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Celebrating the Independent Spirit!
Application is due January 5th at 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time.
Hiring Timeline
Info Sessions
Wednesday November 20th 7pm-8:30pm in the Mariposa Room (Located next to Johns Market in the Tamarack Apartments)
Monday November 25th 7pm-8:30pm in the Mariposa Room
Monday December 4th 5pm-6:30pm on Zoom.
Application timeline
Application opens Monday November 18th
Application Closes January 5th 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time
No applications will be accepted past the deadline. Please plan accordingly.
Group Process Interviews
In order to continue on in the process and receive an invitation to the Group Process Interview candidates must:
Be in good standing with the university. A Conduct check will be performed and candidates must be in good standing with the university.
Met the minimum GPA requirement as outlined by the job card which states, " Academic success of 2.50 is a preferred minimum for quarterly and cumulative Grade Point Average in order to apply and at the time of hire"
Once candidates pass the Conduct and Grade Check, their applications will be evaluated by the Muir College Team. If the candidates' application makes it through the Application Evaluations, then they will be invited to take part in the Group Process Interviews. Interview dates and times are still being finalized but will occur between January 22nd and January 29th. Group Process Interviews will be in person in Muir College.
Individual Interviews
Individual interviews will take place in the month of February. Interviews will be 30 minutes long and will be in person in the Muir Res Life Office.
Job Offers
Job Offers will go out in March via email.
HA Training, Move in, and Welcome Week
HA Move In
August 23rd
HA Training Dates
August 25th-September 17th, 2025 8:00am -5:00pm Mon - Fri with weekend commitments
Muir Move-in Week
September 17th - September 24th
Muir Welcome Week
September 24th - October 1st
HA Training, Move in, and Welcome Week
Cultivate a safe, inclusive, and welcoming community with their HA Partner
Role model what it means to be a great Muiron
Offer mentorship and support to residents
Connect residents to campus resources
Plan weekly programs and events
Enforce housing and UCSD Policies
Respond to crisis and emergency situations
Ensure safety of community and residents
Address maintenance issues
And More!
HA Partners and Programming
Muir College Residential Life is unique in that House Advisors work with another House Advisor in the form of an HA Partnership. Each HA partner works together to help develop their house together (more on that below!). HA Partners develop community with their house through a variety of programs and events.
Programs include:
Social Programs that are designed to engage with your house through events like movie nights, art and crafts night, or playing volleyball as a house
In-House Programs that are designed to help the residents to grow, expand their minds, and even teach them something new! Topics include: Sustainability, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Career Development, and more!
Resident Connection Programs are where HAs connect with their residents in 1:1 to meetings that take place in the Fall Quarter. HAs also host weekly "Office Hours" where residents can come ask questions.
Muir Wide Programs are events tailored to the entire Muir College community. Each HA is required to do one Muir Wide Program per year.
Large Scale Cultural Celebration Programs are all hands on deck events where the entire Muir Community comes together to celebrate the various cultures that make our commuinity thrive. Large Scale Cultural Celebration Programs are held once per quarter and consist of Dia De Los Muertos in the Fall, The Festival of Black Joy in the Winter, and You and API in the Spring.
HA on Duty
HAs can expect to be on duty at least once per week for a shift totaling 3.5 hours
Aside from Holidays and Breaks, HAs shifts are as follows:
Mon-Friday 4pm-7:30pm and 7:30pm-11pm
Saturday and Sunday 9am-12:30pm, 1230pm-4pm, 4pm-7:30pm, and 7:30pm-11pm
While on duty, HAs will complete duty rounds throughout the buildings including outside of the building
HAs may need to respond to emergency and crisis situations which can include medical emergencies, escalated roommate conflicts, and other crisis scenario that involve Police and Medical Professionals
Note: you have support from Pro Staff in these scenarios!
Communities in Muir College
Housing at Muir is divided into small communities called houses. Houses in the residence halls consist of two floors connected by an open lounge and a spiral staircase. Tuolumne and Tamarack Apartments each have two houses divided among their floors. Tioga and Tenaya Hall typically house the First Year Student Population, while Tuolumne and Tamarack Apartments house continuing students at UCSD.
Houses in Tioga and Tenaya are further divided into suites composed primarily of single and Triple rooms.
Each house has two House Advisors (HAs) who are upper-class students and are committed to developing each house into a fun and cohesive community.
Muir has three theme houses in the residence halls and an LGBTQIA+ Living Learning Community which is hosted both in the Tuolumne Apartments and in one residence hall house.
The three theme houses at Muir are Wellness House in Tenaya, and Cultural and Wilderness Houses in Tioga. These three theme houses provide opportunities for their residents to participate in specific activities related to the theme of the house.
The LGBTQIA+ Living Learning Community (LLC) has participants from all the Colleges. First-year students participating in the LLC live in Cultural House, while continuing and transfer students in the LLC live in a cluster of apartments in the Tuolumne Apartments.
Tenaya Hall
Tenaya is home to the Wellness House. As a Wellness House HA, you would emphasizes physical, mental, and spiritual wellness. Wellness House HAs organize programs centered on the wellness theme and build community through facilitating programs relating to physical, mental, and spiritual wellness. Programs include learning time management, relaxation, and meditation techniques, nutrition, participating in campus-wide IMs, spiritual exploration, and learning to live a healthy lifestyle.
Tioga Hall
Tioga Hall is home to Cultural House and Wilderness House. In Cultural House, students of different cultures, ethnicities, races, and sexual identities learn from each other and increase their personal awareness of diversity. The OASIS Learning Community and the first-year students of the LGBTQIA+ Living Learning Community (LLC) is located in Cultural House. Cultural House HAs organize programs around the theme of the House and build community through a variety of programs related to this theme.
As an HA for Wilderness House, you would organize programs around the theme of this House and build community through a variety of outdoor programs such as backpacking trips, day hikes, car/beach camping, tide pooling, and rock climbing. Living in Wilderness House is an excellent opportunity to express an individual's relationship with the environment!
Tuolumne Apartments
Tuolumne Apartments is home to the LGBTQIA+ Learning Living Community. This Living Learning community (LLC) is one of four LLCs offered in on-campus housing that is offered to all continuing and new incoming UCSD students. This LLC provides a dynamic opportunity for residents to participate in a variety of LGBTQIA programs and activities. HA is the LLC, host arts & crafts, social dinners, trivia and board games, LGBT movies, LGBT networking with staff, and visiting the LGBT RC. Presentations may focus on safe sex, intersectionality, intersex awareness, and discussions pertinent to social topics including personal coming-out stories, historical perspectives, and gender issues.
Tamarack Apartments
Tamarack apartments is home to continuing students. While it does not have themed housing or an LLC inside the community, the HAs who live in the apartments still help develop community through resident engagement and programming.
Tamarack is the newest Residential Building at Muir College and is lovingly called, "Tammy" by those who call this place home!
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