[Hiring] ULC Assistant Instructional Aide, Humanities @Arizona State University

Role Description

The Learning Enterprise at ASU seeks creative, highly motivated, self-directed, detail-oriented candidates with strong written and verbal skills, to assist with grading and course management for our Universal Learner Courses (ULC), which are delivered remotely. ULCs are scalable and delivered asynchronously, and can have between 200-1,000+ learners in each course. Hours are not guaranteed and can vary between 5-20 hours per week, per 8-week session. Future sessions may be available, but not guaranteed.

The ULC Assistant Instructional Aide(s) for Humanities will support faculty with learner assessment in online courses by providing feedback, as well as grade support, to learners on in-class activities and assignments. The ULC Assistant Instructional Aide(s) will monitor and grade assignments, and may be tasked to help learners navigate challenges within the Universal Learner Course.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree and one (1) year of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
• A bachelor’s degree in related course or area of experience.
• Commitment to directly advancing education equity for scholars in underserved communities.
• Excellent engagement, team-building, and communications skills.
• Prior teaching experience is a plus, with preference given to those who have experience working with high-school students.
• Experience as a tutor and/or with student success.
• Experience with Canvas or comparable Learning Management System.
• Ability to work proactively with limited oversight.
• Ability to excel in changing or challenging circumstances.
• Content knowledge and/or coursework in a related field.
• Commitment to provide consistent support to students.
• Must have completed ENG 101, ENG 102, ENG 105 or equivalent.

Requirements

• This position requires fingerprinting as a mandatory step in the hiring process.
• The successful candidate must complete the fingerprinting process of scheduling an appointment and being printed as soon as possible.
• This role will be based in the state of Arizona; special permissions for out-of-state employment are required and may not be granted.
• ASU will not sponsor this position; the applicant must be eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
• This position does not meet the eligibility requirements for the Optional Practical Training (OPT) work authorization.

Benefits

• Position Salary Range: $17.00 - $18.00 per hour.
• Temporary part-time position, with maximum hours of 19.5 per week.
• Continuation of role in sessions beyond class session for which hired for, is not guaranteed.

Essential Duties

• Feedback and Grading: Provide substantive feedback and grade learner assignments in a timely manner.
• Learner Support: Address learner challenges within the course shell via discussion boards; monitor and engage in discussion activities; host live sessions with learners as assigned by faculty members.
• Training: Participate in several initial training sessions, as well as other calibration sessions as needed; training may be synchronous or asynchronous.
• Other tasks, as assigned by the Learning Enterprise team.