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ESP Academic Coaches

The Centre for Initiatives in Education (CIE) hires qualified upper year and graduate students to coach students in the Enriched Support Program (ESP).

Academic Coaches do outreach in ESP first-year seminars and workshops and book appointments with students one-on-one to coach them academically both online and in-person.

Interested in working as an Academic Coach?  Please read through the information below and contact us if you have any further questions!

Available positions

Update June 20, 2025: we have hired our team for the 2025-26 year

If you are interested in applying for our waitlist, please send an email to academic.coaching@carleton.ca.

Please review the table below for a list of open positions. We will update this throughout the spring/summer as positions become filled.

All Academic Coach positions are subject to budgetary approval.

Position NameDescriptionHiring Status (as of 20-Jun-25)
Business Coach for Economics and BusinessTo support ESP students taking first-year Business and Economics coursesposition filled
Chemistry/Math CoachTo support ESP students taking first-year Chemistry and Math coursesposition filled
Computer Science/Math CoachTo support ESP students taking first-year Computer Science and Math coursesposition filled
Neuroscience/Writing CoachTo support students in ESP (and other CIE programs as required) taking Arts and Social Science and/or Science coursesposition filled
Writing Coach for Arts and Social SciencesTo support students in ESP (and other CIE programs as required) taking Arts and Social Sciences coursespositions filled

Coach Qualifications

For information on qualifications and the job description please click here.

The ESP Academic Coaching Program is a proud partner with Carleton University’s ACT to Employ.  We encourage students with disabilities to apply to this position.  For more information on ACT to Employ, students can contact Jenna Lambert.

Application Deadline

The deadline to apply was May 9, 2025.

If you are interested in applying after the deadline, please send an email to academic.coaching@carleton.ca to enquire about remaining openings.

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. 

How to Apply

If you are interested in applying for a position as an Academic Coach, please complete the following steps.  Contact us if you require accommodations; alternative formats are available if required.

  1. Read over our job description
  2. Prepare your resume (one to two pages)
  3. Create your cover letter (one to two pages), making sure to include the follow information:
    • What experiences have you had helping others learn (both academically and non-academically). Be specific.
    • What personal qualities and skills do you have that would make you a strong academic coach?
    • How would this position potentially support your future academic and career goals?
  4. Collect contact information for one academic reference and one employment reference
  5. Select a recently marked academic paper that you believe represents your academic strengths with the graders’ comments and the grade.  Papers should have a library research component and include in-text citations and a references/bibliography page.
    • NOTE: If you are applying for a position as a Computer Science/Math Coach or Chemistry/Math Coach, this is not required
  6. Download your unofficial transcript or academic record from Carleton Central.  Please note that CGPA and course grades will be verified by CIE staff
  7. Complete our online application form by the deadline on our website.

Questions? Please contact Academic.Coaching@carleton.ca.