Mathematics and Statistics Tutor/Lab Assistant Jobs

Eastern Kentucky University

Location:
United States, Richmond

Category:
Education

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

8.00 USD / Hour

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Job Description:

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics is searching for Lab Assistants/Tutors for Spring 2026. Some mathematics courses are taught in large sections. Labs have been created to provide a setting for small group tutoring, testing, and monitoring weekly progress. The labs are offered to personalize the large groups and provide a comfortable atmosphere where students can ask questions and receive personal attention in their areas of difficulty. Additionally, some mathematics courses have a co-requisite course to help remediate students who are not college ready. These have been created to provide a setting for small group tutoring, testing, monitoring weekly progress and remediation of content. These are offered to provide a comfortable atmosphere where students can ask questions and receive personal attention in their areas of difficulty. A lab assistant is assigned to each of these courses to assist the instructor in facilitating their course one to two times a week. Mathematics and statistics tutors provide tutorial assistance to students in lower-level mathematics and statistics classes (classes up to and including the first level of calculus and the first level of statistics).

Job Responsibility:

Assisting students during class
Grading
Prepping material outside of class
Taking attendance
Tutoring at least one hour per week in the tutoring center
Proctoring one final exam and tutoring two hours in the tutoring center during final exam week
Meeting with the instructors of the course to discuss details of conducting each lab
Help students understand concepts and clarify procedures
Listen to students and try to understand their difficulties
Provide tutorial assistance to students in lower-level mathematics and statistics classes
Occasionally help proctor exams or even substitute for a lab assistant

Requirements:

Must be enrolled at EKU
MAT 112A/B lab assistants must have a grade of “C” or higher in MAT 122 (Precalculus or equivalent)
MAT 105P lab assistants must have a grade of “B” or higher in MAT 114 (College Algebra or equivalent)
MAT 111A/B lab assistants must have a grade of “C” or higher in MAT 114 (College Algebra or equivalent)
STA 215P lab assistants must have a grade of “B” or higher in MAT 114 (College Algebra or equivalent) AND a grade of A in STA 215 or B or better in STA 270

Nice to have:

Applicants have a minimum of 30 credit hours obtained at EKU
Grade of “B” or higher in Calculus I (or higher level course)
Have special expertise in at least one of the following areas: General Education Math: MAT 105
Math Education Courses: MAE 201, MAE 202
Trigonometry: MAT 120
Precalculus or Calculus I: MAT 122, MAT 211/234
Introductory Statistics: STA 215, STA 260, STA 270

What we offer:

Students who serve as lab assistants are eligible to apply for one hour of co-op credit for each lab taught

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 08, 2025

Expiration:
February 25, 2026

Employment Type:

Parttime

Work Type:

On-site work

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