Assistant Housefellow – Residential Education – Division of Student Affairs

The Assistant Housefellow for Residential Education at Carnegie Mellon University will serve in a unique capacity providing experiences in Residential Education throughout the two-year live-in position.

The Office of Residential Education provides opportunities that emphasize community engagement, leadership, and social responsibility, while actively supporting the personal and professional development of students. To this end, we coordinate residence life for first-year, upper-class, and Greek students through our house model as well as offering graduate housing communities. Additionally, the Office of Residential Education coordinates a number of developmental programs, initiatives, and services for the broader campus community.

The term of this assistantship is 2-years in length, with successful performance. This role will participate in a performance review process at the end of the first year.

The Assistant Housefellow will be expected to complete 20 office hours per week throughout both academic years at Carnegie Mellon on our campus in Pittsburgh, PA. The supervision of the Assistant Housefellow will be the responsibility of a Housefellow within the Office of Residential Education.

Core responsibilities include:

• Provide day-to-day leadership for a residential house community

• Training, supervise and support Community Advisor (CA) and Resident Assistant (RA) staff members

• Develop and implement a vibrant house programming agenda consistent with house vision.

• Cultivate meaningful one-on-one relationships with house residents through daily presence in the house and intentional meetings

• Respond to residents’ personal or student conduct issues in consultation with supervisor

• Respond to crisis and emergent student needs in consultation with supervisor

• Serve in an on-call after hours duty rotation with professional staff

• Coordinate house administrative processes

The goal of this position is to provide a well-rounded experience in the area of Student Affairs. Overall, the position will provide transferable skills in Residence Life, supervision, programming, technological resources, management, Student Affairs, and cross campus collaboration. The position will develop necessary core competencies and administrative skills fundamental and beneficial to an emerging Student Affairs professional. It is a live-on position within a Carnegie Mellon University on-campus apartment. As mentioned before, this individual will be expected to serve in an on-call duty rotation and respond to after hour emergencies and work responsibilities.

The role will work approximately 20 hours per week over the course of the academic year. Summer and break periods (Thanksgiving, Winter break, Spring break, etc.) are determined by the Carnegie Mellon academic calendar.

Adaptability, excellence, and passion are vital qualities within Carnegie Mellon University. We are in search of a team member who can effectively interact with a varied population of internal and external partners at a high level of integrity. We are looking for someone who shares our values and who will support the mission of the university through their work.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required

• Candidate should be enrolled in a Higher Education, Student Affairs, College Student Personnel or related graduate program for the 2025-2026 academic year

A combination of education and relevant experience from which comparable knowledge is demonstrated may be considered.

Requirements:

• Successful completion of a pre-employment background check

Additional Information:

• Sponsorship: Applicants for this position must be currently legally authorized to work for CMU in the United States. CMU will not sponsor or take over the sponsorship of an employment visa for this opportunity.  Carnegie Mellon is not a qualifying employer for the STEM OPT benefit: only the 12-month OPT may be used to work at Carnegie Mellon.

Joining the CMU team opens the door to an array of exceptional benefits.

Benefits eligible employees enjoy a wide array of benefits including