Description

Dept/Agency: Computer Science
Contact: CS Tutors
Position:Computer Science Tutor
Phone #: 725-5435

Hourly Rate: $9.50
FWSP/Reg wage: Both
Work Hours: Days, evenings, weekends
Summer Term/Academic Year: Both by arrangement
Off Campus: No

Description: Help CS students individually and in groups with course work and programming problems. Handle occasional call-in and walk-in user support questions. Must be able to work both on a team and solo. Monitor network and systems. Will use some specialized utilities. Will work with CS faculty to optimize tutoring services. Will work with CS faculty and staff on user support issues. Necessary training will be provided on user support issues.

Skills:

• Good working knowledge of UNIX/Solaris
• Windows 2000/NT/XP
• C
• C++ and Java
• Excellent written/verbal/people skills
• Know CS department computing resources (unix/linux workstations, printers, applications, etc.).
• Some special projects of variable duration.
• Other miscellaneous tasks.
• Will need to have and/or establish good working relationships with much of Maseeh College department faculty and staff.

Notes: This usually fun job can occasionally be high-stress, and may not be for everyone. If you are looking for a job to sit and do homework at, this probably isn't it. Networking and systems administration training will be available and encouraged(on your own time, of course). If you make full use of the advantages of this position, you can learn some excellent resume filler.

These positions are open to upper division CS students and CS grad students. Should at least be taking 300 level courses. We prefer those folks who have completed at least a few of the 300 level courses. Applicants can substitute comparable, demonstrable experience. Some preference given to those folks with FWSP.

Application

this is the application:

please cut at the dotted line and complete and return via email (text only please)

to tutors@cs.pdx.edu

........................................................................ Computer Action Team

CS Tutor Application

Name:

Address:

Phone: Alternate phone/pager:

Email address:

Major:

CS Courses Completed (include grade earned):

Other pertinent experience/courses:

Do you have College Work Study(FWSP) available? Yes / No

Are you taking the braindump? Yes / No (if you don't know what this is, then answer "No")

Are you a DOG? Yes / No (if you don't know what this is, then answer "No")

When are some times you are available for an interview?

1. How long have you used UNIX? If so, briefly describe you experiences:

2. Do you have any Windows XP, 2000 or Vista experience? If so, briefly describe:

3. What ways do you know how to print from a UNIX shell:

From applications that you know and use, list application and how to print.

4. Please indicate any of the following that you have used and state how much experience you have had with them.

C/C++/gcc/g++/make/gdb
Java/Eclipse/Netbeans/Sun JDK
Emacs/VI/pico
Lex/Yacc/JLex/CUP
X11/Gnome/CDE
CVS/RCS/SVN/git
NIS/LDAP
HTML/XML/CGI
Perl/Python/sh
Mozilla/Netscape/Firefox
Prolog/Maple
Acroread/GhostView/evince
tar/gzip/compress/mtools
Assembly for SPARC/X86
SQL/MySQL/PostgreSQL

What have you used on the addpkg list? (just give the numbers)

5. What Unix command is/are used to:

change directories?
delete a file?
rename a file?
change file permissions?
get a login prompt from a remote machine?

6. What DOS command is/are used to:

change directories?
delete a file?
rename a file?
change file permissions?

7. Have you done any previous mentoring, tutoring or teaching?

If so, is this something you enjoy?

If you've no experience with this, why do you think you'd make a good tutor?

8. Would you be willing to do light cleaning and organizing?

9. Your present class schedule:

Contact tutors@cs.pdx.edu if you have any questions.

FYI:

The CS Tutors work very closely with the systems and network support people, close enough - in fact - that you will be considered one of them.

What impact this will have is dependent on the applicant's interest, and the applicant is urged to ask about this during the main interview.