Students as Pedagogical Partners Program
- Job title: Student Pedagogical Partner
- Hiring unit: The Office of the Provost
Are you interested in deepening a culture of inclusive and effective teaching in UO classes? Are you observant about teaching practices and interested in talking about teaching with others? This may be the position for you! The UO Teaching Engagement Program is hosting an exciting program that pairs students with faculty to create meaningful dialogue on inclusive and effective teaching.
Join us for our second year to learn about how UO defines good teaching; how to observe classes; and how to give concrete, caring, and actionable feedback. Student Pedagogical Partners will participate in a paid training during Week 0, then be paired with a faculty member interested in a student’s eye-view of teaching in their own class each term.
Overview
- Hours: 4-6 hours/week
- Schedule: flexible schedule within range of regular business hours, Mon-Fri
- Location: on campus, TEP office and various classrooms
- Pay: Student Employee Level 2 ($16/hour)
- Dates: Positions begin in Week 0, and run through the end of spring term 2026.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Registered for 8 or more credits at the University of Oregon
- Sophomore, junior, or senior standing
- Maintain a cumulative 2.5 GPA
- Be willing to commit to and follow through on the responsibilities inherent in the role (described below), communicate with honesty and courtesy, reflect on this work using the means provided, uphold the privacy of your faculty partner, and keep strictly confidential what is discussed between you and your faculty partner and at meetings.
Preferred Qualifications:
- An interest in teaching and learning practices that support students’ learning and belonging. This might be demonstrated in a wide variety of ways, including but not limited to: experience as a learning assistant or peer tutor, engaging in student interest groups in your department or major, completed coursework in education, involvement with leadership opportunities on campus, or serving informally as a mentor to peers.
Position Description:
When you take on the responsibility of a Pedagogical Partner, you commit to and are paid for:
Zero Week:
- Attend onboarding and training workshops to learn how UO defines good teaching, how to observe classes and how to give concrete, caring, and actionable feedback.
- Participate in a welcome orientation with faculty partners
Fall/Winter/Spring Terms:
- Attend faculty partner’s class once/week and take detailed observation notes
- Type up and share your reflections with faculty partner weekly
- Attend regular meetings with faculty partner (~usually once a week)
- Participate in mid-term, end of term, and end of year debriefs, reflections and evaluations
- Participate in weekly staff meetings focused on supporting the partnerships.
Students from all majors welcome. We warmly encourage students from diverse identities and backgrounds to apply. We believe that varied perspectives and lived experiences foster creative, dynamic and effective teams.
Application Process (apply by May 16th!):
- Complete the Application Form on Qualtrics. This form will ask for your résumé, the signed Letter of Commitment, and the name of one academic reference who can comment on your capacities to analyze pedagogical issues and to communicate respectfully and effectively.
- You will be notified of receipt of your application within 24 hours of sending it.
- We will notify applicants if they have been selected for an interview within 2 weeks.
This program is supported in part by a grant to University of Oregon from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute through the Science Education Program.