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PROGRAM DIR, ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT, A&S
Job Title: PROGRAM DIR, ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT, A&S
Job Code: 2468
FLSA: E
Job Level: 12
Revised Date: 08/01/2012
Job Family: JF 28
Occupational Summary
Position is responsible for enhancing undergraduate education at Duke by guiding students through the integration of the many facets of undergraduate academic life into a fulfilling and coherent academic plan.
Work Performed
This position provides leadership in the Arts & Sciences Academic Advising Center by identifying needs in undergraduate education that pertain to a range of specified academic disciplinary areas, working independently to develop, propose, and create initiatives that respond to those needs, working collaboratively and collegially with essential campus partners, including faculty and deans, to achieve those initiatives, and working with the AAC Director/Dean to define learning outcomes and develop, plan, implement, and evaluate assessment protocols that measure those learning outcomes.
Meet individually with students to discuss and plan the integration of curricular, co-curricular, and experiential opportunities into each student's undergraduate experience, including full academic plan to graduation. Hold regular office hours and be available to students on an ad-hoc basis. Develop appropriate outreach to students.
Use data-driven methods to identify undergraduate populations under- represented in particular Duke opportunities; develop and implement outreach protocols appropriate to the circumstances
Gather information about existing civic and global opportunities and track developing opportunities; synthesize information about civic and global opportunities to help undergraduate students better understand why, how, and what to incorporate into their undergraduate plans
Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein. The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education/Training
Work requires communications, analytical, research and organizational skills generally acquired through completion of a Master's degree program. PhD preferred.
Experience
Work requires 3 years of experience in academic advising, teaching, or related engagement with undergraduates
OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
Skills
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
Duke University is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation, or military status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
Essential Physical Job Functions
Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
