Associate Director, Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program
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- Rider University
- Location
- Lawrenceville, NJ
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Position Title:Associate Director, Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program
Position Description:Rider University invites applications for an Associate Director of the Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program. The Associate Director is responsible for all aspects of the daily operations of the Ronald E. McNair Program, to include the design and delivery of services that ensure student retention and support graduate school readiness and enrollment among first-generation, under-resourced and underrepresented college students. This comprehensive role will include project management and fiduciary oversight; staff supervision; summer program coordination and instructional design; student counseling and graduate school coaching; data collection and records management; cultivating a network of faculty mentors and graduate school representatives. The Associate Director will actively participate in the development of grant proposals (on a 5-year cycle) and in the preparation of annual performance reports for the U.S. Department of Education and Rider University.
Position Requirements:- Master’s degree (or higher) in student or academic affairs, higher education administration, teaching, counseling/psychology, social work, or similar field
- Minimum of five-years’ experience in either higher education administration, teaching or an academic support capacity, to include budget management
- Demonstrated experience in project/program design, implementation and management; data collection and report writing; evaluation/assessment
- Thorough understanding of the graduate admission process
- Exhibited understanding of and commitment to first-generation, under-resourced students and/or historically underrepresented in higher education
- Experience providing academic programs and support services to include scholarly advisement, engagement, and graduate school/career counseling for the target population
- Knowledge of TRIO programs or other higher education academic support program progressing students to college completion
- Demonstrated intentional commitment to diversity and inclusion through the vehicle of educational access, opportunity, and best-practices for targeted population
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience with academic, career and personal counseling/coaching plus financial literacy
- Ability to cultivate and maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff and program partners/allies
- Capacity to travel (air/land) day, overnight, and/or weekends as required by the program’s function.
Position Preferred Qualifications/Experience:
- Prior experience with TRIO grant-funded collegiate programs, such as the McNair Scholars Program
- Experience facilitating graduate school readiness workshops
- Familiarity with the PhD application and enrollment process, to include graduate essays
- Experience working with first-generation, under-resourced and/or underrepresented college students
About Rider University:
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 has been included as one of the nation’s best universities by US News & World Report and remained in the top tier in the Regional Universities – North category. Additionally, The Princeton Review named Rider among its “Best 387 Colleges” in the nation. Both publications have ranked the University favorably in their respective surveys for more than a decade.
Rider University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to excellence through diversity.
Lawrenceville, NJ
Do the essential functions of this job require lifting?:Yes
If yes, # of pounds.:Less than 25 pounds
Do the essential functions of this job require long periods of standing?:No
Do the essential functions of this job require walking up stairs?:Yes
Do the essential functions of this job require stretching?:No
Do the essential functions of this job require bending?:Yes
Divisional Unit:Student Affairs
Department:Ronald E. McNair Progam
Position Type:Full-Time
Employment Group:Non-Bargaining
Work-Year:12 months
Work Schedule:8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, 37.5 hours (Some weeknights and weekends may be required plus overnight travel with advanced awareness.)
Open Date:02/22/2022
Special Instructions to Applicants:This is a grant-funded position. Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled.
Rider University is committed to diversity. Please provide a statement of your commitment to diversity.
The completion of a background check is required for all new hires.
Organization
Our History and Path Forward
Over a 150-year legacy does not happen by accident. Rider has always had a remarkable ability to adapt. Yet it is not our shistory alone that defines u, but our future-the ability rethink our vision in fundamental ways, and come together to grow our students and institution as never before. In that vision we reimage education as a vibrant, holistic experience, exciting and engaging in ways that go beyond classroom learning to real world.
Our Mission
Rider University welcomes students from throughout the region, across the nation, and around the world who seek to be challenged and supported as active members of our inclusive and vibrant living and learning community. Committed to student growth, transformation and leadership, we connect rigorous academic, artistic and professional programs of study with a rich array of learning experiences that engage students inside and outside the classroom. We prepare graduates to thrive professionally and to be lifelong independent learners and responsible citizens who embrace diversity, support the common good, and contribute meaningfully to the changing world in which they live and work.
Vision for Inclusive Excellence
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.
Strategic Initiatives
As an institution striving for inclusive excellence, we intentionally infuse efforts to promote equity and inclusion in all aspects of our campus, including:
How Rider promotes equity and inclusion
- Recruiting and retaining diverse students, faculty and staff
- Promoting a safe and welcoming physical environment and campus climate that garners a sense of belonging
- Facilitating cultural competency and understanding throughout the University community
- Developing equitable policies and practices
- Engaging proactively with the surrounding community
Rider University ranks on U.S. News and World Report's Best Colleges list and the Wall Street Journal's Top U.S. College list.
Rider's leadership is committed to fulfilling our University mission statement and Rider Promise, advancing a vision for our future and sustaining academic excellence. Get to know our president, the cabinet and Board of Trustees.
Rider University welcomes partnerships with companies and organizations that demonstrate a commitment to the professional development of their employees by making higher education more accessible and affordable.View Rider University's Plan for a safe, enriching and adaptive academic year. As the knowledge and understanding of the COVID-19 virus continues to evolve and new information becomes available, all relevant policies and plans will be updated as appropriate. Please check back frequently to stay informed.
- Website
- http://www.rider.edu/
- Telephone
- 609-896-5000
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2083 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrenceville
New Jersey
08648
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