Assistant Director of Post-Baccalaureate Programs

Overview

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Dean's Office supports the vision and strategy of the Graduate Dean and strives to create an intellectually engaging experience for the graduate students. The office interacts with all administrative units that touch graduate students, including academic affairs, admissions, student affairs, and alumni development. The office oversees the admission of students to all graduate degree programs, awards scholarships, fellowships, and teaching assistantships in consultation with academic departments, and reviews academic standing and policies governing all graduate students in Arts and Sciences. The office also oversees curriculum changes across and development of new graduate programs, as well as develops and implements academic and professional development programs for graduate students.

What You'll Do

The Assistant Director of Post-Baccalaureate Programs serves as the primary advisor for the Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Health Program and as the main point of contact for all post-baccalaureate students, including students in the Mathematics Post-Baccalaureate Program. Reporting to the Assistant Dean of GSAS, the Assistant Director manages day-to-day operations for both programs and works with the Assistant Dean to develop and facilitate events and identify resources that promote retention, persistence, and success of post-baccalaureate students. The Assistant Director collaborates with the Assistant Dean on carrying out program strategy and with Graduate Admissions and the GSAS Dean's team on recruitment.

• Advising (40%): will advise Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Health students from matriculation through completion and submission of health professions school applications. Recommended ratio for advising is primary advisor for all (100%) Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Health students and collaborator with the undergraduate Health Professions Advising team for advising-related events. Advising includes 1:1 and group advising sessions, course planning, and collaboration with Admissions staff, Student Support, faculty, Tufts graduate school partners (TUSM, TUSDM, Cummings), and other community members and offices. Will also serve as a touch point for Mathematics Post-Baccalaureate students, providing basic advising on program requirements, registration, and campus resources and referring academic questions to Mathematics faculty.
• Program Operations and Academic Intervention (30%): will manage day-to-day operations for both programs, including orientation for new students, registration, coordination of course availability and seats with academic departments, and written procedures that allow program work to continue during staff absences. Will serve as primary advisor for all (100%) Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Health student academic matters, including tracking academic progress, student leaves and withdrawals, presenting academic standing scenarios in appropriate committee venues, communicating with faculty and/or student services, and informing the Assistant Dean of GSAS (and undergraduate Dean of Advising, as appropriate) of academic matters. Will direct Mathematics Post-Baccalaureate students to the appropriate faculty and offices for academic matters.
• Program Strategy (10%): will collaborate with the Assistant Dean of GSAS and Director of Program Strategy and Curriculum Development, who set strategy for both programs, by carrying out assigned initiatives, reporting on student needs and advising trends, and recommending changes to curriculum, advising, and student support based on direct work with students, with primary goal of program growth.
• Admissions/Recruitment & Marketing/Communications (10%): will collaborate with Graduate Admissions and GSAS Dean's team members on recruitment for both programs, including serving as point of contact for prospective students' program questions, participating in Open House events and Information Sessions, conducting Slate application review, and reviewing program materials for accuracy.
• Cohort Building, Data/Records & GSAS Team Support (10%): will collaborate with the GSAS Dean's team to support, create, and/or implement Graduate AS&E school-related events (e.g., academic, social) for post-baccalaureate cohorts and will collaborate with Health Professions Advising colleagues. Will track program outcomes, including acceptance to health professions schools and graduate programs, collaborate with the GSAS Dean's team to create, implement, and analyze GSAS programs' survey/data, and work with the Director of Professional Development & Alumni Engagement to support the alumni database and mentorship programming.

What We're Looking For

Basic Requirements:
Knowledge and experience typically acquired by:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 3 years of experience in academic advising, pre-health advising, or student services in higher education
• Experience managing student academic matters such as leaves, withdrawals, and academic standing

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree
• Knowledge of health professions school admissions.
• Experience with Slate

Pay Range

Minimum $61,200.00, Midpoint $76,500.00, Maximum $91,800.00

Salary is based on related experience, expertise, and internal equity; generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range.