Arunima

Experienced, student-centered and compassionate educator with 12+ years of providing inclusive classroom training as well as one-on-one coaching to hundreds of students. My goal is to make students enjoy their learning experience and achieve their true potential through an empathy-based approach to education and excellence.

Willing to travel: 30 miles

Experience: Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Arizona, USA, 2013 - 2022

- Designed and delivered engaging lectures (in classroom as well as laboratory settings) on General and Physical Chemistry, introducing complex concepts in an accessible manner to undergraduate students.
- Implemented innovative teaching strategies, to enhance student understanding and engagement.
- Expertise in running General Chemistry laboratories (both Honors and Regular), with 24 students in each section, for CHEM151,152, 106A and 106B and grading all experiment reports, in addition to grading examination papers for 250+ students, for 12+ semesters.
- Expertise in running discussion sections for Physical Chemistry courses 480A (Thermodynamics) and 480B (Quantum Mechanics), including grading all homework and examinations for 5+ semesters.
- Experienced in running weekly office hour sessions for all the above courses, and guiding and tutoring students in said sessions.
- Experienced in proctoring student examinations in different levels of undergraduate studies in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
- Proficient in classroom management softwares and response devices such as D2L, Gradescope etc.
- Received consistently high student evaluations and commendations for clarity, expertise, and enthusiasm in teaching.
- Well versed in handling cases of student conflicts and remedying dicey situations.

Undergraduate Lecturer, Jogamaya Devi College, Calcutta, India. 2012-2013

- Taught classes in General and Physical Chemistry and ran Inorganic Chemistry laboratories for all levels of undergraduate students as a guest lecturer, in accordance with the syllabus designed by the University of Calcutta.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Los Angeles, CA USA, 2009 - 2012

- Expertise in running General Chemistry discussion sections, with an approximate class size of 30 students, in CHEM14A ,14B, 20A and 20B and grading examination papers for 400+ students, for 5+ quarters.
- Expertise in running discussion sections for Physical Chemistry course 113A (Quantum Mechanics) including grading all homework and examinations for 1 quarter.
- Well versed in running pre-examination review sessions for 250+ students for the above courses, in addition to weekly office hours.