Assistant Director of Residence

Assistant Director Of Residence Life

The Assistant Director serves as a central staff member for the Office of Residence Life and provides guidance, direction, and support for the overall mission, vision, and goals of the residential program s live-on position is responsible for the direct and indirect supervision of 6-12 live-in staff members. The assistant directors oversee a variety of central and collateral duties. This position directly manages the resident assistant recruitment and selection process.

Available for immediate hire and we are open to a January 4, 2027 start date.

Supervise, train and evaluate full-time master's level area coordinators and resident directors, bachelor's level community managers, and/or part-time graduate student staff members (40%)

Assume leadership of one of these departmental initiatives: (25%)

• Resident Assistant Recruitment & Selection
• Student Leadership Development
• Resident Assistant Training and Development
• Professional Staff Training and Development
• Departmental Celebration and Recognition
• other departmental initiatives

Manage crises and serious incidents in collaboration with supervises, Resident Assistants, other central staff members, and university resources (15%)

Teach departmental or divisional related courses (10%)

Assist with University, divisional, and departmental student retention initiatives (10%)

Maintain high visibility and availability, including regularly touring the halls and interacting with heads of hall

Serve as a hearing administrator as needed, including but not limited to adjudication of individual hearings and/or serving as a member of the university hearing board

Fulfill other general duties assigned by the Office of Residence Life, Division of Student Life and/or Miami University

• Master's degree
• At least 3 years post-master's professional experience in higher education residence life, as of the start date

• Master's degree in higher education, student affairs, social work, or other closely related field
• Experience leading resident assistant recruitment and selection
• Experience supervising graduate or professional staff

• Serve as a role model for all professional/student staff and residents in personal and professional behaviors
• Ability to cultivate a positive and engaging living environment, maintain high visibility, and interact effectively with students, parents, and colleagues
• Ability to work some evening and weekend hours and respond to crises at any time due to the on-call nature of the position
• Experience responding to crises, safety, security, and facilities issues
• Knowledge of managing, expending, reconciling programming funds, and practicing ethical stewardship of university resources
• Ability to supervise, lead, train, mentor, and evaluate professional and paraprofessional staff teams
• Ability to maintain a positive, collaborative relationship with staff, parents, students and campus partners
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

• Skill in overseeing, coordinating, and implementing resident assistant recruitment
• Understanding of principles used to develop residents and create a supportive living environment (implicitly required for course instruction, advising, and programming)
• Experience or ability to teach a university course
• Knowledge of appropriate documentation processes for behavioral issues and procedures for serving as a student conduct hearing administrator or board member
• Experience with implementing new technology and/or assessment

Additional Position Information (if applicable)

Required Application Documents

Resume, cover letter

Special Instructions (if applicable)

none

Additional Information

A criminal background check is required. All campuses are smoke- and tobacco-free campuses.

This organization participates in E-Verify.

Remote Work For positions that are approved for remote work:
Remote work is not a right, it is a work arrangement that can be modified or revoked by Miami University at any time for any reason, including the convenience of the University.

Reasonable Accommodations Requests for reasonable accommodations for disabilities related to employment should be directed to ADA Faculty

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