Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leader (open to work study and non-work study)
Hours/pay: 10 hours per week (6 hours per week for BIO); Starting rate is $11.25/hour
Requirements: Any full-time UT Austin student who has taken all of the prerequisite courses
Preferences: Students who have received at least a B in the course they support (see here for a list of currently SI-supported courses).
Contact: Kate Molina-Gallo (she, her, hers), katherine.molinagallo@austin.utexas.edu
Application: https://bit.ly/SP22SILeader
Applications open: October 28th
Applications close: November 18th (interviews begin as early as November 8th)
A Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leader is an undergraduate student who is assigned to a specific course and facilitates two to three identical 50-minute sessions a week. SI Leaders (except Biology) attend the lecture of the course to which they are assigned, plan and conduct their sessions using collaborative activities to combine course content with effective study strategies, and meet weekly as a group to collaborate on planning and troubleshooting their sessions. Qualified applicants can be any full-time UT student who has taken all of the prerequisites and preferences are given to those who have received at least a B in the course they support (see here for a list of currently SI-supported courses).
SI leaders work approximately 10 hours per week: 3 hours of attending class, 2 hours of planning sessions, 2 to 3 hours of facilitating identical SI sessions (depending on the course), 1 hour of a weekly cohort meeting, and 1 hour of administrative tasks.
The Supplemental Instruction program is dedicated to being an inclusive and equitable program, so we highly encourage students who have experienced struggle (academic or otherwise) to apply. This position and the program values those who can provide compassionate facilitation and leadership
to their peers.
Career Competencies Gained:
- Articulate thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively in written and oral forms to persons inside and outside of the organization
- Use interpersonal skills to coach and develop others and use empathic skills to guide and motivate
- Demonstrate personal accountability, ability to learn from mistakes, and effective work habits, e.g., punctuality, working productively with others, and time workload management
For more information, email katherine.molinagallo@austin.utexas.edu.
Economics: ECO 304K and ECO 329
Management Information Systems: MIS 310H
Chemistry: CH 302
Computer Science: CS 312 and CS 314
Biology: BIO 311C and BIO 311D