Harvard students Search

Undergraduate and graduate students, regardless of their financial aid status, may work at both on and off campus locations. Job opportunities are plentiful and wide-ranging. On campus, you can work with a faculty member as a research assistant, lead tours for the Admissions Office, work in the stacks at one of more than 60 libraries, or learn to run a business at the student operated Harvard Student Agencies. Off campus, you can tutor and mentor high school students in the Boston area, conduct research at Massachusetts General Hospital, help the homeless at a local shelter, or babysit for a local family.

Whatever your interests may be there is a job available. The Student Employment Office (SEO) maintains a database to connect you with employers both on and off-campus. It is accessible to any undergraduate or graduate student and to enrolled degree-seeking students at the Division of Continuing Education. Polish up your resume and sign up today!

Key Facts

• Students may work more than one job at a time.
• Students are not eligible for paid sick, vacation, or personal time.
• Undergraduate students are discouraged from working more than 20 hours per week during the fall and spring semesters and no more than 40 hours per week when classes are not in session. Graduate students may work up to 40 hours per week.
• Students are paid on a weekly basis on campus. Off-campus it depends on the employer.