Assistant Director, Residence Education

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Student Development, Counseling, Higher Education Administration, or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience is necessary.
• Three or more years full-time experience in housing administration or management experience in cultural, educational and development program planning in a college or University setting.
• One to three years supervisory experience, including student and/or secretarial staff. 
• Exceptional administrative skills, including a proven ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously to establish priorities, accomplish goals and meet deadlines.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, including experience analyzing and resolving conflict, successfully navigating group dynamics, and effectively building teams.
• Experience serving in an on-call duty rotation at the collegiate level.
• Strong record of building teams and partnerships with colleagues and key campus stakeholder groups.
• Excellent written and oral communication, public speaking and organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, both written and oral, in working with populations of students and staff from various backgrounds.
• Demonstrated commitment to developing welcoming communities through dialogues around difference.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with oversight of residence hall front desk operations, mail distribution systems, or experience hiring, training, and developing union level secretarial staff.
• Supervisory experience of professional live-in staff or graduate students. 

Application Details:

• In order to be considered, applicants must upload a resume and cover letter and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.  Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process. For questions or additional information, please contact alaysia-mcatee@uiowa.edu

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