Part-Time College of IST Classroom Assistant

The Pennsylvania State University; State College (Centre County); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn State University’s College of Information Sciences and Technology seeks student assistants enrolled in IST to support courses (A-I, CYBER, DS, EA, ETI, IEC, HCDD, IST, or SRA) for Fall 2025–Spring 2026. Assistants work with instructors, support in-class activities, software or virtual labs, provide feedback, and help with grading.

This is an hourly paid position; remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Assistants are responsible for assisting with in-class activities, specialized software or virtual labs, feedback on writing, grading (assuming a rubric), out-of-class tutoring, and other learning-focused responsibilities.

Job description

POSITION SPECIFICS

The College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) seeks to hire students enrolled in the College of IST to fill Assistant positions for the Fall 2025 - Spring 2026 semesters.

Assistants are assigned to a particular A-I, CYBER, DS, EA, ETI, IEC, HCDD, IST, or SRA course, and they work closely with instructors to provide challenging and meaningful learning experiences for students enrolled in the course.

Assistants are responsible for assisting with in-class activities, specialized software or virtual labs, feedback on writing, grading (assuming a rubric), out-of-class tutoring, and other learning-focused responsibilities.

This is an hourly paid position.

Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location.

For additional information on remote work at Penn State, see Notice to Out of State Applicants.

For information on the on-the-job training requirements, see the College of IST’s webpage: https://learning.ist.psu.edu/la/description-application.

Review of applications will continue until the need is met.

To be considered for a position, complete the PSU Job application, as well as the College of IST interest form.

Please email Sharon Lazarow at [e-mail] for a link to the College of IST interest form if you have not already completed it. Applicants will not be considered until both are completed.

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The ASR includes crime statistics and institutional policies concerning campus security, such as those concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters.

The ASR is available for review here.

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Penn State is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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