Associate Director, Academic Experience

Company: University of Utah
Location: Salt Lake City
Posted on: April 19, 2025

Job Description:

Associate Director, Academic Experience

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Job Summary

This role serves as a key leader in undergraduate student experience at the David Eccles School of Business, with a particular focus on academic engagement and support. Overseeing the four-year Business Scholars Experience course, academic success initiatives, and other academic opportunities outside the classroom, the Associate Director will guide the enhancement and synthesis of the undergraduate academic experience, with the support and oversight of Undergraduate Programs leadership. Working closely with Undergraduate Programs leadership, the undergraduate student experience team, and student service and academic departments, this role will contribute collaboratively to the integration and alignment of the holistic undergraduate business student experience.

Responsibilities
Oversee the direction, development, and implementation of the four-year Business Scholars Experience course, in collaboration with Undergraduate Programs leadership.
Oversee undergraduate academic success initiatives, including managing the operations of the Business Tutoring Center, supervising one lead student tutor, and 7-10 student tutors.
Collaborate with the undergraduate student experience team to direct, develop, and implement an integrated student experience strategy, aligning curricular and co-curricular experiences to foster student learning and development.
Coordinate student engagement with academic opportunities including undergraduate research and the honors program.
Collaborate with the Goff Strategic Leadership Institute on the direction, development, and implementation of programming for the 20-student Rising Business Leaders first-year cohort.
Provide leadership and support within the undergraduate student experience team, including annual priorities, team morale, training, policy, and budget.
Foster & maintain partnerships with Undergraduate Programs offices and academic departments.
Deliver presentations to students, staff, and faculty, as needed.
May supervise professional staff, including recruitment and hiring, onboarding, retention, and performance management.
Support additional school-wide programming & initiatives as needed.
Other duties as assigned.



Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Business or Public Administration, a related area, or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience). Six years of progressively more responsible management experience; and demonstrated leadership, human relations and effective communication skills also required.

Master's degree in Business Administration or related area preferred.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

Preferences
Key competencies:
--- Commitment to student success
--- Program and project development and management
--- Supervision of professional and/or student employees
--- Relationship management (e.g. students, partners, leadership, donors)
--- Budget management
--- Public speaking
--- Strategic orientation

Special Instructions


Requisition Number: PRN41626B
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Work Schedule Summary: M-F 8-5, primarily in-person.Some evening and weekend events.Target start date is between June 3 to June 24.
Department: 01687 - BUSINESS SCHOLARS
Location: Campus
Pay Rate Range: $70,000 - $78,000, DOE
Close Date: 5/8/2025
Open Until Filled:

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