Computer Assistant - Student

Caltech (California)

Full-time Other-General
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Location
pasadena, harris county, tx, United-States
Posted
June 19, 2026

Job Description

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 We are hiring a course assistant for a summer outreach course, Introduction to Programming for Biological Research (IPBR), for a mix of instructional and administrative work. Manage weekly group project sessions. Students in the course work on group coding projects, and 1.5 hours/week are allocated for group work time where each group works with a mentor. The course assistant will lead these sessions, answering questions from students and mentors during the session itself, keeping groups on task, and handling logistics for the classroom and Zoom rooms. Serve as a substitute mentor when individual student group mentors are absent, the course ...