Undergraduate Teaching Fellow - Counseling Psychology

Department Overview

Our mission at the Office of Student Transition & Family Engagement (OSTFE) is to support students as they navigate their first year at UW–Madison. We work to understand the first-year experience and serve as the campus resource on student transitions. Our team helps students build the foundation for their Wisconsin Experience through self-reflection, active learning, and intentional engagement inside and outside the classroom.

We do this through inclusive programming, ongoing services, clear communication, and strong collaboration with faculty, staff, and campus partners. If you are excited about teaching, mentoring, and supporting first-year students we strongly encourage you to apply!

August 28, 2026

December 21, 2026

Partially Remote

Minimum: 4 Maximum:8

This role runs from September–December 2026, with a short spring training session (about 2 hours) and optional summer development opportunities. Fellows typically spend 5–7 hours per week on responsibilities such as training, weekly meetings, lesson planning, co‑facilitating CP125, reviewing student work, and holding office hours in OSTFE.

• Weekly meeting with your Instructor (schedule set by each teaching team)
• Weekly Fellow cohort meetings (day/time TBD)
• Monthly large-group Fellow meetings
• Optional summer workshops (June–August)
• Note:
  
  There are no required work commitments from May–August 2026, and students are encouraged to pursue summer opportunities and experiences.

Minimum: $15.00

15-20

Undergraduate students who are excited about teaching, mentoring, and supporting first-year students are encouraged to apply.

• Must be an undergraduate student during the Fall 2026 semester
• Must have a minimum 2.75 GPA at the start of the Fall 2026 (
  
  NOTE:
  
  If your current GPA is below a 2.75, please include a brief explanation in your application.)

• Strengthening group facilitation and teaching skills
• Building positive relationships with first-year students
• Being part of a supportive team of Fellows
• Receiving mentorship from your Instructor
• Leading discussions on topics that matter to new students
• Developing skills in areas such as public speaking, collaboration, organization, interpersonal communication, and giving/receiving feedback

• Preparing for and co-facilitating weekly CP125 class sessions
• Reviewing student work and providing timely, supportive feedback
• Holding a weekly office hour to meet with students or complete Fellow-related tasks
• Actively supporting students in your section through in-person & electronic communication
• Attending weekly meetings with your Instructor
• Participating in weekly Fellow cohort meetings (small- and large-group)

This role involves occasional travel around campus, whether for tours of campus or field trips to various campus resources. Accommodations will be provided as needed.

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

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