An Undergraduate Arch Studies Teaching Fellow (UG TF) is an eligible advanced GSD student assigned to assist the Undergraduate Architecture Studies Coordinating Faculty in teaching select Harvard Undergraduate Architecture Studies program courses for the 2025-26 academic year.

The role estimates 15-20 hours of work/week in preparation and teaching. Please note that international students in F-1 or J-1 visa status may not exceed a combined 20 hours of work per week across all paid appointments during the academic term.

 For the 2025-2026 academic year, we will have Harvard Undergraduate Architecture Studies Teaching Fellow opportunities in both fall 2025 and spring 2026 semesters of our program. Please indicate in the application below which courses and terms you are interested in being considered for before submitting your application.

Teaching Fellow Responsibilities:

• Attending all scheduled course meetings
• Assisting with course material preparation
• Organizing and running review sessions
• Preparing readings and directing discussion sessions
• Providing workshops/tutorials for the course
• Offering design critiques
• Holding office hours
• Grading papers/assignments
• Recommending course grades for the students in their section(s), with the
   advisement and final approval by the Coordinating Faculty
• Presenting lectures that frame design exercises of the course

Teaching Fellows may not:

• Assume sole responsibility for the structure and content of a course
• Assign final grades for a course without the approval of the Coordinating Faculty

Students eligible for Undergraduate Architecture Studies Teaching Fellow positions are polled regarding their interest and design teaching experience before teaching assignments are made. Effort is made to accommodate requests while balancing the needs of faculty, students, and the school. The GSD Program Director for the Harvard Undergraduate Architecture Studies track, in consultation with the program Co-Director in the History of Art & Architecture Department at Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, will make the ultimate decision regarding Teaching Fellow hiring for each academic year based on experience and research area best-fits for the Harvard Undergraduate Architecture Studies design courses.

Students should not consider arrangements for a Teaching Fellow position confirmed until notified in writing by the GSD Faculty Affairs Office and the GSD Program Director of the Harvard Undergraduate Architecture Studies track.

Payment

In consideration of these responsibilities, a salary of approx. $11,720 total will be paid monthly, distributed over the months of the semester-long position, less required tax or other deductions.

Qualifications

Advanced GSD graduate and doctoral students are encouraged to apply.  As these roles are “Instruction Fellowships” they do require more time and commitment than many standard Teaching Assistant positions.  Because of this, candidates’ availability to fulfill the role over the given term will be closely reviewed (taking into account course and other commitments).   

Compensation

$11,380.00 per term (not an hourly role)

The GSD Teaching Mentor and Student Lead positions also include the educational planning and running of assigned learning sessions for the whole mentorship group. This work will be completed in collaboration with your mentoring team, including another GSD Mentor and the Perkins&Will professional you are paired with for the program.

The GSD EiD team (Megan Panzano, Sr. Director of GSD EDE; Shaka Dendy, GSD EDE Program Coordinator; and the GSD Student EiD Lead) will provide you and your team with a clear outline of session topic and things to prepare for that session along with guidance and support for any teaching questions that may arise while preparing your learning session. We ask that each team document the learning sessions they are responsible for, collect documentation of student work produced from the session assignments, and format it as a set of concise images and text for including on our social media accounts for Equity in Design.  

You are required to be available and give the program your full time and attention for the two weeks leading up to and for the full duration of the program. Specific dates for the summer 2025 Equity in Design programs are Monday, July 7, 2025 - Friday July 25, 2025.

Qualifications

Current graduate students across all programs and graduating students are encouraged to apply