Student Employment with Cornell Residential Life
The departments within Campus Life Enterprise Services employ hundreds of Cornell students year-round. We hire for fall semester, spring semester, and summer. We seek students with a wide variety of experience levels, and support our student employees in growing their skills.
Each department manages their own hiring. Follow the links to read about positions, application instructions, and timeframes.
Student Opportunities
Cornell Dining - multiple roles and openings. See pay rates and role descriptions. No experience is necessary, and there are opportunities to advance and develop leadership skills.
The Cornell Store - three roles, multiple openings for two of those roles
Housing and Residential Life - Resident Advisors (RAs). Applications for being a Resident Advisor (RA) during the 2024-2025 Academic Year are now closed.
Housing and Residential Life - Resident Language Fellow. Resident Language Fellows (RLFs) live in the Language House which is an immersive language experience within the Toni Morrison community beginning the fall of 2023. They are native language speakers that enhance student’s linguistic and cultural competence in their target language and cultures.
Conference & Event Services - Student Service Centers are hiring for several positions including Student Assistants, Student Supervisors, and Student Manager. Conference Services has openings for Student Manager roles. More information or to apply
Hiring information by department:
- Graduate Community Advisor Positions
- Resident Advisors (RAs)
- Summer Positions in Residential Life
- Cornell Dining
- Cornell Catering
- Conference & Event Services
- The Cornell Store
In addition, there are many student positions across the division of Student and Campus Life (SCL). Student employment in SCL.