• Job Type: Support Staff - Non-Union
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Temporary
• End Date if Temporary: 08/1/2024
• Hours Per Week: 7
• Salary Range: $9100.00 - 9100.00

Position Summary

The MS Program Educational Assistant is responsible for assisting the TPRM professors in MS program courses.

Responsibilities

• • Assist faculty in obtaining relevant course materials and creating an archiving system that can be easily migrated from year to year

    [60%] Academic and Faculty Support during instruction session (8/1/23-8/1/24)

    • Assist with live class, 3 hours per week
    • Review lecture recordings on Canvas for clarity
    • Review/create study guideline and questions, 1 hour per week
    • Host review sessions: before first exam, midterm, and final exam (about 6 hours per semester)
    • Answer student questions (online and via Canvas), 1 hour per week
    • Review any materials requested by course director such as discussion boards, papers, assignments, questions, 1 hour per week
    • Assist faculty with administrative aspects of courses, including but not limited to Canvas postings, scheduling and tracking assignment submissions
    • Performs related duties and responsibilities as assigned/requested

     

    [20%] Academic and Faculty Support during winter and spring break

  [20%] Academic and Student Support during testing

  • Serve to Office Disabilities Services and the faculty, and provide proctoring support as needed
  • Help proctor exams (first exam, midterm and final exam)

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor???s degree and two (2) years of related experience
• Highly effective organizational skills
• Knowledge and experience with complex information and computer systems. Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work effectively with a diverse population of faculty, staff, and students
• Ability to work well with a team and independently
• Effective communication/presentation skills
• Ability to establish realistic and achievable priorities to achieve Institute goals and objectives
• Demonstrates ability to be innovative and to take initiative in a range of tasks as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Master???s degree in a science related area
• Experience in an academic health institution
• Familiar with course management systems

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

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