Campus Description: Stony Brook University, home to many highly ranked graduate research programs, is located 60 miles from New York City on Long Island's scenic North Shore. Our 1,100-acre campus is home to 24,000 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students and more than 13,500 faculty and staff. The University is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and co-manager of nearby Brookhaven National Laboratory, a multidisciplinary research laboratory supporting world class scientific programs utilizing state-of-the-art facilities. Stony Brook University Medical Center is Suffolk County's only academic medical center and tertiary care provider. Many opportunities exist for collaborative research, and in some cases, joint appointments with BNL or with Medical School departments.

Budget Title: same as above

Reference Number: WC-S-7217-13-08-F

Department: Campus Residences (Residential Programs)

Grade: SL-2

State Line#: Various

Campus: Stony Brook West Campus/HSC


Required Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree. One year experience in a residential setting or administrative housing operation.
Preferred Qualifications: Master's Degree.

Brief Description of Duties: The Residence Hall Director (RHD) is responsible for the overall management of a residence hall or apartment complex housing between 220-500 residents. The RHD strives to establish an environment that fosters academic achievement, personal development, and the physical comfort and safety of the residents. Additionally, the RHD serves on departmental committees aimed at achieving departmental goals.
Student Staff Supervision:

• Assist in the recruitment, selection, and evaluation of student staff members.
• Provide direction, support, and development for student staff through daily supervision and regular staff meetings.
• Participate in the development and implementation of departmental programs and activities.

Committee Responsibilities:

• Serve on a departmental standing committee as well as other departmental and university committees as needed.

Counseling and Advising:

• Handle immediate crisis situations and provides informal counseling.
• Serve as resource/referral agent for campus and community resources such as the Counseling Center, Student Health Center, University Police, Financial Aid, etc.
• Serve as advisor to building and apartment hall council and other student groups.

Community Standards:

• Interpret, develop, and enforce policies for the residence hall or apartment complex.
• Establish and maintain expectations of behavioral standards.
• Serve as hearing officer for student conduct cases.
• Serve as student advisor for higher-level judicial hearings.

Academic Collaboration:

• Teach a credit bearing course, as applicable, such as FYS 101.
• Assist with Undergraduate College activities and Living Learning Centers as relevant.

Programming:

• Promote a wide variety or social and educational programming to residents.

Facilities Management:

• Maintain inventory of furnishings and equipment within the building or apartment.
• Assess and report damages to individual rooms and common areas.
• Maintain daily contact with maintenance and custodial service requests.
• Report and follow-up with safety and security concerns of the facility.
• Support resident initiatives for facility improvement.

Summer Duties:

• Work through the summer.
• One or more committee assignments; assist with summer orientations, and coordinate one summer program.

Special Notes: These are full time, temporary, 10 and 12 month appointments. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Internal and external search to occur simultaneously. *This is a live-on-site position with night and weekend work required. Summer Work is only required for 12 month contracted employee appointments.

The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.

Application Procedure: Those interested in this position should submit a State employment application, cover letter and resume (electronic submission in a PDF format utilizing the blue resources box below is highly preferred) to:

Alternatively, send the above mentioned materials to:

Kevin Conn
RHD Recruitment
Residence Hall Director (7217) Search
Division of Campus Residences
400 Circle Road
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-4444
Fax#: (631) 632-4941

Job Category: B) Administrative and Professional Positions (excluding teaching and patient/clinical care).

Posting Date: 08/07/2013

Applications for this position must be received, as specified in the Application Procedure Section, no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Time on 08/21/2013, unless specifically noted otherwise in the Special Notes Section.



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