Assistant Dean of Recruiting and Admissions

## Assistant Dean of Recruiting and Admissions Apply:
William

B. Hatcher Hall:
Full time:
Posted Today:
End Date:
October 26, 2026 (13 days left to apply):
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Title:

Assistant Dean of Recruiting and Admissions## Position Type:

Professional / Unclassified## Department:

LSUAM AA
- Grad
- Office of Strategic Initiatives (Sibel Bargu Ates ) (Inherited))##

Work Location:

William

B. Hatcher Hall## Pay Grade:

Professional##

Job Description:

Position provides strategic leadership and comprehensive oversight of the recruiting, admissions, onboarding, documents and records processes for the Graduate School. As the primary lead, this role collaborates closely with academic departments to set and achieve enrollment goals, ensuring alignment with the Graduate School’s overall strategic objectives. The position provides leadership and oversight for Slate, the Graduate School’s customer relationship management (CRM) and admissions platform, including its effective use to support recruitment, application processing, communications, admissions workflows, reporting, and enrollment management.

The position plays a key role in ensuring Slate processes, functionality, and data support the operational and strategic needs of the Graduate School and its academic programs. The position manages full-time staff and graduate assistants by fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment focused on professional development and team cohesion. Provides clear direction and support to ensure the team effectively handles all aspects of recruiting, admissions, onboarding, documents and records, and related systems and processes.

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* Job Responsibilities:

** Establish a clear vision for student-centered recruitment, admission, and onboarding processes, ensuring alignment with the Graduate School’s Strategic Plan. Lead the development and execution of a comprehensive recruitment, admission, and onboarding program for graduate students, with a focus on data-driven strategies to optimize outcomes and enhance the student experience. Continuously review, analyze, and revamp the Graduate School’s recruitment, admission, and onboarding processes using data-driven insights.

Identify and implement improvements based on metrics and feedback to streamline operations and enhance effectiveness. Utilize data analytics to track and evaluate the success of recruitment campaigns, admission processes, and onboarding initiatives, making informed decisions to drive strategic adjustments and achieve enrollment goals. 25%  Collaborate with academic colleges, departments, and campus partners to develop and refine programming that supports the recruitment, admission, and onboarding of graduate students.

Create and implement new processes and programming as needed to ensure a seamless transition for admitted students from enrollment through to Graduate School’s Orientation. Serve as the primary liaison between the Graduate School and various stakeholders, including applicants, academic departments, and related units. 20%  The Assistant Dean of the Graduate Admissions is responsible for leading and managing a team of staff and graduate assistants who oversee the day-to-day operations of recruiting, admissions, and onboarding processes.

This role involves supervising the team to ensure efficient handling of all inquiries from prospective students, managing the graduate…