Undergraduate Students

All undergraduate Teaching Fellows, Tutors, or Graders must be Stern juniors or seniors enrolled in the semester of appointment (with the exception of the summer term). There is a GPA requirement of at least 3.3. All students must have taken the course, its equivalent or have the professor's permission to apply. Compensation is dependent on enrollment, course credit load, and other factors.  Please note that once an application has been approved by the Teaching Assistance Center, compensation cannot be amended due to an increase or decrease in the course enrollment.

International students who have a green card or hold an F-1 or J-1 visa are eligible to work. If you hold any other visa, such as an H-1B, you cannot work.
International students that have graduated are not allowed to work.

Visit the Job Listings page to apply for positions.

Frequently Asked Questions

You can find the designated Coordinator's contact information by going to the Department site and selecting the Faculty & Staff tab.

If you have not already been hired by a Professor and are looking for available positions, you may apply to a listed position on the main Student Jobs page.  If you have already been selected as a TF/GF by a Professor or Department, you should select the 'apply for an unlisted position' option on the main Student Jobs page to submit an application. Selection processes vary by Department, so specific questions about the inital hiring process should be directed to the Department coordinator.  

Please contact your Department Coordinator first.

For questions about showing hiring documents to Human Resources, please contact Pauline Braz at pbraz@stern.nyu.edu
Please contact the Department Coordinator for this information.

You will receive tuition remission unless: (1) you have 100% of your tuition covered by corporate sponsorship or scholarship, (2) you have exceeded the amount of tuition remission allowed, (3) you are hired for a tutor position, and/or (4) you are hired for a summer position and are not enrolled in summer classes. These 4 exceptions will be paid through payroll in Human Resources upon submission of biweekly timesheets, and compensation will be subject to tax withholding.

Payment is dependent on enrollment, course credit load, and other factors. Please see contract for more details.


TF 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       


Tutor Compensation


Process and Rates for AY 2022 - 2023 as of 9/19/2022:
Undergraduate student tutors are paid $18/hour. 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. Managers will also need to approve the biweekly timesheets in Workday.

 


Grader Compensation


Undergraudate student graders are paid $18 per student with a minimum of 25 students, and assist with at least 3 major assignments or the equivalent.

Your employment is at will, which means that you or NYU can terminate your employment at any time, with or without cause. NYU can also withdraw or rescind this offer at any time prior to the commencement of work without restriction.
As these payments are considered tuition remission, Financial Aid will simply reduce the amount of your loans, or you will receive a reimbursement check from the Bursar’s Office. Contact Financial Aid at 212-998-4444 for more information.
Yes, however, a student may not exceed the 2 position limit during the Fall/Spring semester. There is a 1 position limit in the winter and each summer session.
Students can work up to 35 hours per week in the summer.
You may work up to 3.5 TF positions over the course of Summer I,II, and III terms.
Jobs are open to Stern May graduates, except for May graduates who are international students. May graduates may not continue past August 31st.
No. Position and compensation are based on enrollment and course credit load.
No. Students may not make independent arrangements for additional compensation to tutor students in the class to which they are assigned as a TF. Petitions for exceptions to this policy must be accompanied by the following, submitted in writing by the instructor: (1) A complete description of the TF's responsibilities (2) A guarantee that the TF will not be engaged in any interpretive assessment of student work.

International students who have a green card or hold an F-1 or J-1 visa are eligible to work.
If you hold any other visa, such as an H-1B, you cannot work under any circumstances.

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