Teaching Assistant - Classroom - UOP Reach Stars Summer STEM Academy - Stockton; Tempor

Posting Details

Position Information

Job Title: Teaching Assistant - Classroom - UOP Reach for The Stars Summer STEM Academy - Stockton (Temporary Employee Pool)

Department: Engineering - Administration

Campus: Stockton

Posting Number: P

Full or Part Time: Part Time

Number of Months: 4

Work Schedule: June 1 - June 26, 2026. Monday through Friday, 7:30 am - 3:30 pm

Position End Date:

Open Date: 02/06/2026

Close Date:

Open Until Filled: Yes

Special Instructions to Applicants:

For Applicants Seeking Job Opportunities within the University
Internal:
Internal applicants will be considered within the first five (5) business days of the posting period.
External:
External applicants will be considered on the sixth (6) business day of the posting period.

Sponsorship: This position is not eligible for a visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Primary

Purpose:

The Project Based STEM Teaching Assistants are creative, energetic, and engaging college/university students with a penchant for math and/or science. Under the direct supervision of the classroom teacher, and in collaboration with the Project-based Coordinator and Lead teacher, teaching assistants will join the University of the Pacific's & Tracy Unified School District's collaboration to implement the Reach for the Stars STEM Academy (RFTSSA) for the summer of 2026 on the Stockton University of the Pacific campus.

June 1 - June 26, 2026. Monday through Friday, 7:30 am - 3:30 pm.

• Program service areas and location: The RFTSSA serves students in the Tracy Unified School District. This academy will be held virtually.
• Academy Overview: Our STEM academies are academically intense, mathematics-based, summer enrichment programs designed for students who lack access to resources that would enable them to accelerate their learning and move into college preparatory coursework in high school.
• Academic goals: Develop and enhance skills in abstract & critical reasoning, problem solving through interpretation, making connections, explanation & demonstration, study techniques, technological skills, methods, and processes used to achieve goals and essential skills for college and career.
• Life goals: Designed to help students develop purpose through building leadership skills and increasing self-esteem/confidence via real-life application of solving practical problems that impact life, work, health, and well-being. Identified students have potential to become scientists, engineers, and leaders in their community, yet lack access to enrichment programs that support their aptitude during the longest period of time school is not in session, summer.
  
  Our STEM academies reinforce and encourage students to consider STEM careers, take STEM classes in high school, participate in school-site MESA, and pursue STEM fields as college majors.
• Student Profile - RFTSSA: Recruitment starts with current 6th graders. Currently, students in grades 7-12 participate in the Sacramento academy. Once enrolled, students continue their summer participation through their 12th grade year.
• Program Design: The program, presented over six summers, introduces students to progressively challenging STEM concepts at each returning grade level. The college level curriculum covers concepts typically experienced in post-secondary education. Instructional delivery is project-based and uses themed topics, with pre/post tests, guest speakers, team projects, class presentations, library research, field trips, and related activities.

Teaching Assistants will support curriculum implementation and project development, work with the Tomorrow Project Program Administrator and Coordinator to deliver daily curriculum, attend staff orientation, Minors on Campus Training, staff meetings, and other preparation activities. Under supervision, Teaching Assistants assist (not teach) the classroom teacher with instruction for a STEM-themed class of up to 25 students.

Additionally, Teaching Assistants support the program’s mission to increase interest in STEM, inspire students to pursue STEM careers (especially for females and underrepresented students), prepare students for college, and improve graduation and…