Assistant Director, Academic Success
Emory University
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Oxford • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
About the role
- Provides strategic leadership and direct support for student academic success initiatives at Oxford College.
- Collaborates with faculty, staff, and campus partners to design and implement interventions that promote student retention, persistence, and holistic success.
- Manages Oxford College's Supplemental Instruction Program.
- Provides individualized academic coaching to students, focusing on study strategies, time management, test-taking skills, and resource awareness.
- Develops and implements targeted support programs for neurodivergent students and other diverse learner populations.
- Serves as liaison to the Department of Accessibility Services (DAS), coordinating referrals and accommodations.
- Supports students through the readmission process and connects them with appropriate campus resources.
- Serves as a representative on Oxford's Care Hub team, coordinating academic support for students with complex needs.
- Monitors midterm status reports and conducts outreach to students flagged for academic concerns.
- Tracks student progress and develops individualized remediation plans for students on academic warning or probation.
- Manages end-of-term communications related to academic standing.
- Leads the Supplemental Instruction (SI) program, including recruitment, hiring, training, and supervision of SI leaders.
- Serves as liaison to faculty participating in SI and provides instructional support for INTR courses, if applicable.
- Designs and delivers workshops and programming for students, faculty, and staff on academic success topics.
- Builds and maintains academic success resources on the Inside Oxford website and onboarding materials.
- Provides consultation and support to faculty regarding student academic concerns.
- Collaborates with campus partners including the Center for Counseling & Well-being, Department of Accessibility Services, and Student Support & Success Initiatives to coordinate student support.
- Participates in ongoing assessment of student success initiatives and contribute to data-informed decision-making.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in education or discipline related to academic advising assignment and three years of related experience, OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Experience working with students from diverse backgrounds and data collection and analysis experience is preferred.
- A master's degree is preferred.
Benefits
- Health and Safety Information Not Applicable
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
data collectiondata analysisacademic coachingstudy strategiestime managementtest-taking skillsremediation plansworkshop designprogram developmentstudent retention strategies
Soft skills
strategic leadershipcollaborationcommunicationindividualized supportproblem-solvingorganizational skillsinterpersonal skillsadaptabilitymentoringconsultation
Certifications
bachelor's degree in educationmaster's degree (preferred)