Director of Community Standards

Overview

Tufts University Student Life supports dynamic co-curricular learning, engagement, and belonging for all undergraduate and graduate students within the School of Arts & Sciences, the School of Engineering, and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA@Tufts). ... Community Standards partners closely with colleagues across the University including Residential Life & Learning, the Office for Campus Life, Tufts University Police Department, the Office of Equal Opportunity, Health Service, Counseling & Mental Health Service, Health Promotion, the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT), the Office of the Provost, and academic deans - on prevention, education, and response.

What You'll Do

The Director of Community Standards is responsible for designing and implementing a robust, educationally grounded system to prevent and address student misconduct in alignment with best practices in the field, applicable law, and Tufts' values of integrity, self-discipline, and respect for ourselves and others. ... This is a hybrid position with some evening and weekend work required to respond to incidents, support hearings, or participate in University events. On-call responsibilities during student crises. Occasional travel for professional development.

• Triage all incoming incident reports and complaints submitted to the Office of Community Standards, assign reports to appropriate staff, and direct staff in the handling of cases. ...

What We're Looking For

Basic Requirements: Master's Degree in higher education, college student development, conflict resolution, restorative practices, counseling, psychology, law, or another closely related discipline, or the international equivalent. At least 6 years of progressively responsible experience adjudicating student conduct cases in a higher education setting, including at least three years working full time in student conduct. ...

Preferred Qualifications: Completion of the ASCA Donald D. Gehring Academy for Student Conduct Administration. ...