MAE3 is not possible without a team of dedicated undergraduate teaching assistants, aka tutors. If you like MAE3, consider sharing your enthusiasm with other students as a tutor and earn money at the same time. The tutor positions include:
Section Leader tutors, who lead a section, mentor teams, and perform grading of intermediate assignments (instructors grade robots).
CAD and 3D Printer tutor who run tutorials, hold CAD office hours, and helps with 3D Printing.
Design Studio Assistant tutors, who create the contest tables, organize the lab, and hold office hours in the Design Studio.
The workload is 10 hours a week and the pay is $17.45 / hour.
MAE3 is offered in fall and spring. In the preceding quarter an on-line application process is as follows:
Wait until your schedule for the upcoming quarter is known.
Complete on-line application by end of week 8 at http://tinyurl.com/mae3tutor
Applications for fall occur in the preceding spring quarter.
Applications for spring occur in the preceding winter quarter.
There is no benefit of applying early since applications are reviewed at the beginning of week 9.
Interviews are held during weeks 9, 10, and finals week.
Tutor hiring is based upon design/hands-on experience, tutoring/mentoring experience, and enthusiasm for design and helping others. Weekly schedules is also paramount since all section leaders' schedules need to correspond to the section times, and all tutors have a weekly meeting on Mondays.