Assistant Director, Career Development

Ecosystem Integration and School Liaisonhip

• Strategic Management: Act as a core point-of-contact and subject matter expert as a school liaison for the School of Engineering and Computing in addition to designated industry career communities, maintaining an active pulse on specialized industry landscapes, salary trends, and hiring practices.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Cultivate robust, collaborative relationships across diverse university audiences, including students, faculty, staff, alumni, employers, and parent networks, to expand the university's career ecosystem.
• Campus Representation: Represent the CCD on internal university committees, working groups, and task forces, serving as a proactive advocate for student career readiness.

Program Innovation and Equity-Minded Curriculum Design

• Curriculum Development: Conceptualize, deliver, and continuously optimize modern career workshops, credit-bearing courses, and educational resources utilizing contemporary methodologies.
• Inclusive Programming: Design and implement equitable, scalable career initiatives tailored to support specialized student populations.
• Student Leadership and Mentorship: Provide direct operational oversight, mentorship, and training to assigned CCD peer cohorts, which may include the Peer Career Advisor (PCA) Group, Graduate Student Association (GSA) liaisons, or student workers.
• Cross-Functional Educational Advocacy: Conduct educational and informational sessions for university faculty and staff to promote a shared institutional responsibility for embedding career readiness across the co-curriculum.

Data-Driven Advising and Continuous Improvement

• Evidence-Based Coaching: Guide students and recent alumni through holistic internship, employment, and graduate school exploration using structured coaching frameworks and career assessment tools (ex. MBTI, Strong Interest Inventory, Focus2).
• Analytics and Reporting: Utilize career management software and student information platforms to track student engagement, analyze intervention outcomes, and produce qualitative and quantitative progress reports for department leadership.
• Digital Resource Curation: Develop and update high-quality digital, print, and social media career resources, ensuring they remain accessible, engaging, and reflective of modern job search strategies, including responsible AI applications in hiring.
• Best Practice Research: Monitor, benchmark, and report on emerging national trends in career services and student development to maintain leading-edge operational standards.

Additional Functions

• Event and Peak-Period Mobilization: Collaborate with the Employer Engagement Team to provide essential operational support during major recruitment events, such as biannual Career Expos and Career Nights.
• Leadership Support: Support the CCD colleagues on special strategic projects or fill operational gaps during peak workflow constraints.
• Flexible Schedule Execution: Commit to occasional evening or weekend hours as required to successfully execute high-profile networking events, panels, and programs.
• Institutional Ambassadorship: Serve as an exemplary representative of Rice University, exercising exceptional diplomacy, courtesy, tact, and discretion in all internal and public-facing interactions.