Non-Resident Tutor Positions Available in Dudley Community
Dudley is seeking non-resident tutors/advisers for our undergraduate population for the 2024-2025 academic year. Our undergraduate population includes off-campus students, students at the Dudley Co-op, and Visiting Undergraduate Students (VUS). We invite applications from graduate students or Lecturers with previous teaching and advising experience at Harvard, an interest in the advising of non-traditional students, and a desire to join a vibrant undergraduate student community. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Applicants should:
- Prepare a resume or CV with the filename in the form Lastname.Firstname.CV.doc or .pdf (e.g. Smith.Jane.CV.doc)
- Fill out the Fill out the online - you will be able to submit your CV and any cover letter in that form as well as provide some basic info AND
- Review the College's webpage about tutor positions, including the description of the Tutor role, which these Dudley-specific descriptions below supplement, and fill out the College-wide tutor application if it is open to submit (if open but past the priority deadline please submit your application there as well):
- Only if you cannot access or have trouble submitting the Dudley tutor application form, you can email ududley@fas.harvard.edu and Chris Gilbert using subject line: Dudley Tutor Application. Do not email to let us know you have applied or express your interest - submitting your application meets that goal and gets your interest and materials to the right peopl
Open Non-Resident Tutor roles (some of these roles may be combined):
Pre-Law Adviser and Non-Resident or VUS Tutor (1 open position available for 2024-25):
The pre-law tutor advises the few pre-law students in the House, in particular serving as a sounding board for students considering law school and giving feedback on personal statements. The pre-law tutor also assists the Fellowships tutor with reviewing and ranking the college-wide Rhodes and Marshall applications in late August. In addition, this tutor is an adviser to several off-campus or visiting undergraduates, serving as a sounding board for students on course choice, signing crimson carts (for visiting undergraduates only) and helping them adjust to life at Harvard. The Pre-Law Adviser and Non-Resident or VUS Tutor earns $3,000 per year plus a 3-meal/week meal plan.
Pre-medical Adviser (1 open position available for 2024-25):
The pre-medical adviser counsels Dudley's pre-med student5s (some of which are alums), serving as a sounding board for students considering law school, giving feedback on their personal statements, and drafting Committee letters for pre-med candidates in consultation with the Resident Dean. The adviser will plan group events and attend meals to talk informally with students about the pre-med path as well as meet with students individually. The pre-med adviser attends the designated meetings during College-wide Tutor Training and as needed during the rest of the year and liaise with the pre-med staff in Office of Career Services. The ideal candidate will have a medical degree or be in later stages of obtaining one, and have experience advising or mentoring undergraduate students. MD/PhD students welcome to apply! The pre-med adviser will earn $500 per year and is eligible for meals with students. (This position can be combined with other adviser or tutor positions at Dudley).
Fellowships Adviser (1 position available for 2024-25):
The responsibilities of the Fellowships Advisers include communicating and conducting programming with students about fellowships opportunities, helping students plan their applications and prepare their personal statements, managing the prize selection process and writing fellowship and prize nomination letters. The Fellowships advisers read (and if there are additional readers, also oversee the reading of) all of the competitive Fellowships applications across all Houses and evaluates them as Dudley's contribution to the College-wide endorsement process in late August. This person may also conduct academic integrity workshops and coordinate writing workshops at the beginning of each semester aimed at our students more broadly. The stipend is $1750 per year plus a 3-meal/week meal plan.
Sophomore Adviser/Advising Coordinator (TBD position available for 2024-25):
The sophomore adviser is the academic and personal adviser for all off-campus and Dudley Co-op sophomores (approximately 8-12 students). The sophomore adviser approves the sophomores’ crimson carts in the fall term and works with them as they are deciding on their concentrations. In spring, the sophomore adviser checks in on each sophomore and helps them in deciding if they chose the right path and to connect them to resources for academic pursuits. The sophomore adviser organizes meetings and informal gatherings for sophomores over the course of the year and plans, with support from the Resident Dean, the Sophomore Re-orientation and Outing in the Fall. The sophomore adviser liaises with the Advising Programs Office to ensure all sophomore advising duties are met across Dudley. This adviser also assists the Dudley co-op tutors with some events at the Co-op. The sophomore adviser earns $3,000 per year plus a 3 meal/week meal plan.
Visiting Undergraduate Adviser (multiple positions available for 2024-25):
Visiting Undergraduate Advisers have approximately 8-12 advisees drawn from our visiting undergraduate population, who are mostly international students studying at Harvard for a semester or a year. Advisers counsel students on course choice, approve students’ Crimson Carts and help them adjust to Harvard while they are here. We particularly welcome applications from graduate students or Lecturers with some background in Economics. Visiting Undergraduate Advisers earn $3,000 per year plus a 3-meal/week meal plan.
Off-Campus Non-Resident Tutor (2 positions available for 2024-25):
This tutor is an adviser to several off-campus or visiting undergraduates (8-12 students), serving as a sounding board for students on course choice, approving Crimson Carts (for visiting undergraduates only) and helping them adjust to life at Harvard. The off-campus tutor also assists the Fellowships tutor with reviewing and ranking the college-wide Rhodes and Marshall applications in late August. The Non-Resident Tutor earns $3,000 per year plus a 3-meal/week meal plan.
Senior Tutor (Non-Resident) (1 position available for 2024-25):
The responsibilities of the Senior Tutor include working to support students with particular challenges like unsatisfactory course grade reports or mental health challenges and providing back-up for the Resident Dean, including emergency on-call coverage over certain weekends and breaks. This tutor is also the primary adviser to several off-campus students serving as a sounding board for students on course choice and life at Harvard, and/or to off-campus or Co-op students with additional need for support. The Senior tutor coordinates the tutor meeting schedule, the on-call schedules for tutors and Resident Dean coverage, and helps oversee the specialty tutor role programming. The Senior Tutor may also assist the Fellowships tutor with reviewing and ranking the college-wide Rhodes and Marshall applications in late August. This person may also conduct academic integrity workshops and coordinates writing workshops at the beginning of each semester aimed at our students more broadly. The Senior Tutor helps out with other tasks as needed. The stipend is $3,750 per year plus a 3-meal/week meal plan.
DUTIES OF ALL NON-RESIDENT TUTORS:
Beyond the specific duties detailed for this role, all non-resident tutors are expected to fufill the duties specifid by the College for non-resident tutors, attend College-wide tutor training, Dudley tutor staff traning and regular meetings (most likely bi-weekly) and to help out with the Dudley undergraduate community broadly. This includes, but is not limited to, taking on some specialty/affinity roles (e.g. webmaster; communications; specialty tutors: Race Relations, BGLTQ, Sexual Health/Sexual Assault, HoCo, Public Service, Wellness, FGLI), attending and in some cases helping to staff Dudley events, pitching in as needed, participating in the tutor on-call rotation, and occasionally serving as back-up for the Resident Dean, including participating in the rotation over breaks and providing emergency coverage for Dudley during the term.
Harvard is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law.