Percent of Time/Week:100% Service Schedule:Calendar Year

Position Description:

Residence Life Coordinators (RLC) are 12-month, full-time, live-in, professional staff members. They are responsible for providing overall management and leadership of the residence halls/apartments housing for 200-700 residents each. Principle responsibilities include hall staff recruitment, selection, training, development and evaluation; coordinating the residence hall conduct process; guiding and directing the building's residential education and community development through student organization advising; establishing relationships with students within the hall and providing informal counseling and support; serving in a rotating on-call capacity for the residence hall system; summer conference operations; and other departmental/campus-wide responsibilities. As Residence Life Coordinators are the primary professional staff members available in the residence halls for student contact, a desire to spend evening and weekend time with students is required.

Education Requirements:

Master's degree in student affairs, counseling or related field required. Spring 2018 graduates will be considered.

Required Qualifications:

At least one academic year of university residence hall leadership experience at a post-undergraduate or graduate student level required. Strong written and oral communication, administrative and organizational skills also required. Student experience will be considered. Frequent evening and weekend work will be necessary.

Online Application Required Documents



Application Type:

This job requires basic applicant information, plus a resume. Your resume should not be sent to the contact below. The resume will be attached during the Online Application Process.

Professional References:

Applicants must enter reference information online as part of the application process. Number of References: 3 Cover Letter:A plain text cover letter is required.
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Contact Information:


Attention: Your resume should not be sent to the contact below. The resume will be attached during the Online Application Process.

Contact:Erica Eischen - erica.eischen@uni.edu
Redeker Center 110
Phone: 319-273-2333
Department URL: https://dor.uni.edu/

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