Peer Tutor - Spring 27

Posting Details

Position Information

Job Title Peer Tutor - Spring 27

Department The Learning Center

Job Description/Duties Tutor undergraduate students one-on-one, modeling how best to study for and think about course content.

Days/Hours Needed A tutor’s weekly work schedule is flexible. Tutoring sessions are usually held on weekdays between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. Mon-Thurs and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday. The number of paid tutoring hours can vary depending on your schedule, the types of courses you can tutor and the number of courses you’d like to tutor.

Attending paid pre-semester training and paid weekly staff training meetings during the first 7 weeks of the semester are requirements for the position. Pre-semester training is held the Friday before classes begin, and semester staff training meetings are determined based on tutor schedule/availability.

Campus Location/Bldg. The Learning Center Van Hoesen Hall, Room B205

Required Qualifications

• Must be a SUNY Cortland student.
• Must attend pre-semester training from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, January 22. Tutors are paid, lunch is included, and early housing will be arranged if needed.
• Must attend paid semester staff training meetings.
• Peer Tutors work toward earning College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) Certification as a Level 1 Tutor while employed by The Learning Center.

Preferred Qualifications

Physical Demands None

Special Conditions for Eligibility A candidate must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and they must have earned a B+ or higher in courses they wish to tutor. Student must provide at least the name of one current professor as a reference who could speak about the student’s academic performance.

Recommendations can be sent to:

peertutoring@cortland.edu

Contact Name(s) & Email(s) Mark Bischoff Peer Tutor Coordinator peertutoring@cortland.edu

Salary Grade A-$16.00/hr.

Salary

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number SA26037

Review Start Date 10/26/2026

Open Date 10/21/2026

Close Date 01/22/2027

Open Until Filled No

Special Instructions to Applicants While positions may be open and posted here on jobs.cortland.edu until their listed close date, please note that positions may be filled on a rolling basis prior to this date.