Assistant Director of Student Conduct

Job Opportunities at Buffalo State University

Buffalo State is one of the largest comprehensive schools in the State University of New York system. As a civically minded, urban‑engaged campus community located in the city’s cultural corridor, Buffalo State prides itself as having smaller learning environments coupled with larger university opportunities. Boasting a diverse and inclusive campus, Buffalo State is committed to the intellectual, personal, and professional growth of its students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

The school’s mission is to deliver a broad array of high-quality and distinctive academic programs infused with diversity, creativity, and hands‑on learning opportunities for hardworking students who seek a personalized and affordable education that engages their minds and advances their careers. Buffalo State is dedicated to excellence in teaching, research, service, scholarship, creative activity, and cultural enrichment. With degree programs in education, the arts, science, arts and humanities, and professional studies, each year over 6,000 students choose Buffalo State.

Buffalo State welcomes applicants who are committed to helping us fulfill our mission.

Internal applications will be given priority consideration for the position of Assistant Director of Student Conduct.

The Assistant Director (AD) serves as one of the University’s student conduct officers and reports to the Associate Dean of Students. The AD assists in the oversight of the student conduct system, creating, training, and convening conduct panels and assisting with training staff on conduct policies and practices. The AD serves as an advocate for student interests under the Code of Conduct, placing the interests of students as expressed in the Code as the highest priority in operating the student conduct system;

additionally, the AD will serve as the primary adjudicator for TIX referrals. The Assistant Director of Student Conduct will assist in addressing and investigating reported infractions of the Student Code of Conduct, conducting educational sessions for university community members, tracking violations, and scheduling Student Conduct administrative and board hearings as required. The AD stipulates and enforces sanctions for individual student respondents that are based on due process, progressive discipline, student development practices, restorative justice, personal responsibility, and educational interventions.

The AD ensures consistency of sanctions and assists students with understanding the Code, Student Bill of Rights, and the entire University conduct system. The AD assists in championing process improvement initiatives and projects within the department and division. They will actively participate in division‑wide projects and will participate in University‑wide programming such as Open House, Move In, Move Out, Orientation, Commencement, etc.

The AD will serve as back up in the day‑to‑day operations in the absence of the Associate Dean of Students. Due to the nature of student conduct processes, the position may require availability outside of standard business hours, including evenings, to attend hearings and meetings.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. If you currently need sponsorship or will need it in the future to maintain employment authorization, you do not meet eligibility requirements. Additionally, please note that Buffalo State University is not an E‑Verify employer.

• Master’s Degree.
• Progressive experience in higher education.
• Demonstrated ability to administer a college student conduct program and knowledge of legal issues and policies that affect college student conduct.
• Experience dealing with sensitive and confidential issues with a commitment to the importance of diversity, and demonstrated ability to maintain records pertaining to individual student cases and ensure that safeguards are in place to protect those records from loss, theft, or misuse.
• Must be detail‑oriented, with the ability to investigate incidents, gather data, reason logically, and draw valid conclusions within a specified timeframe.
• Must be able to handle…