Assistant Registrar – Curriculum Management

Assistant Registrar

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) is seeking an experienced and collaborative professional to serve as Assistant Registrar for Curriculum Management. This position plays a critical role in advancing effective curriculum operations by leading college-level curriculum management, catalog administration, policy compliance, and process improvement initiatives.

The Assistant Registrar serves as the functional lead for curriculum-related registrar operations within CALS. This position ensures that curriculum data, course approvals, catalog content, degree requirement coding, governance actions, and related student-facing processes are accurate, timely, compliant, and aligned with university, state, federal, and accrediting requirements.

The Assistant Registrar works closely with faculty, academic departments, curriculum committees, college leadership, and university partners to support thoughtful curriculum development and continuous improvement. This role provides expertise in curriculum policy interpretation, governance processes, and systems coordination while helping translate academic goals into compliant, student-centered, and operationally effective solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead curriculum operations for CALS, including course proposal management, curriculum governance support, catalog updates, and curricular compliance review.
• Interpret and apply institutional policies, academic regulations, and external requirements to support effective curriculum decision-making.
• Coordinate curriculum systems and processes that impact degree audits, enrollment, reporting, and student academic pathways.
• Partner with faculty, course coordinators, academic leaders, and governance groups to facilitate curriculum development and implementation.
• Collaborate with the Office of the University Registrar, Enrollment Compliance and Design, Institutional Research and Planning, and other campus partners to ensure accurate and consistent curriculum information.
• Analyze curriculum data and workflows to identify opportunities for process improvement, efficiency, and enhanced service delivery.
• Support the adoption of curriculum-related technologies, development of training resources, and implementation of new or revised processes.
• Contribute to staff development and training for registrar team members.

This is a full-time (40 hours/week), three-year term contract college position based in Ithaca, NY, with the possibility of extension. This position follows a 4:1 campus-to-home hybrid work arrangement. This hybrid work arrangement is subject to change at any time. Work hours are 8:00am-4:30pm Monday through Thursday and 8:00am-3:30pm on Fridays.

About the CALS Office of Academic Programs

The unit provides support and oversight for the Office of Admissions, the Office of Student Services, the Office of Curriculum Development and Instructional Support (OCDIS), and the Professional Masters Programs. The office also oversees the curricular and compliance efforts across the college. Enrollment representatives within Cornell's colleges, schools, and units regularly collaborate and partner with the Enrollment Division to accomplish the University's enrollment goals.

What We Need

We are seeking a team member with registrar experience, a proven ability to collaborate effectively with faculty and senior leadership, and excellent written communication skills. Additionally, you will have:

• A Bachelor's degree and 2–3 years of progressive experience in a student services, registrar, or academic program management environment or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply complex academic policies, compliance regulations, and governance procedures.
• Ability to establish and sustain collaborative working relationships across diverse institutional stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to synthesize data from multiple systems and present findings clearly.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent deadlines and priorities with minimal supervision.
• Strong leadership skills and initiative; ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Demonstrated ability to develop documentation and deliver effective training.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, inclusion, and accessibility in academic services.
• Meticulous attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy and record integrity.
• Honesty, integrity, and the ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; ability to tailor communications for faculty, students, staff, and senior administrators.
• Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing.
• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members.

• Experience modeling values that support inclusion, belonging, and wellbeing.
• Ability to cultivate and develop…