Assistant Class Dean

4 weeks ago


New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States Bowdoin College Full time
Posting Details

Title
Assistant Class Dean

Posting Number
S01230JP

Department
Dean of Students

Job Summary

The Office of the Dean of Students takes a holistic and collaborative approach to the education and empowerment of students.

Deans support Bowdoin's diverse student body as they navigate social and academic transitions throughout their time at Bowdoin.

Deans provide guidance and advise students by promoting an inclusive community, individual growth, personal accountability, and meaningful citizenship at Bowdoin and beyond.

The Assistant Class Dean provides general support for a subsection of students.

This position plays a strong role in articulating the institutional value of diversity, fostering an equitable and inclusive community, and promoting the health and well-being of individual students.

​Additionally, this person will help students navigate academic and personal challenges that arise; assist students in developing tools to make difficult decisions; empower students to be problem-solvers; and connect students to campus resources to facilitate their success.

​The Assistant Class Dean will assist with special projects, demonstrate cultural competency, serve as a member of the on-call rotation, and perform other duties as assigned.​

Education/Skills Requirements
A Master's degree is preferred; a bachelor's degree is required. Applicants must possess excellent interpersonal skills, written and oral communication skills. Must enjoy working with a variety of constituencies including students, faculty, staff, and parents. Must be collaborative, well organized with excellent attention to detail, solution-oriented, and exercise sound judgment.

Experience Requirements and/or Equivalents
1-3 years of progressively responsible experience in student affairs at an institution of higher education is required. Applicants with experience in creative student programming and supporting first-generation, BIPOC, and low-income students are encouraged to apply. Experience working as a designated school official preferred.

Standard Work Days and Hours

This position is a year-round position (.92
FTE) working eleven months each year, which offers employees greater flexibility in taking time away from the office when the College is not in session including summer, winter, and spring breaks.

Regular hours vary due to needs of the department or College. A flexible schedule is necessary. Evening and weekend work hours and limited travel required.

About Bowdoin

Bowdoin embraces diversity in all forms, and the College is home to talented students, faculty and staff—with a variety of racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; religious beliefs; and gender identities, among other factors.

We encourage applications from candidates committed to the support of an inclusive campus community and those who will enrich and contribute to the College's multifaceted diversity.

We value a community in which individuals of all backgrounds are warmly welcomed and encouraged to succeed.
Founded in 1794, Bowdoin has maintained its commitment to the liberal arts for well over 200 years.

Bowdoin's reputation as a preeminent liberal arts college rests on the excellence of its faculty, students, and staff; intimate size; strong sense of community; and connections to the people, history, and natural beauty of Maine.

Bowdoin's campus is situated in a beautiful natural setting.

Located in Brunswick, Maine, a town of approximately 20,000, the College is a short drive from the Maine coast, twenty-five miles from Portland and 120 miles from Boston.

Shift
First Shift

Employment Category
Full Time Academic Year

FTE
0.92

Benefits Eligible
Yes

Pay Type
Salaried

Background Check Package Requirements

Is driving a vehicle (e.g. Bowdoin vehicle or off road vehicle, rental car, personal car) an essential function of this job?
No

Is a pre-placement physical required for this position?
No

Posting Date
12/11/2023

Applications Accepted Until

Open Until Filled
No

Type of Posting
Internal/External

Special Instructions to Applicants

EEO Information

Bowdoin College complies with applicable provisions of federal and state laws that prohibit unlawful discrimination in employment, admission, or access to its educational or extracurricular programs, activities, or facilities based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry and national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, marital status, place of birth, genetic predisposition, veteran status, or against qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities on the basis of disability, or any other legally protected statuses.

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