Assistant Director, First-Year Seminar Program

Harvard University Faculty Of Arts And Sciences

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Job Description

Job Summary :

Independently plan and implement academic affairs operations including faculty support, curriculum management and training.

Job Specific Responsibilities :

Program Management and Leadership Works closely with the Director to uphold and enhance the quality of the First-Year Seminar Program (FYSP); contributes to the strategic planning and design of the Program; and leads, optimizes, and manages the team's delivery of year-round administrative services to teaching faculty and students.

For teaching faculty :

• Manages and oversees the administrative process of developing new seminars and enhancing existing ones; interprets and communicates policies; researches and advises on resources and experiential opportunities
• Implements, in collaboration with faculty, new post-seminar modules taking place on Harvard's campus and beyond
• Reviews, monitors and approves seminar budgets and expenses in collaboration with the Assistant Director of Administration.

This role entails collaborating with faculty across disciplines, requiring rapport building, relationship management, and the ability to adapt policies, guidelines, expectations, and goals to different academic areas.

For students :

This work includes acting as the business sponsor for the FYSP application system; the Assistant Director will lead the system's maintenance and development through collaboration with HUIT.

Administrative Oversight Oversees all the administrative aspects for the Standing Committee meetings and all Program's events, including :

Data Management Oversight Gathers, evaluates, analyzes, and enhances data accumulated in the Program over the past two decades, including :

Management Responsibilities Supervises, trains and mentors the Program Coordinator, including :

Campus Collaborations and Partnerships Represents the Program in tasks and collaborations across FAS and beyond, including :

Working Conditions :

Physical Requirements :

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications :

Additional Qualifications and Skills :

Additional Information

Please include a cover letter to be considered for this position.

Work Format Details

This is a position that is based at a Harvard campus location with some remote work options available. Additional details will be discussed during the interview process. All remote work must be performed within one of the Harvard Registered Payroll States, which includes Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Washington, and California (CA for exempt positions only). Certain visa types and funding sources may limit work location. Individuals must meet work location sponsorship requirements prior to employment.

Salary Grade and Ranges

This position is salary grade level 057. Please visit Harvard's Salary Ranges to view the corresponding salary range and related information.

Benefits

Harvard offers a comprehensive benefits package that is designed to support a healthy work-life balance and your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. Because here, you are what matters. Our benefits include, but are not limited to :

Learn more about these and additional benefits on our Benefits & Wellbeing Page.

EEO / Non-Discrimination Commitment Statement

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