Dean, Student Living & Learning
- Employer
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Location
- Troy, NY
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
The Dean oversees Residential, Off-Campus, and Greek Life Commons, as well as Housing Operations. Ensures high-quality, robust living/learning environments that contribute to students’ intellectual agility, multicultural sophistication, and global view. http://rpijobs.rpi.edu/postings/7377
Minimum QualificationsRequired:
•Master’s Degree in higher education administration, student personnel, education or counseling
•Minimum of six (6) years’ experience in student affairs with progressively increasing levels of responsibility, including direct experience working in student housing/ residence life
•Demonstrated understanding of national best practices related to all functions within the Student Living and Learning portfolio
•Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion
•Experience with risk management
•Experience with assessment, strategic planning and budget development
•Demonstrated experience in setting priorities, delegating, and coordinating complex tasks with attention to divisional and institution goals
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Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities•Thorough knowledge of student development theories and their application to students at a highly selective technological research university
•Ability to articulate the role student living and learning communities play in student success
•Working knowledge of law and compliance areas related to student affairs
•Demonstrated excellent leadership skills, especially the ability to establish standards of quality, to communicate those standards clearly, and to assess personnel based on those standards
•Demonstrated effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
•Planning, organizing and effective time management skills
•Staff training and development skills
•Ability to analyze and interpret financial and other data
•Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet established goals and objectives
•Ability to anticipate and solve problems
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Job Posted Date In order to receive full consideration you must apply by Job Close Date New/Replacement Position Replacement Other Position RequirementsNormal office environment. The work is fast paced and demanding. Subject to irregular hours including evenings and weekends.
Additional InformationThe Dean of Student Living and Learning, reporting to the Assistant Vice President/ Dean of Students, advances Clustered Learning, Advocacy and Support for Students (CLASS)—the transformative Rensselaer student experience. The Dean ensures high-quality, robust living/ learning environments that contribute to students’ intellectual agility, multicultural sophistication, and a global view. The Dean provides leadership for a proactive and comprehensive student residential experience that supports the educational, social, cultural, and recreational development of Rensselaer students through the Residential Commons, the Greek Life Commons, and the Off-Campus Commons. The Dean lives on-campus in a house provided by the Institute.
(CLASS)- Clustered Learning, Advocacy, and Support for Students is a comprehensive approach to the student experience at Rensselaer. Through ongoing support, guidance, and co-curricular activities, CLASS connects students to a network of faculty, staff, and other students, ensuring that they are part of a strong community of learners. As students strive to become the leaders of tomorrow, CLASS helps them develop the intellectual agility, multicultural sophistication, and global awareness that will enable them to change the world.
Instructions for Applying Quicklink http://rpijobs.rpi.edu/postings/7377 Applicant Documents Required Documents- Resume/C.V.
- Cover Letter
- Contact Information for Three (3) or more references
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * Are you currently employed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?
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Organization
Founded in 1824 as the first technological university in the English-speaking world, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute made an indelible mark on both the 19th and 20th centuries. Today, among the world’s pre-eminent research universities, Rensselaer offers students an interactive, interdisciplinary education — and a chance to be among the forces shaping the 21st century. Rensselaer students share a legacy of academic achievement, discovery and innovation, entrepreneurship, creative expression, and global leadership. Over time, as Rensselaer has evolved into a fully realized university of 5,100 undergraduates, this groundbreaking approach to education has generated wave after wave of innovation and discovery.
One Rensselaer graduate masterminded the first moon landing; another, the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. Our alumni invented e-mail and helped develop sunscreen. They have established and led successful enterprises, from Texas Instruments (inventors of the first silicon transistor) to Vicarious Visions (creators of Guitar Hero III).
Rensselaer is a diverse community of dreamers and doers who share several characteristics. They are drawn to the sciences and technology, and to disciplines ranging from architecture and business to literature. They love to tackle complex problems, and they have a sincere desire to improve the world. Yet the people of Rensselaer are true individuals: everyone who comes here seeks a pathway to greatness that is uniquely his or her own.
Distinguished faculty members work directly with students – doing research, solving problems, teaching, and interacting. This is where great adventure and new growth begin.
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