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Assistant Director of Recruitment and Retention - College of Science
Full Time
JR-10356
JOB SUMMARY:
Responsible for on-campus and off-campus student recruiting events for the College of Science, assists in the leadership of the College of Science's premier peer mentoring program (COSMIC), holistic advising, which includes general advising for mentors, mentees, and non-COSMIC undergraduate students, and other duties as assigned. The Assistant Director of Recruitment and Retention will serve under the direction of the Director of Recruitment and Retention.
JOB DUTIES:
5% - Program Liaison for faculty/staff/students: Maintain active relationships with student services personnel, SCIENCE departments, and University personnel, including professionals in scholarships, financial aid, UPIC, Career Center, University-level mentoring programs, and admissions. Work with the College of Science Director of Alumni Relations to garner COSMIC alumni support and engagement.
5% - Assessment: Assess individual ambassador and mentor performance. Assist with COSMIC program assessments. Lead undergraduate recruiting assessments. Seek funding opportunities to support COSMIC. Attend continuing education and staff development opportunities. Maintain compliance University policies.
5% - Electronic Media: Manage Recruitment & Retention presence on electronic media, including University web pages, social media outlets, and university list-serves. Maintain email accounts, list-serves, and Canvas accounts. Advertise scholarships, research opportunities, co-ops, and internships as needed.
40% - Student Services/Advising: Assist with the leadership of the COSMIC program and serve as a resource for COSMIC students. Provide individual and/or group advising. Instructor of Record for COSMIC mentor class. Train and advise in mentee class. Write recommendation letters. Review first-year and transfer students' midterm grades and offer advice to those in need of academic assistance. Encourage and advise high-achieving students to apply to the Honors College, scholarships, research opportunities, and internships. Serve as the program leader for Health Professions Advising Global Engagement program. Point of contact for BRIDGE to Clemson program and lead SCIENCE advisor for BRIDGE students interested in SCIENCE. Staff advisor to student organization DREAM Now.
45% - Program Assistance/Recruiting: Assist with planning and programming for recruitment and retention of undergraduate and graduate students. Assist with recruitment initiatives for the Health Professions Advising team. Invite faculty, staff, and students to recruiting and COSMIC events. Recruit, on-board, train, and supervise the College of Science Student Ambassadors and COSMIC Mentors. Recruit and select COSMIC mentees. Work collaboratively with marketing and communications to maintain recruitment presentations and videos. Collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure the proper program management. Promote professional, social, and community activities within COSMIC community groups. Assist with management of undergraduate and graduate student employees and be supervisor of practice for one graduate assistant.
JOB CODE:
CB70
EMPLOYEE TYPE:
Regular FTE Staff
Minimum Requirements:
A bachelor's degree and experience in student services programs.
Preferred Requirements:
RESPONSIBILITIES:
JOB KNOWLEDGE
Fundamental working knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures and ability to apply in varied situations.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Supervises Student workers only
BUDGETARY RESPONSIBILITIES
No fiscal responsibility for the department's budget.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Stand for Prolonged Period: 30% Sit (stationary position) for prolonged period: 60% Walk or move about: 30% Communicate, converse, give direction, express oneself: 90% Recognize or inspect visually: 50%
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Overnight travel: 30%
WORK SCHEDULE:
Standard Hours: 37.5
COMPENSATION INFORMATION:
Expected Salary Range 50000 - 56100
Salary is dependent upon several factors including, but not limited to, a candidate's previous experience, knowledge, skills and performance in accordance with Clemson's compensation guidelines.
ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL LEVEL:
Normal Operations - Required to follow emergency facility closure and modified operations directives, and not normally expected to work on-site during emergency situations.
JOB LOCATION:
Clemson, SC
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
August 26, 2026
MILITARY AND VETERAN:
Military Equivalency: Clemson University is proud to allow educational equivalency for military technical certifications and trainings that directly relate to the job duties.
Veteran Preference: South Carolina provides employment preference to eligible veterans for qualifying full-time permanent positions. To be considered, applicants must meet the minimum qualifications, have been discharged under honorable conditions, and indicate their veteran status in the application by uploading a DD-214 for confidential review. A request for Veteran Preference can be made via the application process. Please contact hrjob@clemson.edu with any questions or issues.
CLOSING STATEMENT:
Clemson University is an EEO/AA employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to characteristics protected by applicable law including disability and protected veteran status.
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Organization
Working at Clemson University
Clemson is a dynamic research university located in Upstate South Carolina at the center of the booming I-85 corridor between Charlotte, N.C., and Atlanta, Ga. One of the nation’s most selective public research universities according to U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, Clemson University is the school of choice among top students in South Carolina and is increasingly competitive for the best students in the region and the nation. More than 17,100 students select from 70 undergraduate and 100 graduate degree programs through five academic colleges: Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences; Architecture, Arts and Humanities; Business and Behavioral Science; Engineering and Science; and Health, Education and Human Development.
Clemson’s transformation into a leading research institution — currently attracting in excess of $140 million in externally funded research and sponsored program awards per year — is based upon an academic plan that identifies eight emphasis areas in which the University has opportunities to increase education and research, to align with South Carolina’s economic development needs and to draw upon faculty strengths. Emphasis areas include automotive and transportation technology, advanced materials, biotechnology and biomedical sciences, leadership and entrepreneurship, sustainable environment, information and communication technology, family and community living, and general education.
Major economic development initiatives that have emerged from the academic plan include the Clemson International Center for Automotive Research — a 250-acre campus in Greenville, which has generated more than $225 million in public and private commitments in just four years; an advanced materials initiative at the Clemson Research Park, which includes a new LEED Silver-certified facility; and the South Carolina Health Sciences Collaborative — an initiative of the state’s three research universities and major health-care systems.
As the state’s land-grant university, Clemson reaches out to citizens, communities and businesses all over South Carolina. The Public Service Activities division includes the county-based Cooperative Extension Service, five off-campus research and education centers through the Clemson University Experiment Station and critical regulatory responsibilities for plant and animal health.
The University boasts a 1,400-acre campus on the shores of Lake Hartwell within view of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Surrounding the campus are 18,000 acres of University farms and woodlands devoted to research. A warm campus environment, great weather and recreational activities offered by proximity to both the natural surroundings and large cities are part of the Clemson Experience.
Points of interest at Clemson include the following:
- The Clemson Conference Center and Inn is a state-of-the-art facility for symposia, meetings, seminars and special events. The complex includes the Madren Continuing Education and Conference Center, the Walker Golf Course and the Martin Inn.
- The South Carolina Botanical Garden, a 295-acre public garden, features several thousand varieties of ornamental plants and a unique collection of nature-based sculptures.
- The Robert Howell Brooks Center for the Performing Arts brings an exciting array of concert, theater, dance, comedy and other live performances to the community.
- The Robert Campbell Geology Museum at the Botanical Garden displays meteorites, minerals, dinosaur fossils and the largest faceted-stone collection in the Southeast.
- The T. Ed Garrison Livestock Arena is a showplace for livestock activities in the state and has hosted horse and livestock shows, rodeos, sales, 4-H activities, educational programs, and industrial and agricultural exhibitions.
- Fort Hill, the home of John C. Calhoun and later of his son-in-law, University founder Thomas Green Clemson, is a registered National Historic Landmark located in the center of campus.
- The Class of 1944 Visitors Center is the front door to Clemson — a friendly place to get tours, information, assistance and an introduction to this beautiful, historic university and community.
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