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Cornell Dining

Student Employment

Join the Cornell Dining student staff team!

  • Great Pay: One of the best starting rates on campus. Opportunities for merit raises at the end of each semester.
  • Free Meals: Student Employees receive free meals during their shift.
  • Flexible Scheduling: You choose the days and times you can work from available shifts. You choose the positions you'd like to work. Guaranteed days off if you request them.
  • Convenient Locations: With units across campus you can work close to home or class to accommodate your busy schedule.
  • No Experience Necessary: Whether this is your first job or you have previous food experience, Cornell Dining has a position for you.
  • Social Work Environment: Opportunity to meet a cross section of the Cornell community - both co-workers and customers.
  • Advancement Opportunities: Our Student Team is entirely student run; student supervisors and managers interview, hire, and train. Develop your leadership skills as a training captain, supervisor, or manager. 

To Apply:

Cornell Students: Apply for available student jobs on our Student Positions page. If you have any questions, contact:

Petros Pisinos | Student Director | pcp46@cornell.edu

Ben Anthony McLean | Student Associate Director | bam276@cornell.edu

Abigail Marie McCarthy | North Campus-Cafes Student Assistant Director | amm544@cornell.edu

Nicholas Lorenzo Vega | North Campus-Residential Student Assistant Director | nlv23@cornell.edu

Takunda Chikuvire | West Campus Student Assistant Director | tc544@cornell.edu

Claudia Woolf | Central Campus Student Assistant Director | cw884@cornell.edu

Non-Cornell Students can review open positions at http://hr.cornell.edu/jobs. For other questions about SCL non-student positions, you can reach out to our SCL HR department at sclhr@cornell.edu.

Staff scheduling provided by 

ShiftForce

Cornell University's history of diversity and inclusion encourages all students, faculty and staff to support a diverse and inclusive university in which to work, study, teach, research and serve. No person shall be denied employment on the basis of any legally protected status or subjected to prohibited discrimination involving, but not limited to, such factors as race, ethnic or national origin, citizenship and immigration status, color, sex, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, age, creed, religion, actual or perceived disability (including persons associated with such a person), arrest and/or conviction record, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression and/or identity, an individual’s genetic information, domestic violence victim status, familial status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. 

Cornell University embraces diversity and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty, and staff to all identities and backgrounds. We strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply. Qualified protected veterans as defined in the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRRA) and qualified disabled individuals with disabilities under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act have rights in the application process and in employment under federal law. We also recognize a lawful preference in employment practices for Native Americans living on or near Indian reservations in accordance with applicable law.