Pre-College High School Course Assistant (TA), In Person, Summer 2026

Columbia University’s Pre-College Programs for High School Students is seeking qualified candidates to serve as High School Course Assistants (TAs) to teach on-campus (i.e., in person) courses during Summer ’26. 

Please Note: Course(s) and course availability is subject to change. Dates and class times are tentative and subject to change.  

Sessions:

• Session AA - 1 Week: June 22nd - June 26th
• Session A - 3 Week: June 29th - July 17th
• Session B - 3 Week: July 21st - August 7th
• Session C - 1 Week: August 3rd - August 7th

Class Times: 

• 9:10-11am & 1:10-3pm OR
• 11:10am-1pm & 3:10-5pm

Job Summary: Reporting to the Senior Associate and Associate Directors for Pre-College, with guidance from their designated course teacher, HS Assistants help teachers with pedagogy (assisting individual students or groups of students, in or outside of class; helping with the evaluation of student work; occasionally delivering guest lectures) and also with logistics (organizing in-class activities, taking attendance, monitoring student conduct, etc).

Responsibilities: 

High School Program Assistants assist teachers with pedagogy and course logistics. 

Pedagogical responsibilities may include: 

• Assist with breakout sessions or lab work (if applicable)
• Help teachers in evaluating student work
• Advise students by request and monitor student concerns
• Tutor students outside of class time when requested
• Deliver occasional guest lectures

Logistical responsibilities may include: 

• Organizing field trips or visits by guest speakers
• Taking attendance
• Monitoring student conduct
• For courses being conducted online - Attending training sessions and modules to learn the online curricular technology being used for the virtual classroom. Technologies include, but are not limited to, CourseWorks and Zoom.