The Allston Burr Senior Tutor, or simply the Senior Tutor, is the highest-ranking academic officer of an undergraduate House at Harvard College. In this capacity, the Senior Tutor is effectively the academic dean of the house, and the administrator of resident and non-resident tutors. In most circumstances, the Senior Tutor holds a doctoral degree in his or her field of study but does not hold tenure as a Professor at Harvard University. Within the academic departments of the University and among the faculty, the Senior Tutor is always outranked by the House Master that holds an endowed chair on the faculty. However within the House community, the Senior Tutor is in charge of academic matters and undergraduate advising.

All Allston Burr Senior Tutors sit on the Administrative Board of Harvard College, and report to the Dean of the College.