Assistant Director of the Center for Academic and Professional Communication (CAPC)
Position Summary:
The Assistant Director at the Center for Academic and Professional Communication (CAPC) coordinates and manages the CAPC consulting program, including recruiting, training, and supervising student communication consultants. As a core component of CAPC's communication programming, the consulting program supports the Rice community across written, oral, and visual modalities.
In addition to overseeing the consulting program, the Assistant Director, under the guidance of the Director and Associate Director, contributes as needed to workshops and course-based programming for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as other CAPC initiatives, including collaborations with faculty and staff partners.
Ideal Candidate Statement:
The ideal candidate has experience working in a writing or communication center and is committed to student-centered, collaborative approaches to communication. They are open to working across modalities, including writing, oral presentations, and visual communication, and are able to adapt their approach to different audiences and contexts. They are thoughtful and flexible in their interactions, able to respond in real time during consultations, workshops, and discussions.
They approach peer education and tutoring as relational and developmental work. They are a compassionate, equity-minded colleague who fosters an inclusive environment and respects writers' linguistic, cultural, and personal differences. They value mentorship and support the development of peer consultants through ongoing feedback, modeling, and conversation.
They are attentive to the day-to-day work of the consulting program and contribute to its coordination while working closely with student consultants. They are comfortable with routine program support and work effectively both independently and as part of a team. They are also interested in contributing to the Center's broader work over time, including workshops and course-based programming.
Workplace Location:
On-campus position: This position is exclusively on-site, necessitating all duties to be performed in person. Per Rice policy 440, work arrangements may be subject to change.
Hiring Range:
This is a full-time, benefits-eligible position. The salary range, depending on qualifications and experience, is $56,000 - $60,000 a year.
*Exempt (salaried) positions under FLSA are not eligible for overtime.*
Minimum Requirements:
- Master's degree in Writing Studies, Rhetoric and Composition, Applied Linguistics, Communication, or a related field
- In lieu of the education requirement, additional related experience, above and beyond what is required, may be substituted on an equivalent year-for-year basis
- 2+ year of experience working in a writing or communication center and at least one semester teaching writing or other forms of communication in a classroom setting
- In lieu of the experience requirement, additional related education, above and beyond what is required, may be substituted on an equivalent year-for-year basis
Skills:
- Experience recruiting, training, and supervising peer consultants or student workers, with the ability to mentor consultants and support their development as responsive, student-centered communicators
- Demonstrated experience teaching or facilitating interactive workshops that respond to participant needs
- Ability to facilitate discussions and adapt in real time to participant input and changing contexts
- Ability to support communication across modalities, including writing, oral presentations, and visual communication
- Strong organizational and project management skills, particularly in managing a dynamic, student-facing program
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with students, faculty, and staff
- Ability to manage day-to-day program operations and ensure consistency and quality across services
- Ability to incorporate feedback and adjust approaches across different audiences and contexts
Additional Skills:
- Experience working with graduate student writers and researchers
- Experience collaborating with faculty on course-based communication instruction or assignments
- Familiarity with supporting communication in discipline-specific contexts
- Experience developing instructional materials or communication resources
- Experience with program assessment, data collection, or reporting
- Experience working with multilingual or ESL students
- Interest in contributing to the development of communication programming across disciplines
- Familiarity with emerging technologies, such as AI tools and other communication software
Preferences:
- PhD in Writing Studies, Rhetoric and Composition, Applied Linguistics, Communication, or a related field.
Essential Functions:
- Administers program operations, ensuring efficient, effective, and productive operations
- Creates and implements plans to achieve program objectives and mission
- Interprets, implements, and ensures compliance with policies and regulations and recommends changes to procedures and processes
- Analyzes data, identifies trends, develops reports, and recommends and implements changes to improve alignment with institutional mission and goals
- Creates and implements outreach plans that may include relationship development, communications, and event and conference management
- Provides support in developing relationships with internal and external entities
- May assist with fundraising activities
- Creates budget plans, monitors and approves expenditures, develops reports, conducts analyses, and manages and maintains financial records
- For academic programs, may be responsible for graduate student recruitment and admissions, student records, curriculum support, coordinating the accreditation process, managing scholarships and fellowships, and monitoring student progress
- May supervise a small staff (up to three full-time staff)
- Performs all other duties as assigned
Additional Functions:
- Staying up to date with writing center studies and current trends in scholarship
- Attending at least one conference per year
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