Assistant Director of Residence Life

Miami University Alumni Association • Oxford, OH

4d • $58,000 - $64,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Director is a central staff member in the Office of Residence Life, providing guidance, direction, and support for the mission, vision, and goals of Miami’s residential program. This live-on position directly and indirectly supervises 6–12 live-in staff members and oversees central and collateral departmental duties. The Assistant Director directly manages the resident assistant recruitment and selection process. The position is available for immediate hire, with a January 4, 2027 start date also considered.

Requirements

• Master’s degree.
• At least 3 years of post-master’s professional experience in higher education residence life by the start date.
• Serve as a role model for professional and student staff and residents in personal and professional behavior.
• Ability to cultivate a positive and engaging living environment, maintain high visibility, and interact effectively with students, parents, and colleagues.
• Ability to work some evening and weekend hours and respond to crises at any time due to the on-call nature of the position.
• Experience responding to crises, safety, security, and facilities issues.
• Knowledge of managing, expending, and reconciling programming funds, and of ethical stewardship of university resources.
• Ability to supervise, lead, train, mentor, and evaluate professional and paraprofessional staff teams.
• Ability to maintain positive, collaborative relationships with staff, parents, students, and campus partners.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in higher education, student affairs, social work, or a closely related field.
• Experience leading resident assistant recruitment and selection.
• Experience supervising graduate or professional staff.
• Skill in overseeing, coordinating, and implementing resident assistant recruitment.
• Understanding of principles for developing residents and creating a supportive living environment.
• Experience or ability to teach a university course.
• Knowledge of appropriate documentation processes for behavioral issues and procedures for serving as a student conduct hearing administrator or board member.
• Experience implementing new technology and/or assessment.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, train, and evaluate full-time master’s-level area coordinators and resident directors, bachelor’s-level community managers, and/or part-time graduate student staff members.
• Lead a departmental initiative, such as resident assistant recruitment and selection, student leadership development, resident assistant training and development, professional staff training and development, or departmental celebration and recognition.
• Manage crises and serious incidents in collaboration with supervisees, resident assistants, central staff, and university resources.
• Teach departmental- or divisional-related courses.
• Assist with university, divisional, and departmental student retention initiatives.
• Maintain high visibility and availability, regularly tour residence halls, and interact with heads of hall.
• Serve as a hearing administrator as needed, including adjudicating individual hearings and/or serving on the university hearing board.
• Fulfill other duties assigned by the Office of Residence Life, Division of Student Life, and/or Miami University.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager