Job Description
Position Details Position Information
Position Title Applied Natural Language Processing Course Teaching Assistant
Position Number 0000000
Hiring Range Minimum $4,000 total stipend for 3 month assignment
Hiring Range Maximum $4,000 total stipend for 3 month assignment
Location of Position Remote
Advertisement Text Position Purpose Online Master of Engineering (MEng) in Computer Engineering Course Teaching Assistants (TAs) will support faculty and students during course run in areas including assisting the professor with facilitation of Synchronous Sessions, holding office hours, monitoring discussion forums, assisting with administration of the Coursera platform, grading of assignments, and providing technical support related to course content for students when necessary. TAs should have demonstrated proficiency in Computer Engineering course content at or above the graduate level.
Lectures for the course are offered asynchronously, with weekly Synchronous Sessions that are optional for students. The expected TA time commitment is approximately 15 hours per week. The online MEng courses will be offered on the Coursera platform. There will be required TA training in June before the term begins.
Required Qualifications - Required qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in computer engineering or a related field
- Demonstrated experience in natural language processing in the form of projects (code development, APIs, testing, evaluation), coursework, internships, or employment
- Proficiency in principles of machine learning, small and large language models, speech recognition, and text retrieval, processing, and analytics
- Strong organizational skills, interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as a member of the team
- Ability to prioritize, problem solve, multi-task, and effectively manage time to meet deadlines
- Ability to track and follow up on outstanding tasks or matters as needed
Preferred Qualifications - Preferred qualifications:
- Master's or doctoral degree in computer engineering or a related field
- Experience as a teaching assistant or course instructor
- Familiarity with learning management systems, particularly Coursera
FLSA Exempt
Employment Category Temporary Part time
Schedule Department Contact for Recruitment Inquiries Department Contact Phone Number Department Contact for Cover Letter Zofia Gajdos - Director of Online Education
Contact's Phone Number Equal Opportunity Employer Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity employer under federal law. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications are welcome from all.
Background Check Employment in this position is contingent upon consent to and successful completion of a pre-employment background check, which may include a criminal background check, reference checks, verification of work history, conduct review, and verification of any required academic credentials, licenses, and/or certifications, with results acceptable to Dartmouth College. A criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify an applicant from employment. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.
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Additional Instructions Quick Link Key Accountabilities
Key Accountabilities Instruction/Faculty Support (45%)- In collaboration with course faculty, grade course assignments and provide feedback to students.
- In collaboration with course faculty, provide content help or tutoring to students.
- Attend live course sessions, answer student questions during live sessions in the chat, and facilitate portions of the live sessions.
- In collaboration with course faculty, create student teams for group projects.
- Update or re-allocate student teams as needed.
Course Communication (35%)- Actively monitor and respond to discussion forum questions in a timely manner.
- Create threads during the live course to spark discussion in the discussion forums.
- Review any reported inappropriate activity in discussion forums that needs review against academic integrity policy and take action in accordance with Dartmouth College policies.
- Send course announcements.
Course Administration (10%)- Launch live events in the course on the Coursera platform and post the recordings afterwards.
- Help with scheduling live events in the course.
- In collaboration with the Online Education Academic Program Manager, apply item setting exceptions in-course for approved program-level student accommodations.
- In collaboration with course faculty, consider course-level student accommodation requests (including extensions, emergency absences, etc) and apply item setting exceptions for approved course-level student accommodations.
Technical Support (10%)- Troubleshoot and escalate student technical issues.
- Report course content or settings corrections in the live course.
Demonstrates a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and cultural awareness through actions, interactions, and communications with others.
Performs other duties as assigned. Dartmouth College
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