Upper Midwest HERC

The Associate Director of Academic Resources is a dynamic and student-centered role that leads the development of supplemental student academic support at the undergraduate level, including the design and implementation of a peer tutoring center and the redesign of our undergraduate academic assistant (UAA) program. This role has a high level of autonomy to execute the vision set forth by University of Minnesota Rochester leadership, so the role is ideal for an innovative educator who values a students-as-partners approach to academic support. The successful candidate will steer strategic direction and execution of the design, implementation, and assessment of key initiatives that enhance student learning and success outcomes across the campus, in collaboration with students, faculty, and staff.

Key Responsibility Areas
Design & Implementation (40%)

• Lead a group of student partners to design and implement a sustainable model for a peer tutoring center that fosters a developmental and agency-based approach to student support, particularly for first-year students who have disengaged from more traditional forms of self-regulated learning and student support
• Provide visionary leadership to redesign UMRâ™s undergraduate academic assistant (UAA) program in collaboration with student partners and faculty to integrate UAAs into courses effectively while meeting the needs of disengaged students.
• Provide strategic leadership in collaboration with students to co-create additional academic support structures that align with the evolving educational needs of UMR students.

Program Leadership & Coordination (40%)

• Recruit, train, and mentor student design partners.
• Recruit, train, and mentor peer tutors and UAAs, with an emphasis on an open and transparent application and hiring process that emphasizes teacherly skills
• Create sustainable, student-run frameworks for peer-led academic support, ensuring long-term impact and sustainability.
• Oversee strategic direction and execution of projects in which student partners to develop educational materials and ongoing professional development opportunities for student educators

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement (10%)

• Partner with students, staff, faculty, and administration to integrate peer support into courses and academic programs.
• Lead strategic collaboration among the Center for Learning Innovation, student affairs, and university leadership to champion and advance student-driven learning initiatives that enhance institutional impacts. 
• Engage in Drive the advancement of peer-led learning strategies by leveraging research- based practice to evaluate the effectiveness of academic resource programs.
• Partner with the Senior Disabilities Resource Coordinator to support accommodation needs

Assessment & Continuous Improvement (10%)

• Leverage qualitative and quantitative data to assess the impact of tutoring and UAA programs, with a particular but not exclusive focus on first-year students.
• Regularly refine and enhance academic support services based on student and faculty feedback.
• Lead institutional initiatives focused on student success and short-term and long-term retention across the institution.

Work Location and Schedule
This is a full-time position which requires 40 hours per week, 10 - 12 months per year. Work must be performed in-person at the UMR campus, in accordance with the Work Location Guidelines.

Required 

• BA/BS degree plus at least five years of relevant experience, or master's degree plus at least three years of relevant experience.

Preferred

• Doctorate (Ph.D., Ed.D.) in a relevant field, or a Masterâ™s degree in education, student affairs, higher education administration, or a related field.
• Knowledge of evidence-based teaching and learning strategies.
• Experience designing or managing peer-led academic support programs.
• Strong commitment to inclusive and student-centered learning models.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders.
• Experience working in a students-as-partners framework.
• Experience working in academic writing support.
• Background in faculty development, curriculum design, or educational assessment.
• Familiarity with learning management systems and academic technology tools.
   

About University of Minnesota Rochester

The University of Minnesota Rochester is located in University Square, one block away from the Mayo Clinic, seven miles south of IBM, and just 75 miles south of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. As a student on the UMR campus in downtown Rochester, you will be at the heart of one of the world?s top medical centers and at the center of an internationally known research community.

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