Graduate Community Director Position Description
The University of Arizona Residential Education Team is looking for well-balanced and self-motivated graduate students to work with a dynamic Residential Life Program. The focus is on teaching, serving and caring about residents and staff within our inclusive community.
Located in the city of Tucson, within a multicultural population that reflects the richness of the Southwest, the University of Arizona is a public land-grant institution established in 1885. It has a current enrollment of over 38,000 students. Residence Life serves over 6,000 students who reside in 22 residence halls.
Responsibilities:
- Sole responsibiity for a coeducational or single-sex residence hall housing 120-220 residents and supervision of 4-8 Resident Assistans;or
- Shared responsibility with a full-time masters level Community Director, Senior for a coeducational residence hall housing 450-800 residents and shared supervision of 19-24 Resident Assistants
- Select, train, and evaluate staff
- Implement the Academic Success Program and the Caring and Inclusive Learning Community Program
- Serve as a judicial hearing officer
- Advise Hall Council
- Serve in a campus-wide duty rotation
Resources include: Office, computer, printer, E-mail and voice mail.
Qualifications: A bachelor's degree and acceptance into any UA graduate degree program are required for employment. Experience in Residence Life or related Student Affairs is preferred.
Special note for those applying for the College Student Personnel Masters program: you must apply to the College Student Personnel Masters program by January 15, 2010. However, those applications received by December 1, 2009 will receive priority review for admission and assistantships in the Division of Student Affairs.
For all other graduate programs, please check with that specific department on application deadlines.
For information on admission to the Graduate College, please visit http://grad.arizona.edu/.
Ten-month contract start date: approximately July 12, 2010
Benefits: $12,000 salary; student health insurance (begins mid-August); out-of-state tuition waiver and tuition remission; furnished apartment; $1,700 meal allowance for the year; $300 professional development allowance; US Mail P.O. Box; and University Bookstore discount.
A complete application consists of your resume, cover letter indicating what graduate program you are applying to, and three references with contact information. Please send materials via email to gradcdsearch@life.arizona.edu
or via mail to:
Andrew Campbell
Assistant Director, Residential Education
Residence Life
PO Box 210182
The University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona 85721-0182
Questions may be directed to Andrew Campbell at (520) 626-2854 or via E-mail to to gradcdsearch@life.arizona.edu
The University of Arizona Department of Residence Life conducts pre-employment screening for all positions, which includes educational verification, employment verification, and the standard criminal background check.
The University of Arizona is an EEO/AA/ADA employer and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, age, sexual orientation, race, religion, color, national origin, special disabled veteran or Vietnam Era Veterans' status, or disability in its admission, employment, educational programs or activities.
