Career Opportunities
Join the Boston University Summer Term Team!
Boston University Summer Term offers a range of opportunities supporting our summer college and pre-college programs. Whether you’re interested in teaching, student life, or administrative operations, you’ll play a key role in delivering an engaging and enriching experience for students from around the world. Explore our current openings below or sign up to receive updates about future employment opportunities.
Note: Instructional positions listed below are for pre-college teaching roles only. If you are interested in teaching Summer Term college courses, please reach out to the appropriate school or college directly.
Administrative Positions
Administrative Coordinator
Note: This position has been filled for the current season. Hiring typically begins in November, so please complete the employment interest form below to express interest in future opportunities.
Boston University Summer Term Pre-College Programs seeks an Administrative Coordinator to support our 2026 Pre-College Programs. This role is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the success of programs that welcome hundreds of motivated high school students to campus each summer. The Administrative Coordinator plays a key role in ensuring smooth daily operations of the Summer Term Pre-College Programs office. This role will provide front-line support to students and families, oversee essential administrative processes, and assist with communications that enhance the student experience.
BU Student Office Assistant
We are seeking collaborative, proactive, and fun Boston University students to join us during the spring semester! Boston University Summer Term Pre-College Programs office seeks student office assistants to help with administrative tasks related to our 2026 pre-college programs. The job includes answering phones, responding to emails, enrolling students, scanning and filing documents, processing application materials, and fulfilling various other administrative responsibilities. This position runs for the duration of the spring semester (January – May). Students must be able to work a minimum of 15 hours in our office located on the Fenway campus (200 Riverway). Undergraduate and Graduate students, please apply.
Student Life Positions (Pre-College Only)
Program Assistant (Residential)
We have a large staff of Program Assistants (PAs) who are assigned students to supervise and live alongside in a BU residence hall. PAs are responsible for mentoring and guiding students, leading activities, and ensuring that students are safe and comply with program rules and guidelines. This position runs from June 8 – August 1 or June 21 – August 8 and is 30 hours/week. Current BU undergraduate and graduate students, please apply.
Student Life Coordinator (Residential)
We hire a small team of Student Life Coordinators (SLCs) to serve as our most senior residential staff. SLCs ensure our students’ well-being and safety and manage student issues that arise in the evenings and on weekends. This position runs from June 1 – August 8 and is 30 hours/week. Current BU graduate students, please apply.
Student Life Director (Non-Residential)
This position’s main responsibility is to respond to, communicate about, and document student life issues as they arise during weekday working hours. The SLD meets with students regarding a range of student life concerns and collaborates with the senior team to address and resolve ongoing issues. This position runs from June 1 – August 7 and is 40 hours/week. Graduate students and professionals with a background in counseling, social work, or student affairs, please apply.
Overnight On-Call Coordinator (Non-Residential)
This position provides remote on-call coverage Monday through Sunday from 5pm to 9am. Their main responsibility is to assist residential staff by fielding questions about urgent student life concerns. This position runs from June 1 – August 8. Professionals with a background in residence life, student affairs, education, or crisis management please apply.
Instructional Positions (Pre-College Only)
Instructor – Summer Challenge
Summer Challenge is a two-week, non-credit program open to domestic and international students entering their sophomore, junior, and senior years of high school. Choosing two seminars from a catalogue of over 20 college-level introductory seminars, students engage in discussions, lectures, experiments, and project-based group assignments with peers from around the world. Instructors are responsible for updating course content, delivering content during the two-week program, providing informal feedback to students, directing final projects/presentations, and writing letters of evaluation for each student. No grades are assigned in Summer Challenge.
Please refer to the Summer Challenge Seminars page for more information about the topics for which instructors are needed.
For summer 2026, the position requires teaching during the following dates:
Session 1: June 15 – June 26
Session 2: July 6 – July 17
Session 3: July 20 – July 31
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Lecturer in Experimental Psychology – Academic Immersion (AIM)
Academic Immersion (AIM): Introduction to Experimental Psychology is a three-week, non-credit summer program open to domestic and international students entering their junior and senior years of high school. This program provides a broad introduction to the various fields of study in psychology as well as an opportunity to conduct research. Lecturers are responsible for delivering the syllabus and course content. No grades are assigned in AIM.
The position requires teaching during the following dates and times:
Monday through Friday; 9:30 – 11:30am; June 29 – July 17.
Lab Instructor in Experimental Psychology – Academic Immersion (AIM)
Academic Immersion (AIM): Introduction to Experimental Psychology is a three-week, non-credit summer program open to domestic and international students entering their junior and senior years of high school. This program provides a broad introduction to the various fields of study in psychology as well as an opportunity to design their own survey-based projects, collect data, analyze, and present their findings. Using an established curriculum, the lab instructor will be responsible for teaching students to design and carry out observational and experimental research projects. They will supervise graduate-level teaching fellows and collaborate with the seminar lecturers, ensuring a cohesive learning experience for the students. No grades are assigned in AIM.
The position requires teaching during the following dates and times:
Monday through Friday; 1:00 – 4:30am; June 29 – July 17.
Lecturer in Data Science – RISE Practicum
RISE Practicum is a six-week, non-credit program for exceptionally talented rising high school seniors. Students are introduced to undergraduate-level research projects in Data Science. The lecture portion of the course aims to build the students’ understanding of topics such as probability theory, statistical inference, modeling, uncertainty quantification, regression methods, time series concepts, and computational best practices. The morning lecturer is responsible for delivering a rigorous, engaging theoretical and computational curriculum that teaches statistical and probabilistic concepts through live coding.
The position requires teaching during the following dates and times:
Tuesday through Friday; 9:30 – 11:30am; June 30 – August 7.
Lecturer in Computational Neuroscience – RISE Practicum
RISE Practicum is a six-week, non-credit program for exceptionally talented rising high school seniors. Students are introduced to undergraduate-level research projects in Computational Neuroscience. The lecture portion of the course aims to build the students’ understanding of cellular and systems neuroscience. Lecturers are responsible for delivering the syllabus and course content and will collaborate with other instructors to ensure a cohesive learning experience for the students.
The position requires teaching during the following dates and times:
Tuesday through Friday; 9:30 – 11:30am; June 30 – August 7.
Wet Lab Instructor in Computational Neuroscience – RISE Practicum
RISE Practicum is a six-week, non-credit program for exceptionally talented rising high school seniors. Students are introduced to undergraduate-level research projects in Computational Neuroscience. The wet lab instructor will be responsible for delivering two weeks of web labs that focus on classic introductory neuroscience labs (ie. sheep brain dissections, earth worm physiology, cricket electrophysiology). They will supervise graduate-level teaching fellows and collaborate with other instructors to ensure a cohesive learning experience for the students.
The position requires teaching during the following dates and times:
1:00 – 5:00pm; June 30, July 1, July 2, July 7, July 8, July 9, and July 10.
Summer Term Office
200 Riverway, Suite 114
Boston, MA 02215
Phone: 617-353-5124
Fax: 617-353-5532
summer@bu.edu
Hours: Monday–Friday, 9 am–5 pm
International Program
200 Riverway, Suite 114
Boston, MA 02215
Phone: 617-353-0556
Fax: 617-353-5532
sumintl@bu.edu
Hours: Monday–Friday, 9 am–5 pm
Pre-College Programs
200 Riverway, Suite 214
Boston, MA 02215
General inquiries: 617-353-1378
Fax: 617-358-0646
Hours: Monday–Friday, 9 am–5 pm
Academic Immersion: 617-358-3034 / buaim@bu.edu
High School Honors: 617-353-1378 / summerhs@bu.edu
Research in Science & Engineering: 617-358-3034 / rise@bu.edu
Summer Challenge: 617-353-1378 / summerhs@bu.edu