Assistant Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Two or more years of experience in undergraduate career counseling or advising, program development, and/or instruction or training.
• Knowledge of career development best practices and ability to tailor, adapt, and evolve them in a complex, fast-paced, dynamic team.
• Passion for advising undergraduate students in a student-focused and student-responsive environment.
• Understanding of the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace and in interactions with constituents and stakeholders, and a deep commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion goals.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to deliver effective presentations to a wide range of audiences.
• Ability to build internal and external relationships.
• Strong time management and attention to detail.
• Self-directed, resourceful problem-solver able to make timely and effective decisions.
• Ability to manage changing technologies and communications.
• Comfort with change, ambiguity, and risk.
• Ability to gather, interpret, and report data.

Nice To Haves

• STEM career advising experience or experience working in STEM-related contexts.
• Career assessment experience and certifications.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally.

Responsibilities

• Advise undergraduate students individually and in groups on career development topics, including choice of major, skills assessment, internships, experiential learning, post-graduation employment, and graduate or professional school planning.
• Help students clarify their values, interests, skills, and strengths and explore career possibilities, including emerging fields and cross-disciplinary opportunities.
• Help students develop action plans and follow-up strategies through progressive meetings addressing their evolving interests and goals.
• Help students develop and maintain a professional presence, including online profiles and presentations of technical projects.
• Administer instruments and use a variety of assessment tools.
• Maintain and update appointment schedules, student and employer records, and event management in the Handshake career management system.
• Prepare for and follow up on advising appointments as appropriate.
• Plan and facilitate career programs and events for students generally and for students interested in STEM careers.
• Serve as a liaison to faculty, academic advisers, and administrators in relevant programmatic areas.
• Plan programs about graduate admissions and liaise with external graduate school admissions representatives to organize information sessions.
• Develop and edit student career resources as new needs arise.
• Identify STEM roles and events for STEM-related student communications.
• Respond to student-group requests for STEM-specific programming.
• Contribute to team data collection efforts.
• Support team-wide events, including career fairs and departmental programs.
• Attend and actively participate in relevant Career Advising and Center for Career Development team meetings and retreats.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit program for eligible employees.