ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC SERVICES

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.

The College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) is the largest academic unit in the University (40 academic departments, 1400 teaching and research faculty, and more than 20,000 undergraduate students). By centering the student experience around major selection, career preparation, and professional growth, the College will better serve its mission to prepare our students to become leaders in an increasingly diverse society.

The College of Arts & Sciences has an outstanding opportunity for an Assistant Director to join the Humanities Division undergraduate advising team.

A strategic goal of the College of Arts & Sciences is to improve and enrich the experiences of its undergraduates across the college.  One substantive step towards accomplishing this goal is in the Division of the Humanities with the creation of an innovative integrated academic advising center to serve students majoring in any of its 12 academic departments: Asian Languages & Literature; Classics; Comparative History of Ideas; Cinema & Media Studies; English; French & Italian Studies; Germanics; Linguistics; Near Eastern Languages & Civilization; Scandinavian Studies; Slavic Studies; and Spanish & Portuguese Studies.

Through the study of language, literature, and culture, Humanities students explore the human experience from diverse perspectives. Foundational to enriching the educational experience of these students is the Humanities Academic Services (HAS) center, a group of committed and innovative professional staff who will provide timely, consistent, accessible, and comprehensive advising services to students majoring and minoring in any of the degree options offered within the Division. Through HAS, coordinated outreach and recruitment efforts will be deployed to elevate the Humanities as valuable and valued areas of study for prospective students and premajors.

This position will report to the Academic Services Director and provides direction and leadership for academic services operations within the Humanities. The Assistant Director serves as part of the HAS leadership team which plans, implements and manages operations while developing strategy and policy development. This position is one of a working manager who can be successful in his/her own tasks and lead a team to contribute to the success of undergraduate programs in the Humanities.

Position Responsibilities

Student Services/ Advising Operations (50%)
Provide leadership for advising operations within undergraduate program, including: