Resident Advisor ; STUDENT​/STUDY

Resident Advisor 2026-27 (STUDENT/WORK STUDY)

Interested candidates must apply online through careers.umich.edu. Position will be posted through June 21, 2026. Application materials will not be accepted via email.

A cover letter and resume are required for consideration for this position; the cover letter should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter must contain answers to the following six questions (last question is optional) and must also include 2 references including Name, Phone Number, Position, and E-mail. If you do not respond to these questions and supply 2 references, you will not be considered for this position.

• Why are you applying to be a Resident Advisor? Why do you think you would be a good fit for the RA role?
• What are your strengths? What skills do you hope to gain from being an RA? What aspect(s) of the RA position do you anticipate being the most challenging for you personally?
• What characteristics do you think enable staff members to work together well as a team? What characteristics do you think hinder the effectiveness of a team? What would you bring to the team as an RA?
• How might you initiate meaningful interactions with each of your residents? How will you connect your residents to each other? How will you encourage participation in the broader UM-Flint community? Please provide specific examples for each question.
• Describe a time you explored a culture or identity different from your own. What did you learn? How would you use this experience in the RA position?
• Please tell us about a person who has been a positive influence in your life. What behaviors have they shown that makes them a good role model? How would you emulate these attributes in the RA position?
• (Optional Response) Are you interested in serving as a Resident Advisor for a Residential Learning or Theme Community? If so, please briefly explain which learning/theme community and why. Potential HRL learning and theme communities for the  academic year are:
  Leadership, Gender & Sexuality, Health and Wellbeing, Honors, and Cultural Exchange. More information about these communities can be found at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

The Resident Advisor position is essential to the success of the students in the residence hall. The staff in Housing and Residential Life will be committed to an educational approach in order to provide for the most meaningful experience for our residents.

Key responsibilities of the position include implementation of Housing and Residential Life's mission and learning outcomes.

Housing and Residential Life learning outcomes include:

• Community Engagement
• Student Development
• Academic Integration
• Growth Mindset

Community Engagement
: creating opportunities to help develop the whole student in a manner that builds responsible living and contributes to student learning. RAs will implement this learning outcome by:

• Developing relationships with their residents. RAs are expected to have regular one-on-one interactions in order to get to know each resident individually. RAs will also help to connect residents to one another.
• Building community in the residence hall by participating and encouraging casual social interaction, planning and implementing social and educational programming, and demonstrating consistent availability and accessibility to residents.
• Becoming well acquainted with and knowledgeable about residents, academic, and social progress. RAs will alert HRL about residents who appear to need additional support, and make contact with students at the direction of HRL and/or other university officials.
• Leading floor and community meetings as needed to address community issues and relay important information. RAs also assist residents in proactively addressing individual and community conflict.
• Supporting their residents' leadership development through the encouragement of involvement in Hall Council.
• Designing passive educational strategies such as bulletin boards and door decorations to better enhance the community.
• Support the dining service and staff by eating with residents, and providing consistent and constructive feedback to assist in continuing to develop a positive dining experience.

Student Development
: crafting community through responsible communication, decision making, and behavior that considers both individual and collective needs. RAs will implement this learning outcome by:

• Encouraging students to act with reason, to assume responsibility for their actions, and to be consistently considerate of the rights and freedoms of others.
• Being attentive to and reporting all health and safety concerns in the residence hall.
• Interpreting and explaining the Code of Student Conduct (CSC) and Community Living Standards (CSL) to students and hold students accountable in a fair and objective manner.
• Documenting all violations of the CSC and CLS in a fair and objective manner, and participating as required in the student conduct process.
• Modeling…