PhD Students
All Stern PhD students must have prior consent to work as a Teaching Fellow, Graduate Fellow or Grader/Tutor from the Stern Doctoral Office. Please contact Anya Francioli at anya.francioli@stern.nyu.edu. Students must have a GPA of at least 3.0. All appointments are for one semester only. Therefore, students must reapply and gain Doctoral Office approval for each term and position they intend to work.
PhD students fall under the collective bargaining agreement of the UAW-Local 2110 for Graduate Employees at New York University and will receive compensation via payroll which is subject to union dues and taxes. Graders and Tutors are exempt. For more information, please visit www.makingabetternyu.org/gsocuaw/ or contact Local 2110 at gsoc@2110uaw.org. Please note that once an application has been approved by the Teaching Assistance Center the compensation amount 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
For questions about showing hiring documents to Human Resources, please contact Pauline Braz at pbraz@stern.nyu.edu
TF Graduate Student/PhD Compensation
Compensation Rates as of 9/1/2024 for AY 2024-2025
Half credit courses (1.5 or 2.0 credits) | Full credit courses (3.0 or 4.0 credits) | 6 credit courses | |||||||
Position | Hours per week for 14 weeks | Payment | Position Weight | Hours per week for 14 weeks | Payment | Position Weight | Hours per week for 14 weeks | Payment | Position Weight |
.5 (enrollment of 25-49) | 2.5 | $1025 | 0.25 | 5 | $2050 | 0.5 | 7.5 | $3075 | .75 |
1 (enrollment of 50-84) | 5 | $2050 | .5 | 10 | $4100 | 1 | 15 | $6150 | 1.5 |
1.5 (enrollment of 85-119) | 7.5 | $3075 | .75 | 15 | $6150 | 1.5 | |||
2 (enrollment of 120 and higher, MAX 2 full positions) | 10 | $4100 | 1 | 20 | $8200 | 2 |
TFs for Executive MBA Courses - Student compensation
Executive MBA courses follow a different schedule than standard UG/MBA courses and work different hours/weeks.
Graduate Student/PhD EMBA TF compensation for AY24-25.
Course type/ Credits or enrollments | Hours | Weeks | Compensation |
Core - 1.25 | 10 | 6 | $1740 |
Core - 1.5 | 10 | 6 | $1740 |
Core - 2.5 | 10 | 11 | $3190 |
Core - 3.0 | 10 | 11 | $3190 |
Elective < 15 students | Not eligible | ||
Elective < 15-39 students | 5 | 11 | $1595 |
Elective 40+ students | 10 | 11 | $3190 |
Graduate Fellow Compensation
Graduate students (i.e. Stern MS students, Stern or non-Stern PhDs, non-Stern graduate students) will be paid via payroll based on biweekly timesheets. The hourly rate is $29.00 and the estimated number of weeks and the estimated total compensation is below. 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. Hiring managers will need to send the union appointment letter and card to the student with a cc to Pauline Braz (pbraz@stern.nyu.edu). Managers will also need to approve the biweekly timesheets in Workday.
Graduate Fellow Compensation - Stern MS students, Stern or non-Stern PhDs, non-Stern graduate students for AY 2024 - 2025 as of 9/1/2024:
Estimated hours per week for 14 weeks | Estimated Compensation |
5 | $2050 |
10 | $4100 |
15 | $6150 |
20 | $8200 |
Tutor Compensation
Process and Rates
Graduate student/PhD tutors are paid $29/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
Process and Rates
Graduate and PhD Student Graders are paid $29/hour for graders. (Graders assist professors with grading at a minimum of three major assignments per student, not to exceed one hour per student per course.) 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.
You will be paid by payroll check through Human Resources. These payments are subject to union dues and taxes. Graders and Tutors are exempt from the union and will still be paid by payroll with compensation subject to tax withholding, but union dues will not apply.
Yes. However, a student may not exceed 20 hours of work per week during the semester.
Students can work up to 35 hours per weel during the summer.