Graduate Assistant - Peer Tutor Biostatistics

The Office of Academic Support and Instructional Strategy(OASIS) at Walden University seeks students currently enrolled in a Walden doctoral program for the position of Graduate Peer Tutor in Biostatistics. The Tutoring program's mission is to support students with tutoring instruction to help them build skills they need to be successful in their courses at Walden University. The person in this position will tutor students in topics related to biostatistics and statistics. This individual will deliver biostatistics tutoring through individual appointments, small group sessions, or etutoring (Q&A feedback via email). The Graduate Peer Tutor reports to the Associate Director of Tutoring in OASIS. This role is a virtual position requiring 10 hours of work per week.

As part of your application for this position, please submit a cover letter addressing why you want to be a biostatistics tutor and how your knowledge and skills have prepared you for the position.

In this role, the Graduate Assistant-Peer Tutor in Statistics will:

• Provide instructional tutoring to students in statistics via WC Online (the office's online schedule) 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 biostatistics and 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.

TECHNICAL, MANAGERIAL, and PEOPLE SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Demonstrated experience with SPSS and familiarity with Office 365 suite of programs.
• Superb analytical, problem solving, and communication skills.
• Strong writing skills for corresponding with students via the Center's e-mail role accounts in clear, grammatically correct replies written in a professional tone.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Must be a current Walden student enrolled in a doctoral program at Walden University.
• Demonstrated expertise and completed graduate-level biostatistics and statistics coursework required.
• 3+ years demonstrated work experience utilizing biostatistics and statistics on a regular basis preferred.
• Superb knowledge of graduate-level biostatistics, 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 biostatistics and statistics skills.
• Demonstrate that she/he can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations, using some other combination of skills and abilities.

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