Student Employment

  • The Davidson Appointment System

    YSOA uses Davidson, a home-built software program, to match faculty with Teaching Fellows or Course Assistants. This system, named after American architect Lois Davidson Gottlieb, an apprentice to Frank Lloyd Wright, who was best known for her residential designs, allows students and faculty to rank jobs using a drag and drop process similar to the Serlio registration process.

    As with Serlio, an active VPN connection is required to access Davidson off-campus. Students initially rank all the jobs of interest. Faculty then rank students who have expressed an interest in a position. The system will run at the deadline and the Davidson algorithm will match students with courses based on factors including student first choice and faculty ranking

    Remember, you must be on the Yale VPN to use Davidson outside of Rudolph Hall.

    Link to How to Access the Yale VPN: Yale VPN

    Link to Davidson Teaching Fellow/Course Assistant Assignment Program: Davidson

  • Local 33 Union Dues

    To account for dues owed on the past paychecks of the spring 2024 term, you will see one additional deduction for each of your forthcoming paychecks until all back dues have been collected. These will appear on the payslip under Post Tax Deductions as “Local 33 Union Dues” and “Local 33 Back Union Due”. Any voluntary political action committee TIP contributions will also appear as “Voluntary PA Donation” on the payslip.

    Any graduate or professional student at Yale will be in the union during any term in which they hold the following teaching positions:

    • A Teaching Fellow position of any type

    • Grader Without Contact

    • Grader/Tutor

    • Discussion Section Leader

    • Lab Leader

    • Part-Time Acting Instructor

    • Teaching Assistant

    • Summer Assistant 1 or 2

    • Summer Session Instructor of Record

    • Writing Fellow

    • Project Assistant

    If you have any questions, please reach out to the Student Employment Office/Employee Service Center. For questions regarding membership and dues, please see the Local 33-UNITE HERE website. Questions should be directed to 33@yaleunions.org.

  • Current Pay Rates

    YSoA positions will be emailed before the end of each term.

    Teaching Fellowship (TF10) $5,400 per semester

    Teaching Fellowship (TF20 Ph.D. Student) $10,800 per semester

    Course Assistantship (CA) Rate: $19.50 per hour

    Administrative Assistantship (AA) $16.25 per hour

    Fellowship vs Assistantship - Stipend/Hourly

    Maximum of 19 hours per week (international students this can impact your student visa)