Residence Hall Director

Student and Campus Life (SCL) inspires transformation in all Cornell students on their journey of individual, academic, and personal evolution. Our division is comprised of leading student affairs experts who support our campus on pressing student life matters including public service, health, wellness, social justice, residential living, food services, sports, recreation, career services, and student activities and organizations including sorority and fraternity life.

We provide support and services to roughly 25,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students on multiple campuses in the U.S. and abroad.

The Office of Housing and Residential Life is committed to providing a residential experience of the highest quality for each of our residents. This includes providing a safe, comfortable, and purposeful living and learning environment aligned with university values and learning goals. Through partnerships with university faculty and staff, we foster students' personal growth, critical thinking, intellectual engagement, and social responsibility that is designed to educate, challenge, and develop our students.

Pillars of our Residential Experience

* Belonging at Cornell

* Social Responsibility

* Academic Empowerment

* Culture of Care

* Navigating Transitions

First-year/Upper-level

Our first-year and upper-level student housing focuses on transitioning students as they begin or continue through their Cornell and college journey. Communities have a variety of configurations and sizes, but all are coed (all gender) with the exception of one building which is open to female and non-binary-identified students only. Regardless of size, all residence halls are supportive communities for residents to learn, develop, and come together in a variety of ways.

You can find details on all of our residential communities by visiting: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-housing

You can find information specifically for first-year communities by visiting: -housing

You can find information specifically for upper-level communities by visiting: -housing

Program Houses

Program Houses are themed- living communities which focus on a variety of interests and identities. These close-knit communities have a high level of involvement with regular events, programming, and outreach opportunities, often in collaboration with their specific themed-living community organized student leaders and affiliated alumni. More information regarding our program houses can be found at this link: -houses

The Residence Hall Director (RHD) is a 12-month, live-in position that provides leadership, community and program development, administrative management, student conduct management, and support for a particular community ranging from 60-600 undergraduate students. Depending on the type and size of the residence hall, the RHD will supervise, train, and utilize approximately 5-20 resident advisors (RA), or other student leaders. The RHD will work collaboratively with their teams and with a cohort of Faculty and Community Fellows, Faculty-in-Residence in some first-year communities, and/or appropriate campus partners.

The RHD is expected to support student involvement, development, and social responsibility by providing a safe, inclusive, and engaging living environment.

Success Factors

A successful Residence Hall Director (RHD) must demonstrate supervision, administrative, and communication skills to support individual and student success through community engagement and intentional interactions. The RHD should have a commitment to working with diverse populations of students and can successfully collaborate with academic departments, University offices, and alumni groups as appropriate. The RHD must remain flexible, supportive, and engaged through exercising decision making that aligns with departmental values, policies, and procedures to…