Summer Session

Summer Session Instructional Employment

Every summer, some of UChicago’s best teaching talents can be found in the classroom with our own College students as well as academically talented pre-College and visiting undergraduate students from around the world. Offerings include:

  • Undergraduate Summer Quarter and September Term courses, drawn from the existing College curriculum that primarily serve current College students
  • Pre-college courses, specially designed for academically advanced high school students from around the world who are ready to tackle undergraduate-level material
  • Summer Language Institute courses, crafted to cover the content provided in a quarter-long course or year-long sequence in 3 to 8 weeks. 

Summer Session Instructional Employment includes primary instructors, teaching assistants, and graders.

Summer Session 2025 Employment Information

    Summer positions are open for courses that do not have an assigned primary instructor. 

    All Candidates 
    Your cover letter should address a specific course that is listed in the Courses with Staffing Needs section below, as well as your qualifications to teach that course.  Courses are added and the page is updated as needed (the date of the most recent update is listed at the top of the Courses with Staffing Needs section). If a course is listed in the Courses with Staffing Needs section below, the position has not yet been filled.

    Internal UChicago Candidates

    • Full-time Academic Appointees: Please contact your/the offering department if you are interested in teaching a course listed.
    • UChicago Graduate Students should check with their deans of students to determine their eligibility to teach for Summer Sessions.
    • Please submit your application as indicated in the Courses with Staffing Needs section below. Either a person is listed or a link is provided.

    External Candidates

    1. Visit our program pages to learn more about the program and the specific course for which you are interested in applying. Make sure that you are available to teach during the dates and times posted for the course before you apply
    2. Please submit your application as indicated in the Courses with Staffing Needs section below. Either a person is listed or a link is provided.
    3. Completed applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Applications are accepted until all positions are filled. The Courses with Staffing Needs section is updated as needed throughout the winter and spring quarters.
    4. Your cover letter should address a specific course as well as your qualifications to teach that course. Without this, your application will not be considered. 

    In the Courses with Staffing Needs section below, if a person is listed, please email the required materials to that person. Completed applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and applications will be accepted until all positions are filled.  If a course is listed in the Courses with Staffing Needs section below, the position has not yet been filled.

    • Review the list of courses currently hiring and visit the program pages before applying. Make sure that you are available to teach during the scheduled dates and times posted for the course before you apply
    • Submit your application to the person listed
    • Candidates with no current UChicago affiliation should apply only for positions marked as "open to external candidates".

    Compensation can vary by program: guidelines are listed in the Courses with Staffing Needs section. 

    Special note for current UChicago Humanities and Social Sciences Ph.D. students 

    All summer teaching (instructor or assistant) in UChicago undergraduate curriculum courses (Summer Quarter and September Term) must be a part of your MTE/PTP.  Please check with your department to see if this would be approved.  

    Immersion and Summer Online courses are only open to pre-college students are not part of the UChicago undergraduate curriculum.  As such, they are the only programs in which you can teach outside of your MTE/PTP and you would be compensated.

    Current UChicago Affiliates

    For those current UChicago affiliates on 9-month appointments (i.e. you do not have contractual obligations during the Summer Quarter, even if you are paid over 12 months), all Summer Session teaching is considered extra service, whether you are a senior lecturer, lecturer, or faculty member. You will receive additional compensation for summer teaching, above and beyond your annual salary or stipend. Summer teaching does not count towards contractual teaching obligations for the academic year. 

    Individuals should ensure that they are aware of any possible restrictions placed on their ability to take on additional summer teaching obligations that might be stipulated by their grant funding, university status, or other considerations. If you are going to engage in any paid activities in addition to summer teaching, you must disclose that as soon as possible so that the university can assess your maximum summer earnings.

    Those on 12-month appointments should consult with their department supervisor and HR staff regarding summer teaching, which may not be compensated as extra service. 

    Summer 2025 compensation levels are not yet available. In 2024, per course compensation was calculated at 1/9th of the base academic year salary, within the following minimums and maximums:

    • The minimum for faculty was $10,000.
    • The minimum for all other levels (Sr. Lect and OAAs/CBA/ Staff) was $8,500.
    • The maximum for all levels (except staff and temporary lecturers) was $15,000.
    • The maximum for staff and temporary lecturers (1B) was $8,500 per course.

    Per the GSU-UE, a graduate student employed as a Graduate Student Lecturer during Summer Session 2025 whose employment is not part of their primary funding related to their academic program shall be paid $5,318 per course.

    Pre-College Primary Instructor Salaries

    Because they are more intensive, pre-college Immersion courses provide remuneration at a rate of 1.5 times that of standard Summer Quarter undergraduate courses. 

    Course Cancellations

    Primary instructors are notified a minimum of 21 days before the course is scheduled to begin if the course is canceled due to low enrollment. Such decisions are final and not subject to appeal. Primary instructors who must cancel an individual class session due to illness or another emergency should contact us immediately at summersession@uchicago.edu or 773-702-2149. They should also use Fast Message in Faculty Access to reach their students.

    Summer courses are designed to be either in-person or remote. Primary instructors and course assistants must be able to perform their responsibilities from a remote location, and their remote work arrangements are their responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, an adequate internet connection and an adequate working space.

    Primary Instructors
    Primary instructors of remote courses must be in the United States when teaching for the program, specifically in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, or Wisconsin for tax purposes.

    Course Assistants (CAs), including Teaching Assistants and Graders
    Current UChicago students: CAs in remote courses must be in the United States when working in the program, unless they are enrolled in a UChicago Study Abroad program. 

    Not current UChicago students: for tax purposes, CAs in remote courses must be in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, or Wisconsin.


     
    Successfully run courses from 2024 do not need a new proposal, they will go through our renewal process.  Contact Stephanie Friedman (sfriedmn@uchicago.edu) if your course was cancelled or low enrolled and you want us to consider it for 2025.  

    Who Can Propose a Course?

    • Current UChicago faculty, instructional professors, senior lecturers, and lecturers are invited to propose courses for all Summer Session offerings (Summer Quarter or September Term).
    • Current UChicago staff should consult with their home departments about their eligibility to teach during the summer before proposing a course.
    • Current UChicago graduate students should consult with their home departments about their eligibility to teach during the summer before proposing a course. UChicago graduate students will need to apply through the UChicago GRAD posting.
    • Students who will graduate during the 2024-2025 academic year and others whose affiliation with UChicago will end before June 16, 2025 may still propose courses. If your proposal is accepted, Summer Session will notify you about any additional steps required as part of the appointment approval process.

    All applicants must have experience teaching at the undergraduate level, including those proposing pre-college courses. For pre-college teaching, previous experience working with high school students or in an intensive summer program is a plus but is not required.

    Information Session

    The October 7th information session was recorded.  Please email slopez@uchicago.edu if you would like a copy of the recording and slides after the session.

    Submit your Proposal for Summer 2025 by Monday, October 28, 2024

    The Guide to Course Proposals 2025 page contains more information about the types of courses most in-demand with our students, feedback from long-term Summer Session instructors, the steps needed for both current affiliates and external candidates, and the link to the proposal submission form.

    Questions, even after reading our proposal guide? Contact us at summersession@uchicago.edu. 

    Instructors should not submit a proposal form for successful 2024 courses.  In September, courses from Summer 2024 that had strong enrollments will be sent to departments and/or instructors for renewal.  If you are interested in adding a second section of a successful 2024 course, contact Sarah Lopez slopez@uchicago.edu. 

    If you do not receive a renewal form for a Summer 2024 course offering that you would like to have offered again in 2025, please submit a Course Proposal Form accompanied by the rationale for renewing the course. We will consider this proposal together with the other proposals we receive.

    If you wish to discuss current enrollment trends in your area and other matters that affect what courses should be offered, please contact Stephanie Friedman via e-mail at sfriedmn@uchicago.edu.

Courses with Staffing Needs

Updated 03-31-2025

    All Immersion pre-college courses take place in-person, either June 16-July 3 or July 9-25. Immersion courses are taught during in an intensive, condensed format; these 100-unit courses meet Monday through Friday over 3 weeks. There is no reading or exam period for these courses; any final exams or presentations would be given during the last class session. 

    See the Immersion program page for course and program details and download an Immersion Teaching Assistant job description.  

    External applicants would be anyone who: 1) will not have an active status at the University of Chicago after June 16, 2025 (including alum), 2) those graduating in June 2025, or 3) those who have no prior affiliation with the university.

    Primary Instructor Openings: 

    Course Number & Title Position Open 
    (Date Added)    		 Academic Experience Open to External Applicants Send application and materials
    ASTR 11901 94 - Physics of Stars: An Introduction Instructor
    (03/06/25)    		 current UChicago graduate student No Julia Brazas
    julia@uchicago.edu
    CV, Cover Letter 
    CMSC 19911 94 - Introduction to Creative Coding  Instructor
    (03/06/25)    		 current UChicago graduate student No Adam Shaw
    ams@cs.uchicago.edu
    CV, Cover Letter, Course Evaluations (if evaluations are available) 

    Course Assistant Openings:  Compensation for Teaching Assistants in the Immersion program in 2025 is $3,710. 

    Course Number & Title Position Open 
    (Date Added)    		 Academic Experience Open to External Applicants Send Application and
    Questions
    ANTH 10536 94 - How Societies Work (or Don't) Teaching Assistant (03/25/2025) Current UChicago graduate or post-graduate student No Omar Kutty okutty@uchicago.edu Resume or CV, Course Evaluations if available. Training in the UChicago Writing Program is Required
    ANTH 10536 95 - How Societies Work (or Don't) Teaching Assistant (03/31/2025) Current UChicago graduate or post-graduate student No Phillip Joseph Henry  pjh@uchicago.edu Resume or CV, Course Evaluations if available. Training in the UChicago Writing Program is Required
    BIOS 10002 94 and BIOS 10002 96 - Biology and Its Modern Applications Teaching Assistant (03/19/2025) Current UChicago undergraduate, graduate or post-graduate student No Amr Amir amramin62@yahoo.com Resume or CV, Cover Letter
    Familiarity with UChicago lab settings is required
    CHEM 19000 94 - Organic Chemistry in the Lab and Field Teaching Assistant (03/15/2025) Current undergraduate, graduate or post-graduate student Yes Vera Dragisich vdragisi@uchicago.edu Resume or CV, Cover Letter, Course Evaluations if available
    CMST 17200 94 - Cinema, Media and Society: A Global Survey Teaching Assistant (03/25/2025) Current undergraduate, graduate or post-graduate student Yes Tien-Tien Zhang  tientien@uchicago.edu Resume or CV, Cover Letter, Course Evaluations if available., Letters of Recommendation (optional)
    ECON 13210 94 - Introduction to Macroeconomics Models Teaching Assistant (03/19/2025) Current UChicago undergraduate, graduate or post-graduate student No Oscar Galvez-Soriano  ogalvez@uchicago.edu  Resume or CV, Cover Letter.  TA must be aligned with UChicago School of Economics
    MATH 10301 94 - Proof-based Discrete Mathematics Teaching Assistant (03/18/2025) Current undergraduate, graduate or post-graduate student Yes Matthew Gelvin mgelvin@gmail.com Resume or CV, Course Evaluations, if available, Brief description of TA experience
    MENG 10100 94 - Pathways in Molecular Engineering Teaching Assistant (03/25/2025) Current UChicago graduate or post-graduate student No Xiaoying Liu liuxy@uchicago.edu Resume or CV, Cover Letter
    PBPL 26831 94  and 95- Quantitative Evaluation for Public Policy Teaching Assistant (03/25/2025) Current UChicago graduate or post-graduate student No Sheng-Hao Lo shenghaolo@uchicago.edu Resume or CV, Cover Letter, Course Evaluations, if available. Teaching experience at UChicago required
    PHIL 20218 94 - The Philosophy of Life and Death Teaching Assistant (03/25/2025) Current undergraduate, graduate or post-graduate student Yes John Proios  jdproios@uchicago.edu Resume or CV, Cover Letter
    PHIL 22910 94 - Mind and Reality Teaching Assistant (3/25/2025) Current undergraduate, graduate or post-graduate student Yes Duygu Uygun-Tunc
    uyguntunc@uchicago.edu Resume or CV, Cover Letter, Evaluations if available. Training in UChicago Writing program prefered. Some background in Philosophy and/or Cognitive Science (e.g. course completed)
    PLSC 10200 94 - Pathways in World Politics Teaching Assistant (3/25/2025) Current graduate or post-graduate student Yes Paul Poast  paulpoast@uchicago.edu  Cover Letter. Completion of a UChicago graduate  degree in international politics required
    PSYC 21650 94 - Developmental Psychology: Theories and Techniques Teaching Assistant (03/25/2025) Current graduate, or post-graduate student Yes Kate O'Doherty kodoherty@uchicago.edu Resume or CV, Cover Letter, Course Evaluations of available
    PSYC 21860 94 - Fundamentals of Psychology: Theory and Research Teaching Assistant (03/25/2025) Current graduate, or post-graduate student Yes Kate O'Doherty kodoherty@uchicago.edu Resume or CV, Cover Letter, Course Evaluations of available
    RLST 10002 94 - Religion and Unbelief Teaching Assistant (03/18/2025) Current undergraduate, graduate, or post-graduate Yes Samuel Baudinette sam.baudinette@gmail.com Resume or CV, Cover Letter
    SOSC 25132 94 - The Theory and Politics of Capitalism Teaching Assistant (03/18/2025) Current undergraduate, graduate or post-graduate student Yes Pamela Nogales nogales@uchicago.edu Resume or CV, Cover Letter, Course Evaluations, if available. Familiarity with the UChicago Writing Program preferred
    STAT 10118 94  - Pathways in Data Science Teaching Assistant (03/18/2025) Current graduate or post-graduate student Yes Jimmy Lederman jlederman@uchicago.edu Resume or CV

     

    Summer Online courses are taught remotely, in an intensive, condensed format. These 100-unit courses meet for 3 weeks, Monday through Friday, beginning Wednesday, July 9 through Friday, July 25. There is no reading or exam period for these courses. Final exams or presentations -if any- would be given during the last class session. Synchronous sessions occur either 9:00-11:00 am or 6:00-8:00 pm.

    See the Summer Online program page for additional course and program details and download an Summer Online Teaching Assistant job description.  

    External applicants would be anyone who will not have an active status at the University of Chicago after June 16, 2025, including alum, those graduating in June 2025, or those who have no prior affiliation with the university.

    Primary Instructor Openings: No positions are currently available.

    Course Assistants  Compensation for Teaching Assistants in the Summer Online program in 2024 was $3,000; rates for 2025 have not yet been formalized. 

    Course Number & Title Position Open 
    (Date Added)    		 Academic Experience Open to External Applicants Send Application and
    Questions
    PLSC 10300 96 - The Global Political Economy: Power and Inequality Teaching Assistant (3/18/2025) Current undergraduate, graduate, or post-graduate student Yes Fahad Sajid fmsajid@uchicago.edu Resume or CV, Cover Letter
    PSYC 21280 96 -Foundations of Psychological Research Teaching Assistant (3/25/2025) Current undergraduate, graduate, or post-graduate student Yes Karina Kling kakling@uchicago.edu Resume or CV, Cover Letter
    STAT 13820 96 - Data Science in Quantitative Finance and Risk Management Teaching Assistant (3/18/2025) Current graduate or post-graduate student Yes John Lee  lykjohn@umich.edu Resume or CV, Cover Letter

    Summer Quarter courses are a mixture of in-person and remote.  Undergraduate courses during Summer Quarter are taught in an intensive, condensed format; these 100-unit courses meet for a total of at least 30 contact hours over 3 to 9 weeks, from June 16 through August 22. There is no reading or exam period for summer quarter courses; final exams are given during the last class session. Classes are not held on June 19, Juneteenth, or on July 4 for Independence Day, both University holidays. 

    See the Summer Quarter program page for additional course and program details and download a Summer Quarter Teaching Assistant job description.  

    External applicants would be anyone who will not have an active status at the University of Chicago after June 16, 2025, including alum, those graduating in June 2025, or those who have no prior affiliation with the university.

    Primary Instructor Openings: 

    Course Number & Title 
    (Instructional Mode)    		 Position Open 
    (Date Added)    		 Academic Experience Open to External Applicants Application Requirements
    CMSC 14100 91 - Introduction to Computer Science I Instructor
    (2/19/25)    		 Current UChicago graduate student No Adam Shaw
    ams@cs.uchicago.edu
    CV, Cover Letter, Course Evaluations (if evaluations are available) 
    CMSC 14300 91 - Systems Programming I Instructor
    (2/19/25)    		 Current UChicago graduate student No Adam Shaw
    ams@cs.uchicago.edu
    CV, Cover Letter, Course Evaluations (if evaluations are available) 

    Course Assistants:  

    Compensation for Teaching Assistants in Summer Quarter 2025 is $3,190. 

    Course Number & Title 
    (Instructional Mode)    		 Position Open 
    (Date Added)    		 Academic Experience Open to External Applicants Send Application and
    Questions
    ARTV 10100 91 - Visual Language: On Images Teaching Assistant (3/18/2025) Current UChicago graduate or post-graduate student No Takashi Shallow michaeltakashi@uchicago.edu None for DoVA MFA students
    BUSN 20600 91 - Marketing Management Teaching Assistant (3/18/2025) Current UChicago graduate or post-graduate student No Sanjay Dhar sanjay.dhar@chicagobooth.edu Resume or CV, Cover Letter, Course Evaluations, if available. Familiarity with the cases covered in the class
    ECON 13310 91 - Introduction to Macroeconomic Analysis: a Data Driven Approach Teaching Assistant (3/19/2025) Current UChicago graduate or post-graduate student No Oscar Galvez-Soriano  ogalvez@uchicago.edu  Resume or CV, Cover Letter. TA must be aligned with the UChicago School of Economics
    ECON 15500 91 - Introduction to Development Economics  Teaching Assistant (3/25/2025) Current graduate or post-graduate student Yes Srinivasan Vasudevan svasudevan2@uchicago.edu Resume or CV, Cover Letter, Course Evaluations, if available. Transcripts
    ECON 20100 91 - Elements of Economic Analysis 2  Teaching Assistant (3/25/2025) Current graduate or post-graduate student Yes Srinivasan Vasudevan svasudevan2@uchicago.edu Resume or CV, Cover Letter. Course Evaluations, if available. Transcripts
    EDSO 23007 91 - Language, Culture, and Education Teaching Assistant (3/25/2025) Current graduate or post-graduate student Yes Lisa Rosen
    rosen@uchicago.edu Resume or CV, Cover Letter
    HIST 13100 91 - History of Western Civilization 1 Teaching Assistant (3/18/2025) Current UChicago graduate or post-graduate student No John Boyer
    jwboyer@uchicago.edu Resume or CV
    HIST 13200 91 - History of Western Civilization 2 Teaching Assistant (3/25/2025) Current undergraduate, graduate or post-graduate student Yes James Vaughn 
    jmvaughn@uchicago.edu Resume or CV, Cover Letter
    PLSC 25215 91 - The American Presidency Teaching Assistant (3/25/2025) Current undergraduate, graduate or post-graduate student Yes Kevin Angell
    kevinjangell@uchicago.edu Resume or CV, Cover Letter. Prior coursework on the American Presidency is necessary (explain in your Cover Letter)
    SOCI 20253 91 - Introduction to Spatial Data Science Teaching Assistant (3/25/2025) Current UChicago graduate or post-graduate student No Pedro Amaral 
    pedroamaral@uchicago.edu Resume or CV, Cover Letter. Training in Spatial Cluster Analysis required
    SOSC 12400 91 - Self, Culture and Society 1 Teaching Assistant (3/25/2025) Current graduate or post-graduate student Yes Sarah Newman senewman@uchicago.edu Course evaluations, if available. Evidence of Completion of the "Self, Culture, and Society" sequence with a grade of A or evidence of training in the content covered by the sequence for non UChicago undergraduate or Alum
    SOSC 12600 91 - Self, Culture and Society 3 Teaching Assistant (3/25/2025) Current UChicago graduate or post-graduate student No Fadi Hakim  hakimf@uchicago.edu Resume or CV, Cover Letter. Must have taken, TAed, or taught the "Self, Culture, and Society" sequence 
    SOSC 12600 92 - Self, Culture and Society 3 Teaching Assistant (3/18/2025) Current graduate or post-graduate student Yes Connor Strobel strobel@uchicago.edu Resume or CV, Course evaluations, if available

    September Term courses are a mixture of in-person and remote.  Undergraduate curriculum courses are taught in an intensive, condensed format. In September Term, these 100-unit courses meet for a total of at least 30 contact hours over 3 weeks, from August 25 to September 12. There is no reading or exam period for September Term courses; final exams are given during the last class session. Classes are not held on September 1, Labor Day.  

    See the September Term program page for additional course and program details and download a September Term TA job description.  

    External applicants would be anyone who will not have an active status at the University of Chicago after June 16, 2025, including alum, those graduating in June 2025, or those who have no prior affiliation with the university.

    Primary Instructor Openings: No positions are currently available.

    Course Assistants:  Compensation for Teaching Assistants in September Term 2025 is $3,190. 

    Course Number & Title
    (Instructional Mode)    		 Position Open 
    (Date Added)    		 Academic Experience Open to External Applicants Send Application and
    Questions
    DATA 11800 97 - Introduction to Data Science 1 Teaching Assistant (3/25/2025) Current undergraduate, graduate or post-graduate student Yes David Biron david.biron@uchicago.edu Resume or CV, Cover Letter. Training in UChicago Data Science, Statistics or Computer Science is required
    PHIL 23502 97 - Introduction to the Philosophy of the Mind Teaching Assistant (3/19/2025) Current undergraduate, graduate or post-graduate student Yes Duygu Uygun-Tunc
    uyguntunc@uchicago.edu Resume or CV, Cover Letter, Evaluations if available. Training in UChicago Writing program preferred. Some background in Philosophy and/or Cognitive Science (e.g. course completed)
    PHSC 13410 97 - Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast Teaching Assistant (3/25/2025) Current graduate or post-graduate student Yes Dorian Abbot  abbot@uchicago.edu Resume or CV
    PSYC 20600 97 - Social Psychology Teaching Assistant (3/18/2025) Current graduate or post-graduate student Yes Katie Vasquez
    kvasquez@uchicago.edu Resume or CV

    See the MBL program page for additional details about the program and courses offered. 

    Primary Instructor Openings: No positions are currently available.

    Course Assistants Openings: No positions are currently available.

    Course Number & Title Position Open 
    (Date Added)    		 Academic Experience Open to External Applicants Application Requirements Send Application and
    Questions