Associate Director

Associate Director – 22000002GU 

Description

 

Associate Director

The Office of Diversity Programs at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) invites applications for a full-time Associate Director.  Reporting to the Director of Diversity Programs, this position is an administrator who develops and leads enrichment programming that focuses on outreach and recruitment of underrepresented students within the Tickle College of Engineering (TCE).  In addition to supervising staff and serving in the absence of the director (who frequently travels), the Associate Director will work in collaborate with college/university officials to diversify corporate workforce, lead all diversity outreach to improves the awareness, engineering readiness, and recruitment of historical underrepresented populations at both undergraduate/graduate level, and develops summer enrichment and recruitment programs for precollege students. Additional information regarding the department may be viewed at https://tickle.utk.edu/inclusivity/diversity/ . UTK is recognized by Forbes magazine as one of America’s best places to work and offers competitive benefits that can be reviewed here: UT Benefits

 

Qualifications

 

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in STEM, Student Affairs, or related area.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience involving coordinating, recruiting, and facilitating of multidisciplinary programs. 
• Positive attitude with strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills 
• Strong creativity, initiative, and teamwork; possess an understanding experiences, issues, and concerns of underrepresented students; and demonstrate the desire to contribute to the success of the college and university goals. 
• Must be able to work weekends, travel and manage student group activity.
• Must be able to problem solve, develop new models, and analyze the productivity of strategic programming.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in undergraduate recruitment and working with students majoring within science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or related area is highly desirable.
• Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply.

The Knoxville campus of the University of Tennessee is seeking candidates who have the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the diversity and intercultural goals of the University.  Individuals interested in applying must upload a resume, cover letter, and 3 professional references. Please contact Travis Griffin at [email protected] with any additional questions about the position. Screening of the applicants will begin immediately and will continue until the position has been filled.

 

Job
  Student Services 
Primary Location
  US-Tennessee-knoxville 
Organization
  Engineering Diversity Programs 
Schedule
  Full-time 
Campus/Institute  Knoxville 
Job Posting
  Oct 26, 2022, 8:46:29 AM