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Grader
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Job ID 4109
Job Type On-Campus Jobs-Academic Year
Employer Physics
Date Posted Apr 29, 2026
Category Academic (AY)
Job Description

The Physics and Astronomy department seeks Graders for the following 100/200-level Physics and Astronomy courses in Fall 2025:

Job functions, responsibilities will include:

  1. Grade homework assignments for the course to which you are assigned. (Hours per week vary, depending on how many graders are assigned to each course, but ~4-6 hours/week on average).
  2. Set and meet deadlines agreeable to both you and the instructor for you to pick up new grading assignments and drop off completed grading assignments.0 

 
Job Requirements

Please do not apply for this job unless you meet the following qualifications:

  1.  Ideally applicants for any of these jobs will have completed PHYS-226 and 227 (Principles of Physics I and II) or their equivalent. At a minimum, candidates must have completed the course (or equivalent coursework to the class) that they wish to grade for. Additonal coursework in Physics and Astronomy is a plus. 
  2. Must be able to establish clear grading criteria and expectations between you and the faculty member teaching the course.
  3. Must be reliable and able to work independently.

If you would like to apply for a Grader position for one or more of these courses, please email the instructor of record for each course and cc:Brian Adams.

By applying for a Grader postion, the [Physics and Astonomy department] may contact the Title IX and Nondiscrimination Office to inquire about an applicant's disciplinary status with the college. Current or past policy violations do not automatically disqualify or exclude an applicant from this selection process. However, they may be taken into consideration.
Benefits

Sick and Safe Time

  • Student employees accrue sick and safe time at an accrual rate of one hour for every 30 hours paid. 
  • Sick and safe time is not paid out upon departure. 
  • Review the full sick and safe time policy on the Student Employment website. 
Available Openings 4
Hours 3.0 to 9.0 hours per week
Hourly Rate $16.37/hour
Time Frame Fall
Contact Name Brian M. Adams
Contact Email adams@macalester.edu
Work Location Department of Physics & Astronomy Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue Saint Paul Minnesota 55105
Phone 651-696-6456


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