Student Jobs
ULC Opportunities
We hire Federal Work Study students!
Please Note: Work Study applications must be done through Handshake. Available positions are typically posted in early June (and occasionally at the end of the Fall and/or Spring semesters). Feel free to contact our office for more information.
Peer Mentors work one-on-one with students striving to achieve their academic goals. To that end, Peer Mentors serve as role models, counselors, confidants, and tutors, helping students to develop the skills necessary to succeed at UNCW. Sessions are conducted for an hour at a time.
All Peer Mentors must have qualifying experience and engage in our training program, which has received International Peer Educator Training Program Certification through the College Reading and Learning Association.
Qualifications
- Upper-class student (sophomore, junior, senior or graduate student)
- 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher from UNCW
- International students must have or be willing to obtain a social security number for employment purposes.
Contact Nick Crawford at crawfordn@uncw.edu with questions.
We hire Federal Work Study students!
Please Note: Work Study applications must be done through Handshake. Available positions are typically posted in early June (and occasionally at the end of the Fall and/or Spring semesters). Feel free to contact our office for more information.
Peer Tutoring Services Tutors work with UNCW students currently enrolled in University Studies courses and select non-University Studies courses. Tutors assist with course content and study strategies.
Tutoring occurs in the University Learning Center, located on the first floor of DePaolo Hall (DE 1056). Sessions are conducted for an hour at a time, and most sessions are one-on-one with the student (group sessions with up to three students are a possibility).
All learning tutors are required to pursue certification via our training program which has received International Tutor Training Program Certification status through the College Reading and Learning Association.
Qualifications
- Upper-class standing (sophomore, junior, senior, grad student)
- 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher (at UNCW)
- Completion of course(s) to be tutored with no lower than "B" grade OR documented comparable subject mastery (e.g. CLEP scores)
- Faculty recommendation
- Demonstrated good interpersonal and communication skills
Contact Ryanne Probst at probstr@uncw.edu with questions.
We hire Federal Work Study students!
Please Note: Work Study applications must be done through Handshake. Available positions are typically posted in early June (and occasionally at the end of the Fall and/or Spring semesters). Feel free to contact our office for more information.
Peer writing consultants conduct writing consultations with students across the curriculum. Writing consultants work with students on global and local revision and many other writing skills.
Peer writing consultants help students with global revision concerns, like focus, development, audience, and organization. They also assist with local revision elements, including sentence level concerns, like punctuation and style. All writing consultants must have qualifying experience and engage in our tutor training program, which has received International Tutor Training Program Certification through the College Reading and Learning Association.
Students applying for an internship must also meet the minimum qualifications of the sponsoring academic department. No internships are available during the Summer.
To be considered for a Fall semester writing tutor position, submit your application no later than April 1st of the previous Spring semester.
Qualifications
- Upper-class standing (sophomore, junior, senior, graduate student)
- 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA
- Two faculty recommendations
Contact Caroline Alvarez at alvarezcgp@uncw.edu with questions.
We hire Federal Work Study students!
Please Note: Work Study applications must be done through Handshake. Available positions are typically posted in early June (and occasionally at the end of the Fall and/or Spring semesters). Feel free to contact our office for more information.
STEM tutors conduct drop-in tutoring sessions and occasional one-on-one or small group sessions with students in BIO, CHM, CSC, MAT, PHY, or STT courses. Learn more about the position and apply today.
Tutoring takes place in the ULC STEM Lab during office hours. STEM tutors must be outgoing, quick thinkers, and able to work in a sometimes loud and often changing environment.
All STEM tutors must engage in our training program, which has received International Tutor Training Program Certification status through the College Reading and Learning Association.
Qualifications
- Upper-class standing (sophomore, junior, senior, grad student)
- 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher
- Completion of course(s) to be tutored with no lower than "B" grade OR documented comparable subject mastery (e.g. CLEP scores)
- Faculty recommendation
- Demonstrated good interpersonal and communication skills
Contact Stefanie Anderson at andersonsa@uncw.edu with questions.
We are currently only hiring students with Federal Work Study awards for our Student Receptionist position. Available positions are typically posted on Handshake in early June (and occasionally at the end of the Fall and/or Spring semesters), although we welcome applications through the link below at any time. Feel free to contact our office for more information.
Student Receptionists assist the public, ULC students and tutors, and faculty and staff, through face-to-face, telephone, and email communications in a busy, student-oriented office. Gain valuable work experience while working for your university!
Job requirements include greeting students and explaining tutoring services, answering phone calls and emails, learning our online scheduling system, assisting ULC students and tutors with technology troubleshooting, attending periodic staff meetings and/or training events, assisting the ULC in marketing and training efforts, and providing general office upkeep and organization assistance.
Evening and Sunday hours are available.
Qualifications
- Currently enrolled at UNCW
- Excellent customer service skills
- Computer proficiency, comfortable learning new software
- Comfortable representing the ULC to a group of students
- Attention to detail and accuracy of work
Contact Thomas Kay at kayc@uncw.edu with questions.
We are currently only hiring students with Federal Work Study awards for our Student Receptionist position. Available positions are typically posted on Handshake in early June (and occasionally at the end of the Fall and/or Spring semesters), although we welcome applications through the link below at any time. Feel free to contact our office for more information.
Purpose of position
Student Receptionists (SRs) are the first and last people that visitors see when they come to the ULC, the bread that lends structure to the larger ULC sandwich. SRs greet visitors and guide them to their ultimate destination once they've reached our front door. SRs answer phone calls and emails and in-person questions about the ULC and our services, and also help schedule, cancel, and update appointments. The ULC couldn't function without our SRs! And, SRs also have some potentially more fun opportunities to help decorate, market, and represent the ULC around campus.
Duties and responsibilities
- Actively welcoming visitors to the ULC
- Managing the flow of visitors in and out of the ULC
- Answering questions about the ULC and our services
- Scheduling, cancelling, and updating appointments
- Monitoring and answering phone calls and emails
- Attending trainings and staff meetings
- Working evening and weekend hours
Qualifications
- Outgoing and proactive
- Excellent customer service skills
- Comfortable representing the ULC to the large and diverse population we serve
- Computer proficiency, comfortable learning new software
- Attention to detail and accuracy of work
- Must have Federal Work Study award
- Currently enrolled at UNCW
Contact Thomas Kay at kayc@uncw.edu with questions.
We hire Federal Work Study students!
Please Note: Work Study applications must be done through Handshake. Available positions are typically posted in early June (and occasionally at the end of the Fall and/or Spring semesters). Feel free to contact our office for more information.
Supplemental Instruction Leaders (SILs) facilitate group peer study sessions for selected courses. SILs are chosen based on their performance in the class, overall academic performance, faculty recommendations and ability to communicate effectively.
Leaders stay abreast of the course material by attending class and meeting with the professors. They then conduct 2-3 review sessions each week for students currently enrolled in the course.
All SILs must engage in our training program, which has received International Peer Educator Training Program Certification through the College Reading and Learning Association.
Qualifications
- Upper-class standing (sophomore, junior, senior, grad student)
- 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher
- Completion of course(s) to be supported with no lower than "B" grade
- Faculty recommendation
- Demonstrated good interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills
Contact Brandt Hart at hartb@uncw.edu with questions.
Contact Us
Summer Session I office hours
Monday - Wednesday: 7:30am - 7:00pm
Thursday: 7:30am - 5:00pm
Friday: 7:30am - 11:30am
Hours vary by service
Services are only available during Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters, and only when on-campus / in-person classes are in session; limited hours during exams