Academic Resource Center Director (Heo) - The Hunter College Dr. Murray And Anne C. Rockowitz Writing Center

Academic Resource Center Director (HEO) - The Hunter College Dr. Murray and Anne C. Rockowitz Writing Center

POSITION DETAILS

• Hunter College seeks an innovative leader to reimagine and reinvigorate our Writing Learning Center. The Hunter College Dr. Murray and Anne C.Rockowitz Writing Center currently provides services to improve our students' writing processes, by helping them to considerhow they engage with texts and write papers. The Writing Centerprovides tutorial assistance and academic advisement to all registered students (graduate and undergraduate) as well as technical support and development to faculty, staff, and alumni. The Writing Center Directorreports to the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and oversees the daily operations of the center.

In additional to CUNY overview, the Writing Center Director's responsibilities include, but are not limited to

• Expand Writing Center services to match the need of our students and the communication demands of the 21 st Century.This may include working with students on multimodal writing and writing for presentations.+ Developmeasurable Writing Center learning goals and lead the assessment of Writing Center staff, tutors, and programs while also evaluating the writing needs of Hunter College students.+ Contribute to and implement strategic college-wide program planning, in collaboration with other Learning Center directors.+ Interview, hire, on-board and develop part-time employees in close collaboration with other members of administrative staff; andmentor student tutors.+ Develop a robust program ofWriting Center outreach and marketing to students at Hunter's main campus and satellite facilities.+ Manage the Writing Center website resources and the online tutoring program.+ Serve as a consultant to faculty and staff on the instruction or pedagogy of writing.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree and eight years' related experience required.

• Experience with innovative, accessible, and flexible strategies for expanding the culture of writing at Hunter College including:

• Best practices for training, recruiting, and assessment of undergraduate and graduate student tutors with a diversity of backgrounds and from a variety of majors.

• National standards (College Reading and Learning Association, Council on Advancement of Standards in Higher Education etc.), or other criteria for assessment of Writing Center programs.

• Marketing and outreach to students identified using EAB Navigate or a similar online tool for connecting students to skill-building resources.

• Developing initiatives ancillary to tutoring that will inculcate the practice of recursive writing among Hunter College students (academic coaching, skill-specific workshops, writing labs, writing clubs etc.).

• Ph.D. in English, English Education, Writing, Rhetoric, or Composition and Master's degreein English, English Education, Writing, Rhetoric, or Composition.

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to establish priorities, meet deadlines and manage multiple demands and/or projects.

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, a strong customer service orientation and attention to details are essential.

• Ability to work effectively with all levels of faculty, staff, and students.

CUNY TITLE OVERVIEW

Directs curriculum development and operations of a learning resource center.

• Designs, implements and monitors a comprehensive student support program based on targeted academic resources such as tutoring, remedial and/or other related support services

• Administers all curricular, administrative, and financial aspects of the center; oversees design and delivery of various programs sponsored by the center

• Performs outcomes assessment and creates strategic plan to further develop center offerings

• Ensures ongoing faculty and staff development to support high quality student services delivery; promotes best practices in field

• Manages annual budget; develops proposals and other initiatives for expanded center funding

• Cultivates and maintains strategic partnerships; serves as primary liaison to faculty and administrators to plan and execute center activities

• Manages professional, instructional and clerical staff

• Performs related duties as assigned.

Job Title Name: Academic Resource Center Director

CUNY TITLE

Higher Education Officer

FLSA

Exempt

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Salary commensurate with education and experience ($111,560 - $119,995).

CUNY's benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off. Our staff also benefits from the extensive academic, arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse academic community in one of the greatest cities in the world.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications must be submitted online by accessing the CUNY Portal on City University of New York job website www.cuny.edu/employment . To search for this vacancy, click on SEARCH ALL POSTINGS and in SEARCH JOBS field, enter the Job Opening ID number 28508.

Click on the "APPLY NOW" button and follow the application instructions. Current users of the site should access their established accounts; new users should follow the instructions to set up an account.

Please have your documents available to attach into the application before you begin. Note, the required material must be uploaded as ONE document under CV/ Resume (do not upload individual files for a cover letter, references, etc.). The document must be in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .rtf, or text format- and name of file should not exceed ten (10) characters - also DO NOT USE SYMBOLS (such as accents (é, è, (â, î or ô), ñ, ü, ï , -, _ or ç)).

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Please include:

• Cover Letter and/ or Statement of scholarly interests

• Curriculum Vitae/ Resume

• Names and contact information of 3 references

Upload all documents as ONE single file--PDF format preferred.

CLOSING DATE

The committee will begin reviewing complete applications on July 1, 2024. Applications submitted after the deadline will only be considered if the position(s) remain open.The search will stay open , and screening and review of applications will be ongoing-- until the position is filled.

JOB SEARCH CATEGORY

CUNY Job Posting: Managerial/Professional

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.

Job ID

28508

Location

Hunter College