Summer Staff
Interested in joining GeoFORCE this summer?
Every year we hire GeoFORCE alumni, geoscience undergraduate & 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.
We are currently hiring:
GeoFORCE Research Group Leads and a GeoFORCE Summer Intern
for this summer!
The GeoFORCE Research Group Lead (RGL) is a vital member of our 12th Grade Research Academy. RGLs will spend the week leading a group of approximately 8-12 students from the UT dorms to their research location and back to the group each day. They will play a key role in ensuring the students’ safety each day and night. The RGL is not the lead researcher/leading the students’ learning, however we will try to pair RGLs with a research group they have some background in. RGLs will stay the night at the dorms, have all food and travel covered during the week, and be paid at a full-time rate for 1.5 weeks if they have a GRA.
Required qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in STEM or a STEM education field, Texas Driver’s license, Clean driving record for a minimum of 3 years
Preferred qualifications: Pursuing a graduate degree in STEM or a STEM education field
The GeoFORCE Summer Interns will support the full-time GeoFORCE coordinators in and out of the office for the entirety of the summer, learn how to coordinate trips and events, communicate science to a wide range of audiences, and connect with students across Texas. The internship culminates in a capstone virtual-academy project! This NEW full-time temporary position from mid-May to mid-August will include administrative duties, supply organization, and in-field support and be in-person in Austin, Texas at the J.J. Pickle Research campus.
Required qualifications: Recent graduate or currently enrolled at a 4-year college or university
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
Applications for Summer 2025 will re-open in Fall 2024
Before applications open, have a look at the position descriptions for Summer 2024
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 with students from economically disadvantaged and academically under-served populations, 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 populations from economically disadvantaged and academically under-served populations, Bilingual (Spanish)
GeoFORCE Trail Driver – $20/hr
Required qualifications: A valid Texas driver’s license and clean driving record for a minimum of 3 years
Preferred qualifications: Bachelor’s degree
GeoFORCE Research Group Lead
(12th Grade Academy) – $22/hr
Required qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in STEM or a STEM education field, Texas Driver’s license, Clean driving record for a minimum of 3 years
Preferred qualifications: Pursuing a graduate degree in STEM or a STEM education field
GeoFORCE Counselor
(9th – 11th 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 Jackson School research faculty and/or graduate students. They 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 populations from economically disadvantaged and academically under-served populations, 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.
