate student at Duquesne and:

1) You have completed at least two of thefollowing six courses with a letter grade of B or higher:
Math 116 Calculus II
Math 215 Calculus III
Math 250 Foundations of Higher Math
Math 301 Introduction to Probability andStatistics I
Math 310 Linear Algebra
Math 314 Differential Equations
2) You have maintained a GPA of 3.5 or higheracross all your Mathematics courses.
3) You can commit to being a tutor for theFall26/Spring27 academic year at minimum.
4) Upon request you can provide areference/referral from Duquesne Mathematics/Statistics faculty members whotaught you in at least one course.
5) You are confident in your understanding ofconcepts in low and mid-level Math courses and you are confident that you canexplain those concepts to tutees.

Although not requirements attributes such aspunctuality patience confidence work ethic enthusiasm and creativity arevalued. Students who are work-study eligible through the Federal Work-Studyprogram may receive some preference but we also hire tutors who are notwork-study eligible.

Hourly Rate: $12 per hour

Maximum Tutoring Hours per Week: 15 hours

You are paid regardless of whether or not astudent signs up and receives tutoring during your scheduled tutoring hours.

We prefer tutors to provide a minimum of 12hours per week.

You will provide tutoring on the 4th floor ofCollege Hall in our designated Tutoring room along with your fellow mathtutors.

Tutoring hours are broken up into 30-minutesegments. Its common for a tutee to seek either a 30 minute or 60 minutetutoring session.

You may offer tutoring on M-T-W-TH-F with yourearliest start slot 9:00-9:30 am and latest start slot 4:30 pm-5:00 pm.

You may offer in-person tutoring only orin-person online tutoring. If you offer in-person online tutoring thetutee will choose their preference. You must still be physically located on the4th floor of College Hall when conducting online tutoring. Most tutees preferin-person tutoring.
Being a Math tutor is a great will work in a friendly and collaborative work environment with flexiblehours and flexible course coverage. We hire students who we consider to be someof our best students within their respective major. It looks great on a resumeand will broaden your network of students and faculty. You will also find thatyou will improve your own mathematics knowledge and mathematics skill set byhelping other students learn.

If you meet the qualifications and areinterested in the position apply and email tutor supervisor Alex Lipecky:

Thank you for your consideration.

Respectfully
Alex Lipecky
Tutor Supervisor
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science