U of Chicago - Resident Head Positions Available

Applications and nominations for the position of Resident Head in the University House System for the next academic year (2010-2011) will be solicited in December and January. Positions are open to advanced graduate students pursuing a Ph.D. or a professional degree, University faculty, and administrative staff.

Resident Heads live in the University Houses where they have direct, daily contact with College students. As active participants in house life, they assist undergraduates in developing residential communities that provide an environment conducive to serious study, rest, recreation and the development of healthy human relations. They offer adult guidance and support to individual students. Additionally, Resident Heads, in collaboration with elected student house councils, plan and carry out a variety of stimulating intellectual, cultural, recreational, social, and informational activities. They are assisted in these efforts by younger graduate students or upper-class undergraduates appointed as Assistant Resident Heads (RAs). In the larger residence halls, Resident Heads coordinate their efforts with the Resident Masters, senior faculty who have overall community development and programming responsibilities for the entire hall.


Candidates for Resident Head must be at least 25 years of age and may be single, married, or University registered domestic partners. Couples with children are welcome. At least one member of an applicant couple must have a direct University affiliation as student, faculty or administrative staff. Appointments are for nine months beginning with a training period in early September 2010. Compensation includes an apartment of appropriate size in one of the University Houses, meals in the residential dining halls during the academic year, stipend, and, for those who are registered students, University student medical insurance coverage. The total package for a single Resident Head has an estimated value of $18,000. For married Resident Heads, the value is increased by the meals and the health benefit provided for spouses and children and has been estimated to be as high as $32,000.

Application materials are available on the Office of Undergraduate Student Housing website at http://housing.uchicago.edu. The deadline for the submission of applications is Monday, January 25, 2010. Information sessions regarding the position and the selection process will be held in early January. Attendance at one of these sessions is required for all applicants. For further details regarding the time and location of the information sessions, please contact the

Office of Undergraduate Student Housing at (773) 702-7366.