Residence Education Coordinator

Michigan Technological University is an R1 technological research university founded in 1885 in Houghton. Our rural campus is situated just miles from Lake Superior in Michigan's scenic Upper Peninsula and is home to nearly 7,500 students from more than 60 countries around the world. Consistently ranked among the best universities in the country for return on investment, Michigan's flagship technological university offers more than 185 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

Research focus areas include defense, health, energy, automotive, environment, and aerospace.

The area's waters, forests, and snowfall support year-round recreation, including skiing, snowboarding, hiking, biking, and paddling. The University is an integral part of the region, supported by a friendly and welcoming community that takes pride in being a true college town. We embrace our size, climate, sense of adventure, and originality.

As a member of the Residential Living team at Michigan Technological University, the Residence Education Coordinator will assume a vital role in the residence life program for the growth of the individual through community living. The Residence Education Coordinator is responsible for providing and supporting student development and leadership, building community, and promoting learning in the residence halls. This is a 12-month live-in position.

This position is limited to a four-year term. For more information, visit mtu.edu/housing/staff/rec/

• 1. Create a community of engaged learners in the residence halls.
• 2. Assist in the development, implementation, evaluation, and tracking of all materials and processes related to the residential learning model.
• 3. Actively engage in creating an inclusive, welcoming, and professional work environment for staff, students, and visitors.
• 4. Oversee and support activities that help students develop resilience and community, based on the residential learning model.
• 5. Recruit, train, supervise, evaluate, recognize, and provide leadership for senior resident assistants and resident assistants.
• 6. Maintain visibility and availability with staff and students through daily social interaction and attendance at hall functions. Support and attend department and campus events.
• 7. Participate in a duty rotation providing 24 hour, 365 days per year on-call responsibilities, including response to emergency situations and crisis support.
• 8. Advise and support residential student organizations in leadership development and initiatives.
• 9. Review reports related to students of concern, collaborating with other university departments to provide support.
• 10. Serve as a hearing officer and act as a liaison with Academic and Community Conduct.
• 11. Collaborate with other departments in Student Affairs and across campus to ensure that services delivered to students are audience-specific, timely, culturally-relevant, needs-based, aligned with leadership's priorities and student learning outcomes, and can be evaluated.
• 12. Develop, propose, and manage approved programming budgets based on data and event requirements.
• 13. Coordinate and expand academic-related services and programs including collaboration with faculty, staff, and students, which create and enhance the living-learning environment.
• 14. Participate in academic interventions with students as assigned.
• 15. Assist with the review, updates, and maintenance of the staff crisis protocol, staff manuals, online forms, residence hall policies and procedures, web pages, etc.
• 16. Commit to learning about continuous improvement strategies and applying them to everyday work. Actively engage in University continuous improvement initiatives.
• 17. Apply safety-related knowledge, skills, and practices to everyday work.

• * Bachelor's degree completed by January 1, 2027.

• * Two years residence life experience as an undergraduate or graduate resident assistant (or equivalent) or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired.

• * Master's Degree in student affairs/student development/higher education or related field.
• * Previous experience working with a residential curriculum.
• * Previous experience supervising undergraduate students.
• * Previous experience advising student organizations in a higher education setting.
• * Previous experience in student affairs working with…