Associate Director
Listed on 2026-06-21
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Education / Teaching
Education Administration, University Professor -
Management
Education Administration
About The Job
The Associate Director of the Center for Jewish Studies (CJS) serves as an integral part of the Center’s leadership team. The Center for Jewish Studies is the intellectual, instructional, and programmatic home for Jewish Studies at the University of Minnesota. The Center is a research hub that also offers an undergraduate curriculum (major and minor in Jewish Studies) and engages in extensive community outreach programming.
This role requires excellent management and communication skills, and it is expected that the Associate Director has broad expertise in the field of Jewish studies. The Associate Director oversees day‑to‑day operations of the Center, manages CJS communications in consultation with the Director, assists in the planning and administration of conferences, symposia, and community outreach activities, assists the director in fundraising activities, manages the undergraduate curriculum, and teaches one undergraduate course in both the fall and spring terms.
The Associate Director is a full‑time, continuous 12‑month position reporting to the Director of the Center for Jewish Studies, with flexibility to work remotely on days when an on‑campus presence is not required. The on‑campus office location is 216 Pillsbury Dr. on the Twin Cities East Bank.
Primary Responsibilities Administrative Leadership (50%)- Manage daily operations of the Center, including responding to inquiries from CJS faculty, students, campus partners, community partners, and community members.
- Supervise the CJS Outreach Coordinator, collaborating and communicating closely about daily operations, budgetary matters, communication strategies, as well as the planning and administration of long‑term projects and CJS programming.
- Collaborate with the Outreach Coordinator and with CLA External Relations in maintaining and updating the CJS website, providing content as needed.
- Coordinate with the Director on the appropriate management of CJS budget and fiscal affairs.
- Serve as co‑chair (with the Director) of the Jewish Studies steering committee.
- Collaborate with the Director on the planning and organization of conferences, symposia, and lectures, including the annual Community Lecture series (a high‑profile series of 6‑8 lectures each year by visiting scholars, held off‑campus).
- Collaborate with the Outreach Coordinator in the writing and production of the Community Lecture Series brochure.
- Assist the Director in constituting the Community Advisory Board, communicating with the Advisory Board, and conducting Advisory Board meetings.
- Develop the content, write, edit, and produce the CJS Annual Magazine, including soliciting articles from faculty and graduate students, writing profile pieces about faculty members, and showcasing the achievements of the faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates.
- Build and strengthen relationships between the Jewish Studies program and departments and units across the university.
- Assist the Director in development activities, including producing fundraising literature and organizing meetings with donors and potential donors.
- Serve as a knowledge resource, with the Director, to College and University administrators as well as other units seeking advice and consultation on matters related to Jewish history, culture, identity, and observance, as well as antisemitism.
- Engage in outreach activities that promote the vitality and visibility of Jewish Studies locally and in the wider scholarly community.
- Assist the Director in developing and administering internal program reviews.
- Serve as Director of Undergraduate Studies with primary responsibility for advising undergraduate majors and minors in Jewish studies.
- Coordinate advising practices with appropriate CLA and University offices (e.g., advising, Honors, Learning Abroad) to facilitate student progress and enhance student learning.
- Ensure student APAS reports are current and accurate.
- Evaluate transfer courses (in TES), in consultation with CJS faculty, for acceptance toward the Jewish studies major or minor.
- In collaboration with the Director, develop strategies for building enrollments…
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