UAA Learning Assistant

Do you enjoy helping others learn? Would you like experience working with faculty inside of the classroom? If yes, please apply to join the Learning Assistant Program. Build your resume, deepen your professional experience, and improve your own academic success. This position also gives you an advantage when applying to future jobs, especially in teaching, tutoring, education, or graduate school.

Learning Assistants (LAs) are UAA students who support, guide, and assist fellow students in high demand courses. LAs are embedded in ‘gateway’ courses that are critical for students to progress in their chosen degree path. Gateway courses require students to demonstrate comprehension of course material so that they are prepared to complete other major requirements. LAs help students in these courses articulate, defend and modify their ideas by facilitating conversations, discussions, and in-class activities.

LAs work closely with their Lead Faculty (the faculty member teaching the course the LA is assigned to) and attend onboarding and training with other LAs. LAs are employees of the Learning Commons which is the home of many free peer learning services including tutoring, coaching, and more.

Available courses change every semester. This semester may have availability in: MATH, BIOL, ACCT, PHYS, STAT, PSY.

Learning Assistants facilitate discussions, group work and in-class activities among groups of students in a variety of classroom settings that encourage active engagement. This position works hand-in-hand with faculty in order to help fellow students succeed in specific courses. Learning Assistants must attend an orientation and participate in ongoing training with their fellow Learning Assistants. In addition to in-class time, Learning Assistants may also support students in their LA course outside of class time with additional duties such as holding exam study sessions, office hours and more.
● A successful candidate for this position should:
● Be reliable, dependable, committed, and able to attend and participate in all shifts, meetings, and trainings
● Have the ability to effectively communicate and work well with students, peers, staff, and faculty
● Be willing to learn, give and receive feedback, and have a growth mindset
● Be eager to support their peers and help them learn without simply providing answers
● Be a positive, encouraging, and supportive academic model for students in class

As a Learning Assistant you will:
● Attend and participate in the course classes and/or labs where you are assigned
● Attend and participate in required Learning Commons orientation, trainings and meetings
● Meet with Lead Faculty and LAs from the same course
● Perform other duties as assigned by the LA Program Director or Lead Faculty

Some experience tutoring, coaching, teaching, mentoring or working well with others is preferred. Typically, a successful LA has previously passed the course or taken similar courses to the one they are an LA for.

Minimum Qualifications:

● Must be enrolled at UAA with a minimum of six (6) credit hours in the semester of employment
● Must have completed at least one semester at UAA
● Must be in good disciplinary standing with the university
● Must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher for this position

Upon hire, completion of the following UAA Employee e-Learning Trainings is required:
● FERPA: Protecting Student Privacy
● Title IX

Position Details:

This position is located at the University of Alaska campus in Anchorage. This is a Student Assistant 2 position, part-time, up to 20 hours a week with starting pay $17.00 per hour. 

This is a pooled position, which means that the position remains open over the entire academic year.

Special Instructions To Applicants:

Please attach a resume and include a list of ALL courses or ALL subjects you are interested in being a Learning Assistant for. This semester may have availability in: MATH, BIOL, ACCT, PHYS, STAT, PSY. Course availability changes every semester.

Throughout the semester, it is the student’s responsibility to notify the UAA Learning Assistant hiring manager if they drop classes and are enrolled in fewer than 6 credits. 

Per Board of Regents policy, student employment should not exceed 20 hours per week during a semester or 40 hours per week between semesters or during summer sessions. Students must disclose to the hiring manager if they are employed in any other student positions. 

☎️If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Helen Sale, HR Coordinator, at 907-786-6885.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.

UA is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, educational institution and provider and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.  The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.  

Access to the reports is available at:

UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu. 

UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu.

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing uas.clery@alaska.edu.