Columbia Business School offers students the opportunity to work on campus in various capacities by becoming Teaching Assistants, Research Assistants, Tutors or through the CMC Fellows Program. Paid via payroll, students interested in on-campus opportunities should explore the various positions and how to apply below. Regardless of the position obtained, students need to remain in good academic standing and be enrolled in the semester they are working.
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All core course faculty and many elective faculty use the services of Teaching Assistants (TAs). The duties of this position vary on the needs of the individual faculty member but may include holding review sessions, posting course materials online, grading exams and papers, conducting office hours for students, handling arrangements for guest speakers and other administrative tasks.
To be hired as a Teaching Assistant, you must be a full-time enrolled Ph.D. student. Professors select TAs based on their own criteria, so the requirements vary from professor to professor. Often, professors invite students with whom they have already taught to fill these positions and who have done well in the course.
To be hired as a Teaching Assistant II, you must be a full-time enrolled Graduate student. Professors select TAIIs based on their own criteria, so the requirements vary from professor to professor. Often, professors invite students with whom they have already taught to fill these positions and who have done well in the course.
If you have already been selected by a professor to TA for their class or if you have any questions regarding the TA hiring process, please contact the Business School Student Hire Team at [email protected].
Research Assistants must be formally hired by human resources before beginning to work. Faculty members or the Dean's office identify the research assistant they would like to hire and then work closely with the administration to initiate the hiring and paperwork process with human resources.
Compensation varies based on the individual circumstances and budgetary considerations. Work might include data gathering/data entry, economic or statistical analysis or more specialized tasks.
Each MBA student receives 20 lifetime hours of free peer tutoring for core courses and the pre/co-requisite finance elective, Capital Markets and Investments.
Students may apply for tutor status if they meet the following criteria. Tutor applications are evaluated by the Office of Student Affairs/EMBA office for approval.
If you are interested in becoming a tutor, please visit the Office of Student Affairs website on how to become a Tutor.
This Career Management Center (CMC) leadership initiative employs and trains second-year MBA students to provide career management skills, advice, and support to classmates through career groups, on-campus recruiting, and the enterprise search. All students who apply are interviewed, but selection to be a CMC Fellow is not guaranteed. If offered a position, a CMC Fellow is paid $22/hour, may work up to 20 hours per week, and is expected to: