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Recruitment for Resident Assistants

The Residential Education Office (REO) is recruiting Resident Assistants (RAs) for the 2026-2027 academic year. To apply for the job, please see below for additional information and application instructions.

Please note the RA job is not a work-study job and is not eligible for work-study.

What is a Resident Assistant (RA)?

The Resident Assistant (RA) is a “Casual/Restricted,” (meaning Student Assistant), part-time live-in student leader appointment within Student Housing and Dining Services (SHDS). The RA assists with the growth of residents and helps create a positive community. Under the supervision of the Resident Director (RD), the RA serves as a resource to residents to help them create their Aggie home.

Deadline to submit Application Form: by 11:59 PM on Friday, November 14th, 2025.

Who can be an RA?

  • Undergraduate/Graduate students that meet our minimum eligibility requirements:
  • Maintain full-time status (minimum 12 units per quarter) as an undergraduate/graduate student with a minimum 2.2 UC cumulative grade point average (GPA).
  • Complete and pass 12 units per quarter.
  • Maintain good academic and judicial standing with the University, SHDS and the Office of Student Support & Judicial Affairs (OSSJA). Withdrawing from the quarter at any time, including retroactive withdrawals, is not permitted. Failure to meet these requirements may result in withdrawal of this offer and/or release from employment.
  • Maintain eligibility for a housing contract in the assigned location and follow all contractual expectations for living in the assigned space.

For more detailed information, please review the Resident Assistant Job Description.

Timeline

  • Application Opening: Oct 20, 2025
  • Application Deadline: Nov 14, 2025, by 11:59 PM
  • Interview Upload Deadline: Nov 21, 2025, by 11:59 PM
  • Current RA Returning Application deadline: December 12, 2025, by 11:59 PM
  • Offer Letters will be emailed to UC Davis email accounts: mid to late February 2026
  • Housing Fair for selected 2026-2027 RAs: March 11, 2026, Location TBD

The proposed timeline is subject to change.

Interested candidates are encouraged to consider applying to live at The Green at West Village with Student Housing & Dining Services. (Living with us now? Check out our Returning Residents Program.) If you do enter into a contract to live at The Green at West Village you will be able to cancel the housing contract if you are offered and accept the RA job offer.

How do I apply?

Before completing the application:

  1. Attend a workshop or talk to an RA.
  2. Attend an In-person or Virtual Informational Meeting: Information sessions will be held at various times in late October and the beginning of November (see the schedule below).
  3. Visit the Career Center to sharpen your interviewing skills with mock interviews and best practices for interviewing.
  4. Do your research!
    1. Google "Resident Assistant interview questions"
    2. Read the job description(s)
    3. Talk to an RA about their experience to learn all aspects of the job (the fun & the not-so-fun)
    4. Practice your interviewing skills! Grab a friend and practice with each other!
      1. Be articulate.
      2. Provide specific examples for each response.
      3. https://icc.ucdavis.edu/interview/prepare
Date Time Location
Week 4: Tuesday, October 21, 2025 7:00PM-8:00PM Cuarto: Multi-Purpose Room
Week 4: Thursday, October 23, 2025 7:00PM-8:00PM Green: Community Center
Week 5: Tuesday, October 28, 2025 5:00PM-6:00PM VIRTUAL/Zoom(link will be added after 10/28/2025)
Week 5: Wednesday, October 29, 2025 3:00PM-4:00PM Segundo: Thompson Main
Week 6: Monday, November 3, 2025 5:00PM-6:00PM Tercero: Scrub Oak
Week 6: Wednesday, November 5, 2025 5:00PM-6:00PM Green: Community Center
Week 6: Thursday, November 6, 2025 3:00PM-4:00PM Segundo: Thompson Main
Week 7: Wednesday, November 12, 2025 7:00PM-8:00PM Cuarto: Multi-Purpose Room
Week 7: Friday, November 14, 2025 5:00PM-6:00PM Tercero: Scrub Oak

How to complete and submit the application:

The application form will ask you for general information and ensure you understand the job you are applying for.

Once you submit the application, you will receive an automated email with instructions on how to complete the interview portion of the application.

All completed applications MUST be submitted on or prior to Friday November 14th, 2025, by 11:59 PM.

Application Link: https://ucdavis.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1LFDVtoXbl4b7AG

Your application IS NOT complete until the interview portion is completed.

After Submitting the Application

The information below will also be in the email sent to your UC Davis email once the application is submitted.

Now that you have completed the application, it is time for your interview. Interviews will be held in a one-way interview format, also known as an asynchronous interview. A one-way video interview is where only you, the candidate, is present. We will use Box.com for you to submit your audio recording of each question.

Here is a short document of tips & tricks for doing an asynchronous interview for your preparation purposes. The interview will consist of 8 questions (listed below) and you will have 2 minutes to answer each question. You can expect to spend a minimum of 30-60 minutes preparing, recording and submitting your interview responses correctly.

How to format and submit your Audio Interview Files:

For each interview question, you will have a maximum of 2 minutes. If an answer to a question is longer than 2 minutes, we will stop evaluating at the 2-minute mark.

  • It is your responsibility to keep track of your time. Ensure you provide yourself enough time to submit the quiz.
  • Please submit an audio recording of your answer to each interview question.
  • Record each answer separately into individual audio files to have a separate file for each of the interview questions.
  • Label each file with your Student ID # and Question #, Example: 123456789, Question 1.
    • Upload your files to the secure folder by clicking here.

If you need help creating audio-only recordings:

Recording Audio on a PC

Recording Audio on a Mac

Interview Questions:

  1. Tell us about something you’ve learned recently that helped you better understand people with experiences or perspectives different from your own. How might you apply that understanding in your role as a Resident Assistant?
  2. Share an experience that demonstrates your leadership potential and personal growth. What did you learn, and how has it prepared you for the RA job?
  3. Reflecting on your past experiences working on a team or community setting, what is one strength that you contribute when working on a team, and what is one area you would like to improve upon?
  4. We want to ensure that you can be a successful student and RA. How have you prepared for weeks when you have multiple exams and have had to balance other responsibilities?
  5. The motto for the Residential Education Office is "Creating your Aggie Home.” Keeping our motto in mind, what are two things you will do as a RA to make students feel at home in your building?
  6. Conflict can arise in any community or relationship. Can you share a recent example where you successfully navigated a disagreement or misunderstanding with a roommate/suitemate or peer? How did you approach resolving it, and what did you learn that you could apply in your role as a student leader?
  7. As an RA, you are expected to be an academic role model. What specific actions would you take to support academic success within your community?
  8. As a student leader, you will help enforce the student housing and dining services policies. How would your responses differ if you had a positive, negative, or no previous relationship with the student violating the policy?

Interview Questions (Audio)

If you would like to hear the interview questions, in addition to reading them, please visit the following resources.

How to have a PDF read aloud

How to Listen to a Webpage using Chrome

How to Listen to a web page using Safari

After submitting the Interview

Student Housing & Dining Services will contact you about the status of your candidacy in the Winter Quarter. We do prioritize letting candidates know their status prior to university housing deadlines for the next year.

Questions or Concerns? Email studenthousing@ucdavis.edu

You Belong Here

Student Affairs programs and services are open to all, consistent with state and federal law as well as the University of California’s nondiscrimination policies. Every initiative—whether a student service or community event—is designed to be accessible, inclusive and respectful of all identities. To learn more, visit UC Nondiscrimination Statement or Nondiscrimination Policy Statement for University of California Publications Regarding Student-Related Matters.