Statistics Peer Tutor

Summary

Join the Office of Academic Support and Instructional Services (OASIS) at Walden University as a Graduate Assistant - Peer Tutor in Statistics, supporting students with tutoring instruction to help them build skills for success in their courses.

Requirements

• Must be a current Walden student enrolled in a doctoral program at Walden University
• Demonstrated expertise and completed graduate-level statistics coursework required (RSCH 8210 or equivalent)
• 3+ years demonstrated work experience utilizing statistics on a regular basis preferred
• Superb knowledge of graduate-level statistics, college-level statistics content and courses, and statistics-specific study skills and learning strategies to help minimize adult students’ statistics fears or anxieties
• Ability to provide positive, constructive feedback to adult students in conversation and in writing
• Experience teaching or learning in online learning management systems preferred
• Experience with additional analytical software preferred
• Ability to adapt to all levels of learners and approach students with different learning strategies to help them develop their statistics skills

Responsibilities

• Provide instructional tutoring to students in statistics via WC Online and Zoom
• Correspond with students in a professional and positive manner via the Office’s e-mail role accounts
• Contribute to ongoing Tutoring Program initiatives related to statistics resources, short video tutorials, instructional documents, and consistent attendance to regular team meetings
• Commit approximately 40 hours per month (10 hours per week) to this role, including evenings and weekends, to serve needs of a global student body
• Attend and completed program training and specialized ongoing tutor and content training throughout position tenure
• Attend a weekly peer tutor meetings lead by the Instructional Specialist