Assistant Director, Internships & Career Learning

The Tippie College of Business seeks candidates for an Assistant Director in their Undergraduate Program Office (UPO). Key responsibilities will include assisting with career curriculum design/class facilitation, internship acquisition, as well as peer mentor training and supervision. Responsibilities will require occasional time outside the 8:00 am to 5:00 pm workday to support student activities and events such as commencement. This position is eligible for a combination of on-campus and remote work. Work arrangement options will be discussed during the hiring process.   

Specific Job Duties and Tasks

• Assist with designing and teaching Tippie foundational course content for three Tippie student populations. Will assist in designing internship and early career exploration and foundational career course content.  
• Assist with building, managing, and maintaining course content for ICON, lesson plans, and agendas for peer mentors, as well as UPO and campus partner content delivery.
• In collaboration with the Associate Director, New Student Experience, instruct BUS:2200 course sections including delivering course content and overseeing student completion issues and concerns.
• Make decisions regarding satisfactory student completion of the BUS:2200 course.
• Hire, develop and manage the performance of student staff (peer mentors); assure staff are compliant with UI policies and procedures.
• Assist with recruiting, hiring, and training peer mentors (student teaching assistants) who assist with course facilitation.
• Refer students to appropriate resources and challenge them to make and work toward personal, academic, internship, and career goals. 
• Manage enrollment and teach BUS:3100 Academic Internship/Cooperative Ed in the fall, spring, and summer terms, as well as track outcomes and maintain assessment of student experiences in collaboration with Assistant Director, Employer Relations & Internships. 

Get to know the Tippie College of Business

Since 1847, the Tippie College of Business has cultivated a legacy of innovation, thought leadership, and excellence in business education. We are over 4,700 students with BBA and graduate programs spanning six academic departments—accounting, business analytics, economics, finance, marketing, and management and entrepreneurship. We are eight centers and institutes, and four student-managed endowment funds. We’re over 56,000 alumni—and growing. Tippie is regularly listed in top business school rankings. We also hold the gold standard of accreditations, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and have maintained the accreditation for over 95 years (since 1923).

But who we are is not just in the curriculum we curate—it’s also in the culture we create. Our leadership embraces our responsibility to pursue excellence through diversity. More than 150 years after our founding, we continue to provide a welcoming, inclusive environment designed for you to grow and flourish in your professional or academic career. 

Hybrid within Iowa: This position is eligible for hybrid work within Iowa and will require a work arrangement form to be completed upon the start of your employment. Per policy, work arrangements will be reviewed annually, and must comply with the remote work program and related policies and employee travel policy when working at a remote location.

Salary: $50,000-$60,000

To obtain the full job description including key areas of responsibility, technical competencies, and desirable qualifications, please contact joshua-gulick@uiowa.edu