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Interested in Working for the Math & Stats Department?


Would you like to be a math/stat clinician, pirate, grader, or tutor?

Our department hires Swarthmore students to fill positions of Pirate, Clinician, and Grader.  Tutors are coordinated by the math/stat department but hired by the Office of Academic Success.  

Math & Stats Positions

Pirate 

During the fall semester, Pirates support Math 15 and 25.  During the spring semester, Pirates support Math 25 and 27.  Pirates attend classes and also lead study sessions in the evening.  Pirates typically work 5 hours a week.  To work as a Math Pirate, you need to have a good knowledge of Calculus I (to be a Math 15 Pirate), Calculus I and II (to be a Math 25 Pirate), or  Linear Algebra (to be a Math 27 Pirate).   First-time Pirates must participate in the STEM Pedagogy training.  

Course-specific clinician

To work as a Linear Algebra clinician (fall only), you need good knowledge of Math 27 and 28, along with strong proof-writing skills.

To work as a Multivariable Calculus clinician, you need good knowledge of at least Math 34, with Math 35 preferred. The Multivariable Calculus Clinic supports students in Math 33 and 34 during the fall and Math 34 and 35 during the spring.

To work as a Stat 11 or Stat 21 clinician, knowledge of R and the ability to help students troubleshoot are important, along with the ability to explain statistical concepts. 

Clinicians typically work 3 hours a week on one particular evening. Clinicians facilitate or co-facilitate evening study sessions where students collaborate on assignments and ask questions about one particular course. Clinicians do not attend the class, so they must have a strong understanding of the course material without any additional review. First-time Clinicians must participate in the STEM Pedagogy training. 

Math Clinician

To work in the Math Clinic, you need to have a good knowledge of a variety of math courses, including calculus (single and multivariable) as well as linear algebra, discrete math, and other upper-level mathematics courses.  For the Fall semester, Math clinicians must have already taken Math 63 (Real Analysis) and be prepared to support students in that course.  For the spring semester, Math clinicians should have already taken Math 67 (Modern Algebra) and Math 44 (Differential Equations).  Math clinicians typically work 3 hours per week.  

Stat Clinician

To work in the Stat Clinic, you should be comfortable explaining Statistics concepts, have enough knowledge of R to help students troubleshoot on assignments, and have experience facilitating group collaboration. Stat clinicians should have done well in Stat 11 and 21 as well as an upper-level statistics course (Stat 61 in the fall or Stat 51 and 111 in the spring).  Stat Clinicians typically work 3 hours per week. 

Stat/Math grader

To work as a Grader, you should have taken the course (or a very similar course) that you will grade.  In addition, you need to be able to work well independently and meet deadlines promptly without any reminders. Graders typically work 3-4 hours a week and can schedule their time flexibly as long as they meet the agreed upon deadlines. Graders are expected to remain anonymous and not communicate directly with students in the class about their grading.

Stat/Math Tutor

To work as a Tutor, you should have taken and done well in the course (or a very similar course) you will tutor.  The tutor may not concurrently be a grader for the same course, but pirates and clinicians are eligible to work additional hours as tutors.  Tutors are typically not hired at the beginning of the semester but as tutor requests are made throughout the semester. Each tutoring assignment is a maximum of 10 hours per semester that can be flexibly scheduled. Read more about tutors.

  • If you would like to work in any of these positions during the Fall Semester, applications will be sent out by mid April with the due date no later than end of April.  You will be notified by the end of the semester if you have a position for the coming Fall.
  • If you would like to work in any of these positions during the Spring Semester, applications will be sent out by mid November with the due date no later than end of November.  You will be notified by the end of the semester if you have a position for the coming Spring.

Applications will be sent only to students who have been recommended by their professor to work for the Math/Stat Department.  Following the application via Google forms, applicants may be invited for an in-person interview.  Successful applicants will be hired in JobX and will need to complete all employment forms required by the Student Employment Office before starting to work for the Math/Stat Department.  All positions are paid at Pay level 3, which is $12.39 per hour for the 2022-23 school year.  

Contact the Academic Support Coordinator below for more details.  

Academic Support Coordinator: Laura Dandridge
E-mail: LDandri1@swarthmore.edu
Phone: x 8445
Office: Science Center, Rm. 138