Student Job Opportunities

Classroom Assistants and Tutors

Spring 2026 Hourly Assistants Wanted

  • Assist professors and lecturers with classroom responsibilities.
  • Tutor undergraduate students in chemical engineering core courses (the ChBE Tutoring Program is sponsored by Shell)
  • Needed for the 2026 Spring semester
  • Hourly wage $16/hr.

Duties and time commitments: This depends on the assignment and may include one or more of the following tasks.  For assisting professors and lecturers: classroom assistance, conducting discussion sections, holding office hours, grading homework sets, and assisting in the grading of reports, tests, quizzes, and exams.  For tutoring: facilitate tutor sessions to help students understand core course materials.  The estimated time commitment will depend on the assignment, but is expected to be no more than 8-10 hours per week.

Qualifications:  Undergraduate student applicants in chemical engineering must have completed three or more ChBE courses, maintained a high GPA (preferably 3.7 or higher), and possess strong communication skills.  

To Apply: Provide the following required documents/information.

  1. Complete the Application form (available to download here)
  2. Provide times you are available to serve. Include your class schedule.
  3. Provide a PDF of your DARS report.

Send ALL documents by Friday, November 7, 2025 to: 
chbe-officesupport@illinois.edu 
Attn: Jadii Rodgers
Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Deadline to Apply:
12:00pm on November 7, 2025