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Assistant Deans in the Division of Student Affairs have programmatic, student support, and incident response responsibility areas.

• Programmatic responsibilities may include program design, implementation, and/or support services related to the first-year experience and second-year experience.
• Student support responsibilities include mentoring, training, and/or supervising professional staff and student leaders, as well as helping students solve problems and respond appropriately to challenges and/or crises.
• Incident response and crisis management responsibilities include serving in an upper-level on-call rotation to provide support to the entry-level on-call rotation and providing care and support to residential students post-incidents.

The below qualifications are required or preferred, as noted.

Required

• A Master’s degree in student affairs administration, higher education administration, or a related field.
• An understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as demonstrated leadership and effectiveness in promoting respect and appreciation for diversity and pluralism among students and staff.
• Professional experience in a housing and residence life position.
• A minimum of six (6) years of progressive professional experience.

Preferred

• Experience in supervising residence life staff.
• Ability to utilize technology in the delivery of student programs.
• A minimum of seven (7) years of progressive professional experience.

A competitive applicant for the Assistant Dean position will possess many of the following preferred knowledge areas, skills, and abilities:

• A passion for housing and residence life and partnering with student leaders.
• Excellent organizational, oral, and written communication skills.
• The ability to gain students’ confidence, and provide sound advice to full-time staff, graduate staff, student staff, and students.
• Resourcefulness, with a talent for knitting together multiple resources, evaluating information, and identifying alternative solutions.
• Capability to work both independently and as part of a team (i.e. provides direct support to senior professionals and completes tasks without immediate supervision).
• Capacity to conceptualize the University's educational mission, strategic aims, and programs, with an understanding of University student culture and the student self-governance model.

Residence Life Coordinators have responsibilities in programmatic and student support, and incident response support areas.

• Programmatic responsibilities will include community building in the residential areas and assisting in the development and implementation of programs that enhance the first- and second-year experience as outlined in the University's 2030 plan.
• Student support responsibilities include mentoring, training, and/or supervising student staff and student leaders, as well as helping students solve problems and respond appropriately to challenges and/or crises.
• Finally, Residence Life Coordinators will have responsibilities relating to incident response and crisis management.

• A Bachelor's degree and minimum of two years of experience are required. A master's degree or equivalent in Counseling, Higher Education, Student Affairs Administration, or other related field is preferred. Relevant student experience may be considered.
• An understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion is required, as well as experience in promoting respect and appreciation for diversity and pluralism among students and staff.