Apply to be an RPA!

NIAHD is now accepting applications for Summer 2025 RPAs.

NIAHD is looking for responsible and enthusiastic individuals to serve as Resident Program Assistants (RPAs) for our Summer 2025 Pre-College Program.

Positions are available in either of the 2025 Summer Sessions:

RPA Position Description
What is the Pre-College Program? The Pre-College Program in American History is a fast-paced, in-depth, immersive college experience for high school students. Participating students take a W&M history class and earn 4 hours of college credit. Classes take daily trips to historic sites and museums, study college-level texts, write analytical essays, and participate in discussion seminars. Participants live in a dorm with other Pre-College Program students and their RPAs for 3 weeks.
Position Description RPAs live in the dorm and and serve to chaperone, mentor, and support high school students who are enrolled in NIAHD's Pre-College Program. RPAs assist with various program needs including helping with logistics on the daily site visits, driving vans, and planning weekend activities.
Job Requirements This is a full-time responsibility for 3 1/2 weeks (4 days of training plus the 3-week Pre-College Program). Working as an RPA requires helping students, serving as a role model, and cooperating with the full NIAHD team.
Eligibility RPAs may be graduate or undergraduate students, preferably with an interest in working with high school students and/or an interest in history. RPAs do not need to be history majors.
Compensation RPAs are provided room and board for 3 1/2 weeks in addition to a competitive salary.
Application Deadline Please send your application to NIAHD by March 31, 2025.