Love helping people learn?
Every year we hire grad students for the role of tutor. Most of our hiring is done in June-Aug for the following academic year (Sept-Apr). Feel free to contact us anytime to find out if we are hiring in your field of study. We look for applicants who have experience teaching, tutoring, and/or working with others 1-1, and who are passionate about personalizing their support for each student. Experience in similar roles in post-secondary learning environments is an asset. Feel free to contact us at learning@uvic.ca to learn more.
We are currently hiring for September 2023-April 2024 semesters.
Note: you will be taken to a survey monkey form which includes a portal to upload your resume.
(For those who’d like to see the full application before applying, you can reference the old application in pdf format at the bottom of this page)
Every year we hire tutors from Humanities, Social Sciences, and STEM faculties including but not limited to the following departments:
Science
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Earth & Ocean Science
Mathematics
Statistics
Engineering
Computer Science
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Social Sciences
Anthropology
Sociology
Psychology
Political Science
Humanities
English
Gender Studies
History
Linguistics
Philosophy
Human & Social Development
Social Work
Nursing
Child & Youth Care
Fine Arts
Art History
Visual Art
Music
Writing
Business
Business
Commerce
High demand courses
See below for a list of courses we receive a high demand for tutoring in
Biology
BIOL 186
BIOL 184
BIOL 150 A & B
Chemistry
CHEM 101
CHEM 234
CHEM 231
CHEM 102
CHEM 245
Computer Science
CSC 110
CSC 105
CSC 320
Economics
ECON 103
ECON 204
ECON 313
ECON 345
English & Writing
ATWP 135
&
ENGL 151
ENGL 225
ENGL 146
Math & Stats
MATH 151
MATH 109
MATH 101
MATH 100
MATH 102
MATH 122
MATH 211
MATH 120
MATH 200
&
STAT 255
STAT 252
STAT 260
Physics
PHYS 100A
PHYS 102 A & B
PHYS 111
Psychology
PSYC 100 A & B
PSYC 300 A & B
PSYC 130
PSYC 231
PSYC 251
Social Work
SOCW 311
SOCW 312
SOCW 354
SOCW 354
Job Description
- Assist students in applying newly learned strategies and skills to their academic coursework
- Deliver a service that emphasizes the students’ strengths and accomplishments and positions the student as the expert in their own learning
- Help students develop positive attitudes about learning and confidence in their ability to learn
- Connect students with appropriate academic resources or referrals
- Attend bi-weekly training and maintain consistent contact with LAP supervisors (please see the application form for workshop dates for the current academic year)
- Provide regular, consistent one-on-one appointments
- Support the academic standards of UVic
- Maintain the confidentiality of personal and institutional information
To apply, please complete the online application (with resume submission) linked at the top of this page. For reference, you can also view the old application as a pdf below.
Thank you for your interest in joining our team!
Each year we receive more applications than positions. Please reach out to us at any point via learning@uvic.ca to find out where we are in our hiring process.