Assistant Director, First-Year Seminar

About the role

The assistant director is integral to a team focused on advancing academic initiatives for undergraduate students in Newcomb-Tulane College. The assistant director provides strategic direction and oversight for the First-Year Seminar, a required component of Newcomb-Tulane College’s Core Curriculum and the primary intellectual gateway for undergraduate education. In managing the program, the assistant director supports faculty in delivering transformative first-year seminars and fostering curricular innovation across the College. This includes developing infrastructure and assessment strategies that advance the program’s goals and promote high-impact educational practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction and oversight for the First-Year Seminar program.
• Support faculty in delivering transformative first-year seminars and fostering curricular innovation.
• Develop infrastructure and assessment strategies to advance program goals and promote high-impact educational practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 1 year of directly-related work experience; or high school diploma or equivalent and 7 years of directly related work experience.

Skills

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills and a strong working knowledge of MS Office software.
• Collaborative team member who is also able to work independently to solve complex problems.
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives in line with an overall mission towards student success.
• Understanding of, and commitment to, assisting students in their transition to college.
• Knowledge of effective strategies for programmatic assessment.
• Ability to foster a collaborative environment across organizational lines with a variety of constituents.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in higher education administration, college student development, or related field (preferred).
• Demonstrated experience with academic initiatives supporting undergraduate education (preferred).
• Proven student-centered and customer-service oriented professionalism (preferred).
• Experience developing and implementing assessment and evaluation in achieving continuous programmatic improvements (preferred).