Director of STEM

Saint Peter's University, founded in 1872, is a Jesuit, Catholic, coeducational, liberal arts University located in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Saint Peter's University seeks to develop the whole person in preparation for a lifetime of learning, leadership, and service in a diverse and global society.

Committed to academic excellence and individual attention, Saint Peter's University provides education, informed by values, primarily in degree-granting programs in the arts, science, and business, to resident and commuting students from a variety of backgrounds.

Saint Peter’s University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution with a strong commitment to diversity. Saint Peter’s University desires to ensure that faculty, students and staff members from underrepresented and marginalized populations are an integral part of the life and governance of the institution.

For more information about Saint Peter's University, please visit www.saintpeters.edu.

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Posting Details

Position Information

Job Title

Director of STEM

Campus

Jersey City Campus

Department

Academic Affairs

Full Time, Part Time, Adjunct

Full Time

Job Description

The Director will oversee the daily operations of the STEM Engagement Center. The Director will be comfortable planning, coordinating, implementing, and assessing STEM -focused academic support. The Director will collaborate with STEM faculty members on tutoring services, integrate services with other campus support programs, organize workshops and lectures to support learning and career readiness, and assess the impact of support services on student learning and completion.

Duties & Responsibilities

· Oversee all STEM focused learning assistance, supplementary instruction, tutoring programs and workshops run through the STEM Engagement Center.
· Manage an inventory of learning aids, textbooks and laptops.
· Establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with STEM faculty.
· In collaboration with faculty, ensure that STEM students are properly advised and registered each term.
· Monitor registration and persistence of current STEM students.
· Monitor academic progress for STEM students, including but not limited to attendance verification, midterm and final grading.
· Deliver and collaborate on interventions for at-risk STEM students.
· Develop and monitor academic recovery plans for probationary/at-risk STEM students.
· Collect, analyze and report on all operations and STEM center services.
· Manage the ongoing collection of data and production of reports related to student registration and retention for STEM students.
· Develop and implement assessment tools to monitor the Engagement Centers usage.
· Provide monthly STEM center usage and statistics.
· Help recruit, train and supervise professional undergraduate academic support staff.
· Serve on University committees as assigned.
· Other duties as assigned.

Qualification Standards

Degree in a STEM discipline, with successful completion of mathematics coursework that includes calculus and statistics

Education

Bachelors Degree

Physical Demands

Experience

· Strong communication, instructional and organizational skills
· Bilingual (English/Spanish)
· Full-time work experience in an institution of Higher Education

Licenses (if applicable)

Working Conditions

Physical requirements

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number

PS342P

Position Posting Date

Close Date

Open Until Filled

Yes

Special Instructions to Applicants

Quick Link

https://saintpeters.peopleadmin.com/postings/2963