Assistant Dean for Access and Engagement

Overview

Reporting to the Associate Dean for Access and Engagement, and working closely with colleagues throughout the University, the Assistant Dean for Access and Engagement provides leadership with graduate student recruitment and retention initiatives. The Assistant Dean will develop programming around mentoring, networking, professional development, and social justice with the goal of creating a safe, respectful, and inclusive campus culture.

Required Skills and Abilities

1. Demonstrated knowledge of issues in higher education.
2. Experience in program development, education, and outreach efforts, and working with diverse students.
3. Experience with event planning.
4. Experience with graduate student life.

Preferred Skills and Abilities

1. PhD and three years of experience in an academic administration or management, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
2. Experience with higher education, recruiting.
3. Experience planning large national conferences.

Principal Responsibilities

1. The Assistant Dean is charged with developing and implementing a comprehensive recruitment strategy that will include participating in national graduate school fairs and conferences, targeted campus recruiting across the US and Puerto Rico, with a focus on honors students such as the Karsh STEM Scholars and the Simons Scholars, and developing and implementing outreach webinars.
2. Plan and lead the Office for Graduate Student Engagement and Development Fellows’ group meetings.
3. Plan and coordinate the activities that the fellows will develop and implement throughout the academic year around: Mentoring and Networking, Communications, First Year Focus, Academic and Professional Development, Social Justice, and New Haven Community Engagement.
4. Plan and implement Preview Days.
5. Plan and implement virtual Recruitment Days.
6. Assist with the logistics for the Annual Yale Bouchet Conference on Graduate Education.
7. Assist with tasks associated with the National Bouchet Graduate Honor Society (BGHS), including, but not limited to, maintaining the Bouchet Connect website and enhancing engagement across the platform.
8. Serve as the Yale liaison for national academic consortia, including, but not limited to, the Leadership Alliance and the Institute for the Recruitment of Teachers (IRT). Other duties as needed.

Required Education and Experience

Masters degree and five years of experience or an equivalent combination of experience and education.