"Career Educator and First Year Career Instructor"

Job Category

Occasional

ExemptOvertimeEligible

Overtime Eligible

Benefits Eligible

Non-Benefit Based

Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world's brightest minds and most innovative tools to address fundamental scientific questions. We thrive on finding and cultivating talented people who are passionate about what they do. Join us and be a part of the diverse Caltech community.

Job Summary

This role reports to the career achievement, leadership, and exploration director and will work with incoming and current undergraduate students, and recent grads to provide career coaching support as needed, offer a virtual first year career program for incoming first year students, and put on other workshops as agreed upon with the director.

Essential Job Duties

• Build upon the lesson plans, course materials, and resources for the first-year career non-curricular virtual course.
• Deliver the non-curricular virtual course to incoming first year students during the summer term.
• Offer virtual career coaching appointments as needed and as agreed upon with the director.
• Offer workshops and other career related educational programs as agreed upon with the director.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 3 years of career coaching and education experience.
• Demonstrated commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility.
• Deep understanding of the STEM student experience.
• Experience with a LMS such as Canvas.
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly.
• Strong analytical and communication competencies.
• A demonstrated ability to develop and sustain strong relationships with students majoring in STEM and alumni who graduated from a STEM institution.

Preferred Qualifications

• STEM degree.
• Familiarity with the Caltech Community.
• Previous experience teaching at Caltech.

Required Documents

• Resume.

Hiring Range

$24.00 - $34.75 per hour

The salary of the finalist(s) selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training.

As one of the largest employers in Pasadena, CA, Caltech is committed to providing comprehensive benefits to eligible employees and their eligible dependents. Our benefits package includes competitive compensation, health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement savings plans, generous paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, bereavement, etc.), tuition reimbursement, and more. Non-benefit eligible employees will have access to some benefits such as onsite counseling and sick time. Learn more about our benefits and staff perks. 

EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Caltech is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

To read more Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) go to eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf.

Disability Accommodations

If you would like to request an accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Caltech Recruiting at employment@caltech.edu.