Summer Staff
Interested in joining GeoFORCE this summer?
Every year we hire GeoFORCE alumni, geoscience undergraduates, graduate students, and educators to support our week-long summer academies. Each position plays an important role in helping students learn more about the geosciences.
Applications for Summer 2025 are now closed!
Applications for Summer 2026 positions will open in November 2025
Below are the position descriptions for Summer 2025
GeoFORCE Summer Intern – $20/hr
The GeoFORCE Summer Intern will support the full-time GeoFORCE coordinators in and out of the office for the entirety of the summer. This full-time temporary position will include administrative duties, supply organization, and in-field support.
Required qualifications: GeoFORCE Alum. Currently enrolled at or recent graduate of a 4-year college or university. A Texas Drivers License.
Preferred qualifications: Experience with the function and process of a GeoFORCE summer academy. Be a rising junior, rising senior, or recent graduate during Summer 2024. Previous experience with field camp or summer camp.
GeoFORCE Instructor – $40/hr *
Required qualifications: Two or more years of post-Baccalaureate education in geoscience or a related field, ability to commit to an entire field experience and active schedule of 6:00am – 10:00pm
Preferred qualifications: Ph.D. in geoscience or geoscience education, Experience teaching secondary school students, Experience managing and delivering science enrichment programs
GeoFORCE Educational Coach (EC) – $25/hr *
Required qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or higher in education, STEM education, or a STEM field.
Preferred qualifications: Classroom teaching experience, Academic enrichment experience with secondary school students, Bilingual (Spanish)
GeoFORCE Trail Driver – $20/hr
Required qualifications: A valid Texas driver’s license and ability to become a certified UT driver
Preferred qualifications: Bachelor’s degree
GeoFORCE Research Group Lead *
(12th Grade Academy) – $20/hr
Required qualifications: Bachelor’s degree, a valid Texas driver’s license, and ability to become a certified UT driver
Preferred qualifications: Pursuing a graduate degree in STEM or a STEM education field
GeoFORCE Counselor
(9th – 12th Grade Academies) – $20/hr
Required qualifications: Currently enrolled or recent graduate of a 4-year college or university
Preferred qualifications: Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in STEM or STEM education field, specifically in the geosciences.
GeoFORCE Virtual Instructor – $40/hr *
Virtual GeoFORCE Instructors are current graduate students, researchers, or faculty who are experts in a skill pertinent to learning, discovery, and/or productivity in the discipline of geoscience. The primary duty of this position is to deliver instruction to approximately 50 high school students pertaining to a skill relevant to positions filled largely by geologists.
Required qualifications: Two or more years of post-Baccalaureate education
Preferred qualifications: Ph.D. in geoscience or geoscience education field, Academic enrichment experience with secondary school students, Experience managing and delivering science enrichment programs.
GeoFORCE Math & Science Instructor *
(M&SI) – $40/hr
GeoFORCE Math & Science Instructors are graduate students, researchers, faculty, or current high school level educators in the fields of Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics. They deliver instruction to 20-40 incoming college freshmen in introduction to college calculus, chemistry, and physics.
Required qualifications: Two or more years of post-Baccalaureate education
Preferred qualifications: Ph.D. in a related STEM field
GeoFORCE Peer-Learning Assistant (PLA)
(M&SI) – $20/hr
GeoFORCE Peer-Learning Assistants (PLAs) support the Math & Science Institute by functioning as a tutor for either introductory chemistry or calculus lessons. They are also willing to give students advice on the transition from high school to college.
Required qualifications: Currently enrolled or recent graduate of a 4-year college or university
Preferred qualifications: Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in STEM or STEM education field.
For More Info on All Positions:
Watch our Summer Staff Info-Session!
Before Applying, please consider the following:
- Your current or summer employer, grant-funding agency, academic advisor, and/or concurrent summer educational/research program must allow you to participate.
- You must be legally allowed to work for The University of Texas at Austin.
- GeoFORCE will not pay overtime for staff who work more than 40 hrs/week as a result of concurrent positions through The University of Texas.
- A resume or CV is required for all staff applications.
- Short answer questions will be asked in lieu of a cover letter or formal interview.
- Please know your summer availability before applying.
NOTE: To protect the integrity of the application process and prestige of the GeoFORCE Texas program, review, evaluation, and rank of applications will be a “blind” process (i.e. without demographic info or volunteer/paid indicators). Per UT Youth Protection Program regulations, selection and academy appointment of research group lead and counselor positions will be based on self-identified gender.
* Graduate Students currently studying at the University of Texas at Austin – ask your faculty sponsor if you will have summer support (GRA, GTA, Fellowship) and let us know. We are only able to hire grad students on certain fellowships or those who do not have summer support. Students with a summer GRA or GTA at UT Austin and those with fellowships which preclude outside work will not be able to work with GeoFORCE over the summer.
