Associate Director for Involvement & Orientation

Job Description The Opportunity This position manages a unit that provides programs and events to build community, welcome and orient new students, and support a lively campus culture. The Associate Director plans and implements New Student Orientation programs and the department’s large-scale signature events such as Homecoming and Blue & Gold Week. In addition, this position supervises the Assistant Director for Campus Activities and a graduate assistant.

The Associate Director reports to the Executive Director and is part of a collaborative team of professionals supporting student engagement across a wide range of areas that also include student organizations, student government, fraternity & sorority life, and the Student Union.

About us For over 100 years, Embry-Riddle has been the world's leading aviation and aerospace university, educating more than 30,000 students across residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, as well as through a global network of Worldwide locations and online programs. With more than 165,000 alumni around the world, our impact reaches every corner of the aerospace, aviation, defense and technology industries.

Today, our faculty, researchers and professional staff are advancing innovation across aviation, space, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, autonomous systems and next-generation engineering. Working alongside industry leaders, government agencies and innovators, they are solving real-world challenges and shaping the technologies that will define tomorrow.

Whether you are an educator, researcher, administrator, technologist or industry professional, your work at Embry-Riddle will contribute to something bigger than a job. Join a community driven by discovery, purpose and excellence—and help shape the future of aerospace.

Generous Time Off:
Enjoy up to 18 days of paid leave in your first year, including 3 days granted upon hire and 15 days accrued throughout the year. You'll also receive 9+ paid holidays, including the day after Thanksgiving and the week between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day.

Tuition Coverage:
Get 100% tuition coverage for yourself for one undergraduate and one graduate degree, and discounted rates for your spouse and dependent children up to age 26.Retirement Contributions: ERAU contributes 6% of your base salary to your retirement plan and offers a 4% matching contribution – with no vesting period.

Personal Leave:
Relax with 15 days of personal leave for non-exempt employees or 18 days for exempt full-time employees in your first year.

Qualifications Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree in Student Affairs, Counseling, Higher Ed Administration or related field preferred.

A minimum of 2-3 years of full-time experience in higher ed student affairs is required.

Experience coordinating major events, preferably in a university setting, is required.

Demonstrated knowledge of best practices and professional standards in the areas of Orientation programming, campus events programming, student development, and student advising.

Ability to work evening and weekend hours.

To submit your application for this opportunity, please visit the Embry-Riddle Career Site and search for requisition number R312104. Please attach all relevant materials to your application when you apply online. Complete submissions include:

Cover letter

Resume

Contact information for at least three professional references (please note that references may be contacted as part of the interview/screening process)
Current Embry-Riddle employees:
Please apply directly through the ERAU Employee Hub Central application within Workday.

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