Become a Graduate Academic Mentor

The StAAR Center at Tufts University is hiring Graduate Academic Mentors for the 2024-2025 academic year. We're looking for motivated graduate students who want to make a positive impact on campus.

• Graduate Academic Mentors are responsible for providing one-on-one and group academic skills coaching to graduates and undergraduates.
• Mentors support students in developing foundational academic skills, executive functioning skills, and best practices for success across disciplines.  
• One-on-one work may include a focus on time management, interpreting syllabi, developing study techniques, note-taking strategies, and identifying and reaching out to additional campus resources. 
• Members of our team will staff additional programming for groups of students including academic skills workshops, accountability groups, study halls, and proctoring exams. 

• Master’s and PhD students from any department on the Medford campus.
• No GPA requirement
• Previous work/volunteer experience working in a helping role is preferred but not required.
• Encouraging applications from a diverse range of students, including those who identify as Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, multiracial, or POC, as well as underrepresented groups and bilingual/multilingual students.

• Graduate Academic Mentors are expected to be available for at least five hours, and up to ten, per week of one-on-one appointments with students. 
• Mentors are also expected to participate in all required training and professional development. All training and professional development is paid. This includes, but is not limited to:
  • Approximately 20 hours of in-person and asynchronous training in July and August
  • Approximately 1 hour per month of professional development activities, such as team meetings and coaching observations.

• $21.00 per hour

• Complete the online application 
• Applications due by Sunday, March 31^st, at 11:59pm.

Contact Julie Gagliardi, Academic Success Coach, at julie.gagliardi@tufts.edu.