Associate Director, Freshman Engineering Program, U Arkansas

Job Title

Associate Director, Student Services Program     

Department

Freshman Engineering Program, College of Engineering

Description

The Freshman Engineering Program in the College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, seeks applications for the position of Associate Director, Student Services Program. This position is a full-time, twelve-month position with fringe benefits. The Associate Director provides leadership to the Student Services Program and supports other academic functions of the Freshman Engineering Program.

Annual Salary

Salary is based upon the qualifications of the successful candidate. The fringe benefit package offered by the University is competitive.

Minimum Requirements

A post-graduate degree in higher education or engineering education is required. Significant experience in leading student services activities is required.

Applicants must demonstrate the skills necessary to conduct assessment of program activities, to perform scholarship related to program activities, to interact with constituents as appropriate, and to manage financial matters. The successful individual will plan the College of Engineering activities associated with New Student Orientation, coordinate the activities designed to assist first-year engineering students with choosing their discipline-specific major, coordinate the Freshman Engineering Program Honors Research Symposium, coordinate academic assistance programs for first-year engineering students, and serve on college and university committees as appropriate. The successful individual will also serve as the academic advisor to a significant portion of the Freshman Engineering student body.

Where to Apply?

Submit a cover letter and resume (including a list of three references with full contact information) to:

Freshman Engineering Program

Attn: Kathy Jones

College of Engineering

1 University of Arkansas

4183 Bell Engineering Center

Fayetteville, AR 72701

The cover letter and resume with at least three professional references can be submitted electronically to kjj2@uark.edu.  Applicants who use electronic submission are encouraged to combine their materials into a single PDF.

Applications received by July 29, 2012, will receive full consideration. Late applications will be reviewed as necessary to fill the position.

This position is subject to a pre-employment criminal background check.  A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication alone shall not disqualify an applicant in the absence of a relationship to the requirements of the position.  Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.

The University of Arkansas is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution. All applications are subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act and persons hired must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States.