Join the Team

The Center for Teaching and Learning hires undergraduate, graduate, and professional students to work as Peer Learning Consultants. Our program is organized into five divisions, each of which supports students in its own way: Peer Academic Coaching, Curriculum Design, Engineering Equity, Program Coordination, and Strategy and Operations. This divisional structure provides opportunities for learning consultants to support student learning in their preferred format, whether that's 1:1 interaction with students or delivering presentations to a large group or designing and innovating academic skills curriculum. Learn more about each of our divisions below to determine which may be the best fit for you. Please note that each division has its own recruitment and selection process.

General questions about the program? Contact academicskills@stanford.edu

Division Openings

Learn About Each Division

Peer Academic Coaching

Peer Academic Coaches are a specialized group of Peer Learning Consultants who are mid-to-late-stage graduate or professional students that are familiar with the academic challenges at Stanford. Our Peer Academic Coaches work alongside our Professional Academic Coaches to provide one-on-one academic coaching to all Stanford students. They also provide tailored academic skills workshops for the Stanford community including academic departments, student groups, bridge programs, residence halls, summer programs, community centers, and more. Learning consultants in this division also provide outreach (you may find them at tabling events and in your classrooms) and liaise with community centers, departments, and other campus partners to bring awareness of our programs and resources to the wider Stanford student community. 

Curriculum Design

Curriculum Designers are undergraduate or graduate students, responsible for the creation of presentation, workshop, studio, and academic programming content, as well as academic skills handouts and other asynchronous resources. They also brainstorm and develop innovative ideas and re-envision existing materials into a more accessible and engaging manner for students.

Engineering Equity

Through a joint partnership with the School of Engineering's Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, (EII) the Center for Teaching and Learning hires Engineering Learning Consultants to primarily work with Stanford graduate students in the School of Engineering. ELCs promote equity and inclusion in Engineering learning spaces and are current graduate students in the School of Engineering. 

Program Coordination

Program Coordinators are responsible for managing and facilitating academic skills events such as our study halls and time management refreshers. They are also responsible for managing the logistics for academic programming, events, workshops, study halls, and academic studios. They provide administrative support for the other four divisions and ensure operational efficiency of the Peer Learning Consultant Program.

Strategy and Operations

PLCs in the Strategy and Operations Division will be responsible for the creation, administration, and development of specialized projects within the Peer Learning Consultant Program, with each PLC chosen for oversight of a specific project. The Strategy and Operations Division offers interested students the opportunity to set their own schedules and freedom to pursue independent work, as well as assigned tasks, that are both relevant to programmatic needs and their personal expertise, all in the spirit of continuous improvement of the PLCP. Current examples of roles that fall under the Strategy and Operations Division include Graphic Designer, Frontend Web Developer, and Internal Communications Strategist.