Associate Director, Residence

Job Title

Associate Director, Residence Life

Student Life Residence

Regular

Salary

$70,000

$76,250

Salary will be commensurate with the level of the position, education, and experience.

40

Yes

The Associate Director is a member of the Residence Life leadership team, supervises mid-level professionals, and assumes department-wide responsibilities.

The Associate Director of Residence Life is a member of the Residence Life leadership team, led by the Director. The Associate Director supervises mid-level professionals who each oversee teams of live-in Residence Life staff (full-time professionals and GAs). The Associate Director is central to the department and assumes department-wide responsibilities.

• Supervise, train, and evaluate Assistant Directors of Residence Life and their direct and indirect reports.
• Assume leadership of one or more of these departmental initiatives:
  • Professional staff recruitment
  • Departmental budget oversight and tracking
  • Departmental technology oversight
  • Departmental assessment
  • Liaison with Campus Services and Physical Facilities
  • Admissions event coordination
  • Liaison with Environmental Safety & Risk Management
  • Coordinate departmental communications and marketing
  • Learning Living Community management
  • Teaching coordination including oversight of EDL 301
  • Academic support initiatives coordination
• Manage crises and serious incidents in collaboration with supervises, resident assistants, other central staff members, and university resources.
• Partner with internal [e.g., university units] and external [e.g., community, parents/family members] stakeholders central to the success of students and the operation of the department.
• Assist with university, divisional, and departmental student retention initiatives.
• Demonstrate university citizenship through service that supports office, divisional, and institutional priorities (e.g., teaching Student Life supported transition courses, committee membership, event attendance).
• Other duties as assigned.

• Master's degree.
• 2 years of experience in collegiate Residence Life or Housing Operations.
• 5 years of post-masters experience by start date.

• Master's degree in Education, Higher Education, Counseling, Human Development, Business or related field
• Supervision experience

• Knowledge of unit's operations, policies, and procedures
• Knowledge of computers and office applications
• Ability to use administrative systems to track budget information and expenditures
• Knowledge of related state and federal laws, (e.g., FERPA)
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work with people with diverse backgrounds
• Supervisory, clerical and/or research skills

Miami University, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, encourages applications from protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Miami University prohibits harassment, discrimination and retaliation on the basis of age (40 years or older), color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, military status, national origin (ancestry), pregnancy, race, religion, sex/gender, status as a parent or foster parent, sexual orientation, or protected veteran status in its application and admission processes, educational programs and activities, facilities, programs or employment practices.

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

Staff or .