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Housemaster Role in Brief
Housemasters are faculty who live in a graduate or undergraduate residence hall and whose role has many dimensions. From arranging community building activities, working with the student government, to advising individual students, Housemasters make a real difference in the lives of students and have a pulse on student life on campus. We have 14 Housemasters and 4 Associate Housemasters in the system. A Housemaster is a senior faculty member, while an Associate Housemaster is usually a junior faculty or administrative staff member.

Eligibility
Strong preference is given to senior or tenured Faculty for Housemaster positions. As they are unlikely at this critical point in their career to have the time to devote to being a Housemaster, Junior Faculty are not encouraged to apply for such positions; Junior Faculty are however encouraged to apply for Associate Housemaster positions, of which there are 4 in the system. Because Housemaster and Associate Housemaster positions are meant to involve faculty in residence, they are normally not filled by staff. However, staff may be considered under special circumstances.

Benefits of the Position
The benefits are both tangible and intangible. The financial incentive is a nice rent-free apartment on campus in a residence hall as well as a small stipend. However, the main reason most people take the job is that they love working with students and want to make an impact on students’ lives.

Application Process
Interested applicants should first check to see if there are any current openings, or if there are any anticipated openings. Once an opening has been announced, interested applicants should prepare a statement of interest, designed with the student audience of that residence in mind.

In preparing the statement, we recommend that the faculty member address their interests and qualifications. We also encourage the faculty member to talk about him/herself, including interests, hobbies, teaching experiences, research, culinary favorites, or whatever best describes the candidate. If a candidate is applying with a spouse or partner, the spouse or partner will also submit a separate letter of application.

Once the statement is complete, please email it along with a resume to aryder@mit.edu. If the applicant would prefer hard copy, it can be mailed to:
Andrew Ryder, Assistant Dean
Residential Life Programs
W20-549

For any questions related to the Housemaster position, please contact Andrew Ryder, Assistant Dean for Residential Life Programs, at 617-258-5487 or via email at aryder@mit.edu.