Job Description
The PSU Center for Entrepreneurship seeks a STEM Student Mentor to provide teaching and workshop Support. Reports to the Director of Student Innovation and will work with staff to assist with hands-on engineering activities for middle school students, inventory, and assets management related to the operation of the Center for Entrepreneurship programs. This position will specifically help the CE with commitments to the Verizon Innovation Learning camps. These programs include a tech-immersion summer camp for Middle School students plus year-round enrichment, pairing students with a mentor, proving hands-on experience in coding, robotics, augmented and virtual reality, 3D design and printing, and entrepreneurship.
Responsibilities:
- Coach middle school students through camp activities
- Add depth to the curriculum provided experiments and design challenges
- Assist program teachers with student engagement, prepping curriculum, and hands-on
- Assist CE staff with packing and shipping program assets to students
- Reporting program issues, providing feedback, and gathering data for reports
Job Qualifications:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proficient in MS Word and Excel, familiarity with Canva, Asana
- Must be conscientious, very detail-oriented, and a creative problem solver
- Interests in Engineering, Elementary Education
Eligibility:
- Must be a PSU student. Prefer sophomore, junior, senior standing, or graduate student
- Maintain the minimum credit hours each term / be eligible to be a student employee
- Available for a 3-week virtual camp August 2nd - 20th
- Available one Saturday a month through May 2022
Hours and Rate:
- 20 hours a week
- Starting at $14.50 an hour (depending on experience)
Portland State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
TO APPLY:
Send a cover letter, resume, and a list of two references to psuce@pdx.edu noting “Program Mentor Search” in the subject line. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until finalists are identified
About PSU Center for Entrepreneurship
Ready to take your idea, project, or business to the next level? Whether you’re a student, faculty or member of the Portland community, the PSU Center for Entrepreneurship can help. PSU has a thriving entrepreneurial community that fosters collaboration and innovation. See how you can be a part of it!
Innovative ideas are generated in PSU classrooms, dorm rooms, research labs and offices. The Center for Entrepreneurship (CE) helps those ideas come to life.
PSU’s mission extends beyond the classroom. In addition to student learning, the university strives for excellence in innovative research and community engagement that contributes to the economic vitality, environmental sustainability, and quality of life in the Portland region and beyond. Entrepreneurship fits into this mission by providing real-world educational and business
development opportunities in a broad range of disciplines.
Across campus, there are dozens of PSU programs and organizations related to entrepreneurship. We keep a finger on the pulse of entrepreneurial opportunities at the university and within the Portland community, serving as a central hub of information. In addition to resources, we also offer a number of workshops, networking opportunities and other events.