Data4All Mentor – Job Opportunity
UChicago College students: Join the DSI Data4All team in Spring 2026
Applications are now closed.
Overview
The Data Science Institute (DSI) seeks current UChicago undergraduate students to serve as Data4All Mentors for the Spring 2026 Data4All High School Bridge Workshop. The Data4All program provides Chicago high school students with an introduction to data science and AI skills over 8 weeks of Saturday instruction, March 28 – May 16, 2026. The benefits of serving as a Data4All Mentor include teaching and mentorship experience, helping to expand opportunities in data science, AI and STEM fields, and networking within the UChicago data science ecosystem.
Schedule
- The Data4All program runs weekly on Saturdays, from March 28 – May 16, on the UChicago campus, with Mentors’ work hours 10:00 am – 3:00 pm.
- Mentors must be able to attend every session in person.
- Orientation meeting and trainings (est. 2-3 hrs) during the week of March 23rd.
- Weekly planning and prep meetings with DSI staff (est. 1-2 hrs per week).
- Mentors will work a total of 6-8 hours per week (max. 10 hrs/week).
Location
- Data Science Institute, 5460 S. University Ave – Room 105
Eligibility
- Current UChicago undergraduate student with U.S. work authorization.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a technical resource for Data4All high school student participants. Lead small group instruction and facilitation with 5-6 students per small group.
- This includes working with students on exercises in Jupyter Notebooks, introducing data science and coding skills, and facilitating group conversations.
- Willingness and ability to build mentor-mentee relationships with students.
Qualifications
- Demonstrated interest in mentoring and advising students. Teaching/TA or outreach experience is preferred.
- Previous coursework in data science, computer science, statistics, or related.
- Skills: Python, Jupyter Notebooks, data visualization, data analysis.
- Strong community-building and interpersonal skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Compensation:
$20/hour.