Associate Director

Full-Time Equivalent Hiring Range: $70,500 to $88,150; salary commensurate with relevant experience.

Manage the administrative functioning, daily operations and graduate program within the Chemistry Department.  Oversee all operational and programmatic functions of the department, provide high-level support to the chairperson and assistant chairperson, serve as department liaison with various University Departments and provide supervision to two Administrative Assistants. Specific responsibilities include:

Working with the Department Chairperson to conduct faculty searches, prepare promotion and tenure cases, plan faculty and department committee meetings.
Serve as the Department’s HR administrator, working with the Dean’s Office, for all staff.
Serve as departmental liaison to University administrative offices such as Student Services and the Morrissey College Dean’s office.
Provide student services to approximately 110-125 graduate students which including tracking academic progress from matriculation to graduation, and managing and audit the awarding of tuition remission credits and Teaching Assistants.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required; master’s degree desired.
Minimum of five years experience in a management position plus previous supervisory experience required.  Experience in higher education desired.
Special events may require occasional weekend and/or evening hours.