Rider University invites applications for an Assistant Director of Student Recruitment, Selection & Programming. Reporting to the Associate Dean for Residence Life, this individual will have primary responsibilities in the area of Residence Life and will plan, coordinate and implement Community Assistant and Graduate Community Director recruitment and selection activities. The Assistant Director will be responsible for creating a safe, comfortable and educational community where academic success and personal growth is encouraged. Through individual contact with students and the development of student staff, the Assistant Director will work to identify at risk students and situations and develop programs and services to address student retention issues. The Assistant Director additionally serves in a campus-wide on-call capacity for emergency response and assists with the adjudication of higher-level student conduct.
This position is live-on.
Position Requirements:
Master’s degree in Education Administration, Counseling, Student Personnel or related field
1-2 years full-time residence life/housing experience
The Rider University community is composed of faculty, staff and students from a wide range of cultural backgrounds.
Rider University is committed to fostering an inclusive, vibrant living and learning community that embraces students, faculty and staff of all backgrounds and enables them to achieve success.
Through reflection and open, respectful dialogue, we develop responsible citizens who demonstrate academic understanding and compassion to grow and serve as leaders in a diverse and global world. Candidates with a demonstrated commitment supportive of the multicultural needs of Rider University and the surrounding community are highly desired.
Rider University is consistently ranked as a best college by U.S. News and World Report, The Wall Street Journal and The Princeton Review. For more than a decade, Rider has also been recognized in The Princeton Review's Guide to Green Colleges for its sustainability efforts.
