Career Center

Summer at Hopkins offers credit-bearing two-week Pre-College programs to academically advanced high school students from around the globe. The Summer at Hopkins Pre-College Program invites applications for Teaching Assistants (TAs) for the following programs with corresponding modalities:

Homewood Campus or Online

• Anatomy, Physiology & Disease.
• Introduction to Surgery.
  
• Medical School Intensive.
  

Homewood Campus

• Exploring the Universe with Space Telescopes.
• Introduction to Laboratory Research.
  

Online

• Applications of Chemistry in Medicine.
• Creative Writing.
  
• Data Analytics Workshop.
  
• Epidemics, Pandemics, and Outbreaks.
  
• Neurobiology: Cellular & Systems.
  
• Neuroscience and Human Behavior.
  
• Population Genomics, Evolution, Extinction & Disease.
  
• Psychological Profiling.
  
• Psychopathology and Its Development.

TAs help support course objectives and student engagement aligning with the program's educational mission. Summer at Hopkins partners with Instructors and TAs to provide students with innovative and engaging courses.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Attends and supports all classroom instruction, labs, course events, and activities.
  
• Delivers lectures when needed.
  
• Evaluates student performance, including assignments, papers, and exams.
  
• Meets with the course instructor and assists in determining grading criteria.
  
• Tracks and records individual and overall course grades in multiple formats.

Pre-College Program Session Dates

• Session One:June 26, 2023 - July 7, 2023.
  
• Session Two:July 10, 2023 - July 21, 2023.
  
• Session Three:July 24, 2023 - August 4, 2023.
  

In-Person Course Time: 9:30 AM-4:00 PM EDT

• Online Course Time, Programs are delivered asynchronously. Instructors are expected to monitor student progress daily and respond to student questions or issues in a timely manner. Faculty are encouraged to offer synchronous office hours during the program at various times to be mindful of their students' time zones.
  

Additional Information

• There are multiple TA positions available for most programs to meet student demand.
• Course sections that reach their enrollment of 20 will be eligible for a TA.
  
• TA positions are not eligible for benefits.
  
• Candidates for these positions will be subject to a pre-employment background check and fingerprinted per policies related to working with minors.
  
• All employees participating in Summer at Hopkins Pre-College programs must enroll and participate in mandatory online training relevant to working with minors and working at JHU.
  
• Successful candidates teaching in-person courses will be required to complete the online lab safety training and attend the in-person UTL lab orientation.
  
• All applicants must be authorized to work in the US and remain eligible throughout the program.

Special Knowledge, Sills & Abilities

• Superb verbal and written communication skills.
  
• Must be student oriented and driven.
  
• Ability to learn and utilize various technologies (e.g., Teams, Zoom, Blackboard, the Students Information System, etc.) as needed.

• Master's Degree in a related field.
• Some experience as a graduate student in the related area of support.

• At least one year of related experience working with college students is required, such as Biology teaching/tutoring experience.

Classified Title: Teaching Assistant   
Role/Level/Range: ACRO37.5/03/CE  
Starting Salary Range: $20.00 HRLY (Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Casual / On Call 
Schedule: As Needed 
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt 
Location: Hybrid/Homewood Campus 
Department name: ​​​​​​​Advanced Academic Programs 
Personnel area: School of Arts & Sciences 

Total Rewards
The referenced salary range is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines:

JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

**Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

EEO is the Law
Learn more:
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Accommodation Information

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711. For more information about workplace accommodations or accessibility at Johns Hopkins University, please visit accessibility.jhu.edu.

Johns Hopkins has mandated COVID-19 and influenza vaccines, as applicable. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending on campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

Note: Job Postings are updated daily and remain online until filled.

About Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University remains committed to its founding principle, that education for all students should be grounded in exploration and discovery. Hopkins students are challenged not just to learn but also to advance learning itself. Critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and entrepreneurship are all encouraged and nourished in this unique educational environment. After more than 130 years, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in both teaching and research. Faculty members and their research colleagues at the university's Applied Physics Laboratory have each year since 1979 won Johns Hopkins more federal research and development funding than any other university. The university has nine academic divisions and campuses throughout the Baltimore-Washington area. The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Whiting School of Engineering, the School of Education and the Carey Business School are based at the Homewood campus in northern Baltimore. The schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing share a campus in east Baltimore with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Peabody Institute, a leading professional school of music, is located on Mount Vernon Place in downtown Bal...timore. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies is located in Washington's Dupont Circle area.

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