Associate Director, Office of Student Accountability

Required Qualifications:

• A Master’s degree in Higher Education / Student Development or a Juris Doctorate degree or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Progressive leadership experience (typically a minimum of 5 years) in an administrative role, including supervision of staff and directing the daily operations of a unit, department, or program.
• Investigatory experience (typically a minimum of 3 years) including conducting interviews, policy interpretation, data gathering and analysis, writing investigative reports, and determination of remedial actions, preferably including experience with investigations that could result in suspension or expulsion.
• Experience with due process procedures and educational development principles pertaining to the college student.
• Work experience (typically a minimum of 1 year) in public speaking and/or teaching.
• Commitment to and alignment with the values of the Division of Student Life, including a demonstrated active commitment to creating a welcoming and respectful work environment.
• Knowledge and application of the communication techniques (written and verbal) and relationship building skills that develop the ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.
• Must be proficient in computer software applications including database management, such as cloud-based management tools, Maxient, etc.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Advanced written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write thorough, clear, and succinct documents, reports and letters to a variety of audiences including students, faculty, staff, and families. This may include published work or articles for submission to scholarly journals.
• Advanced investigatory experience (typically 5 years or more) including conducting interviews, policy interpretation, data gathering and analysis, writing investigative reports, and determination of remedial actions, preferably also including experience with investigations that could result in suspension or expulsion.
• The ability to work independently and with initiative, at times without a clearly outlined structure or directives.
• Work experience delivering training related to student conduct or restorative justice practices.
• Experience working effectively with faculty and students within a Higher Education setting.

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.
• Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification.

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. 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 at alaysia-mcatee@uiowa.edu.