Educator

Polis is an advising management system that provides universities and colleges with integrated virtual advising resources to better engage students and reduce attrition.

We work with higher education institutions like universities,colleges, community colleges, continuing education programs, and a wide range of professional schools.

We’re building a community for the world’s best educatorswho want to create value and impact for their expertise and experience through 1:1 virtual advising with students in higher education and beyond. Our educators include professors, consultants, lecturers,entrepreneurs, graduate students, and professionals from a wide range of academic and industry backgrounds from every walk of life.

Looking for ways to expand your impact and create value for your expertise and experience? Apply to become an educator on Polis!

Some benefits for being an educator on Polis:

• Set your own hourly rate for office hours on a freelance basis.
• Secure virtual meeting space to promote quality and accessibility in 1:1 virtual advising.
• Set your own availability completely with help of calendar invites and email notifications.
• No lectures, no grading, no courses — only semi-formalconversations with learners with on-the-spot feedback.
• Secure payment for sessions directly to your bank account.
• Secure internal inbox and chat to manage your bookings and messages with your learners.
• Resources and events for professional growth and networking.
• Curated access to a diverse community of students for advising and mentoring in 1:1 virtual sessions

Some characteristics we look for in our educators:

• Advanced degrees (PhD, Master’s, MBA, JD, MD, etc.) in any subject field.
• Extensive academic and teaching experience
• Extensive professional or work experience in any industry
• Professionalism coupled with a growth mindset.
• Reliable internet connection and computer access (laptop or desktop).
• Ability and willing to advise, mentor,
• Eagerness to work with students from different ages and backgrounds.
• Experience in bringing academic and career interests together for learners.
• Demonstrated record of excellence in teaching, advising, and mentoring in higher education.