Faculty
Please direct all students you wish to hire as your Teaching Fellow to the Department Coordinator.
Positions
There is a strict limit of 2 positions (or 20 hours/week) per fall and spring semester. There is a strict limit of 1.0 position during the Winter Intersession. A student may hold one or more positions in a term or module as long as the commitment is for no more than 2 full positions. A student may hold as many as 3 grader positions per semester, as long as the 20 hours per week average is not exceeded.
Compensation
Faculty members are responsible for the quality of the students they hire and for overseeing the quality of their work. Please note that if a student is released from a position or decides to leave that position prior to the end of the term, the amount of his/her compensation is pro-rated. Faculty members may use their STARS accounts to pay for eligible TFs, graders, and tutors over and above amounts they are qualified to be paid for by Stern's operational funds. TFs, Graders and Tutors will be charged to an individual faculty member’s STARS allocation if the class size does not meet the minimum enrollment of 25 students. STARS must also be used when hiring a student who does not meet basic eligibility. Faculty may hire non-Stern graduate students as TFs only in the event that they are unable to hire Stern students with the appropriate background.
Please note that once an application receives approval from the Teaching Assistance Center the compensation amount cannot be amended due to an increase or decrease in the course enrollment. If a faculty member would like to provide their TF with an additional payment due to an increase in enrollment after the student has already been processed, the compensation would come from their STARS.
Teaching Fellow Undergraduate Student Compensation
| Half credit courses (1.5 or 2.0 credits) | Full credit courses (3.0 or 4.0 credits) | 6 credit courses | |||||||
| Position | Hours/ week for 14 weeks | Payment | Position Weight | Hours/ week for 14 weeks | Payment | Position Weight | Hours/ week for 14 weeks | Payment | Position Weight |
| .5 (enrollment of 25-49) | 2.5 | $625 | 0.25 | 5 | $1250 | 0.5 | 7.5 | $1875 | .75 |
| 1 (enrollment of 50-84) | 5 | $1250 | .5 | 10 | $2500 | 1 | 15 | $3750 | 1.5 |
| 1.5 (enrollment of 85-119) | 7.5 | $1875 | .75 | 15 | $3750 | 1.5 | |||
| 2 (MAX 2 full positions) | 10 | 20 | $5000 | 2 | |||||
Teaching Fellow Graduate Student/PhD Compensation
**Compensation Rates as of 9/1/2023 for AY 2023-2024**
| Half credit courses (1.5 or 2.0 credits) | Full credit courses (3.0 or 4.0 credits) | 6 credit courses | |||||||
| Position | Hours per week for 14 weeks | Payment | Position Weight | Hours per week for 14 weeks | Payment | Position Weight | Hours per week for 14 weeks | Payment | Position Weight |
| .5 (enrollment of 25-49) | 2.5 | $1000 | 0.25 | 5 | $2000 | 0.5 | 7.5 | $3000 | .75 |
| 1 (enrollment of 50-84) | 5 | $2000 | .5 | 10 | $4000 | 1 | 15 | $6000 | 1.5 |
| 1.5 (enrollment of 85-119) | 7.5 | $3000 | .75 | 15 | $6000 | 1.5 | |||
| 2 (enrollment of 120 and higher, MAX 2 full positions) | 10 | $4000 | 1 | 20 | $8000 | 2 | |||
Graduate Fellow Compensation
Process and Rates
Depending on what type of student you are, you will be paid one of two ways:
If you are a Stern MBA working as a Graduate Fellow, you will be paid via tuition remission according to the table below:
Graduate Fellow Compensation - Stern MBA - for AY 2023 - 2024 as of 9/1/2023:
| Hours per week for 14 weeks | GF Eligibility | Compensation |
| 5 | 0.5 position | $2000 |
| 10 | 1 position | $4000 |
| 15 | 1.5 positions | $6000 |
| 20 | 2 positions | $8000 |
Other graduate students (i.e. Stern MS students, Stern or non-Stern PhDs, non-Stern graduate students) will be paid via payroll based on biweekly timesheets. Hourly rate will be $28.25 effective Sept 1, 2023 and the estimated number of weeks and the estimated total compensation is below. Students will need to review the Wasserman Center for Student Employment instructions to complete an "On-Campus Student Employment Application" and send this to Pauline Braz (pbraz@stern.nyu.edu) in Stern Human Resources. Pauline will then send the student instructions on entering hours worked in order to be paid upon submission of biweekly timesheets. Hiring managers will need to send the union appointment letter and card to the student with a cc to Pauline Braz (pbraz@stern.nyu.edu). Managers will also need to approve the biweekly timesheets in Workday.
Graduate Fellow Compensation - Stern MS students, Stern or non-Stern PhDs, non-Stern graduate students for AY 2023 - 2024 as of 9/1/2023:
| Estimated hours per week for 14 weeks | Estimated Compensation |
| 5 | $2000 |
| 10 | $4000 |
| 15 | $6000 |
| 20 | $8000 |
Undergraduate Student Grader/Tutor: $18/student for graders, $18/hour for tutors
Graduate and PhD Student Grader/Tutor: Effective 9/1/2023: $28.25/student for graders, $28.25/hour for tutors.
Tutor Hiring Process:
Students will need to review the Wasserman Center for Student Employment instructions to complete an "On-Campus Student Employment Application" and send this to Pauline Braz (pbraz@stern.nyu.edu) in Stern Human Resources. Pauline will then send the student instructions on entering hours worked in order to be paid upon submission of biweekly timesheets. Hiring managers will need to send a completed appointment form to Pauline Braz in Stern HR (pbraz@stern.nyu.edu). Managers will also need to approve the biweekly timesheets in Workday.
Below is a list of general questions. If you do not find the answer here please contact either your Department Coordinator or email studentjobs@stern.nyu.edu.
Frequently Asked Questions
Basic requirements for Graduate Students:
- Completed at least 9 credits
- Enrolled and remain enrolled in the semester in which the TF will be working (Summer is an exception)
- GPA of at least 3.0
Basic requirements for Stern Undergraduates:
- Enrolled and remain enrolled in the semester in which the TF will be working (Summer is an exception)
- Stern juniors or seniors
- Stern undergraduates must have taken the course, its equivalent or have the professor's permission to apply.
- GPA of at least 3.3
STARS must be used when hiring a student who does not meet basic requirements.
International students who have a green card or hold an F-1 or J-1 visa are eligible to work. If a student holds any other visa, such as an H-1B, they cannot work. International students who have graduated are not allowed to work.
Your first point of contact should be the department coordinator.
AY23-24 Dept Chairs and Centers List
Policy for Releasing TFs from Contractual Obligations:
If, for whatever reason, a professor wants to release his or her TF from the position, both the professor and student must discuss the issue and agree to dissolve the contract. Both professor and student should agree to termination and compensation in writing.
If it is decided that the TF is released from the position, the professor and student must come to an agreement regarding payment. Generally, payment is pro-rated by the number of weeks worked. (For example, if a TF has a salary of $3,600 and the semester is 15 weeks long, the weekly rate is $240. If the TF has worked 4 out of 15 weeks, he or she would be paid $960.) However, the pro-rated amount can differ from this formula, as long as the professor and student agree on this new amount.
Students receiving tuition remission will have the partial credit removed from their account. The department’s coordinator should contact the Office of Faculty Affairs to inform the amount and they will provide the updated information to Financial Aid.
Students receiving a check from payroll will simply receive a reduced amount of paychecks. The department coordinator should contact Pauline Braz regarding the amount already disbursed (note: several smaller paychecks to TFs are disbursed throughout the semester; TF salaries are not paid in one check) and then inform the Office of Faculty Affairs of the updated amount.
The remaining funds from the pro-rated salary can be used to hire another Teaching Fellow. If a Faculty member would like to pay the replacement TF more than the balance, these funds would have to come out of the Faculty member’s STARS account.
Stern MBA and undergraduates who graduate in May are allowed to work until August 31st.
International, non-Stern, and PhD students who graduate in May are not allowed to work in summer.