Job Opportunities in Higher Education 2025
Assistant Director of Residence Life
The Assistant Director for Residence Life reports directly to the Associate Director for Residence Life with a primary focus on facilitating an engaging residential experience that is highly relational, fosters curiosity and learning; centers well-being, and supports students successfully finding their way. The Assistant Director for Residence Life supports the residential experience by providing direct supervision and leadership to up to six (6) live-in Resident Directors (RDs) and management of a residential area that houses up to 1500 students. The Assistant Director provides leadership, planning, implementation, and assessment for various department's essential administrative functions, including but is not limited to student staff recruitment, student leadership development, student staff trainings, collaborative development and implementation of the residential experience model, department engagement events, and housing operation processes.
Program Development Manager – Professional and Continuing Education
This position is responsible for managing all aspects of an assigned professional and continuing education program line within Grand Valley State University’s Center for Adult and Continuing Studies. This role oversees the development, implementation, and growth of educational offerings with an assigned portfolio, ensuring they meet market demand and align with the university’s goals. Primary duties include product management, market research and analysis, course development, enrollment growth & marketing, and project management.
Assistant Director of Student Life: Fraternity & Sorority Life
The Assistant Director of Student Life — Fraternity & Sorority Life serves as the primary operational leader for the Fraternity & Sorority Life community, fostering a safe, inclusive, engaged, and values-driven experience for fraternities and sororities. This role provides direct coaching and support to governing councils and chapters, oversees FSL events and initiatives, manages key administrative and compliance processes, and advances a culture of belonging, accountability, and student leadership development within the fraternity and sorority community.
The Assistant Director supervises graduate assistants and student staff, collaborates closely with campus and inter/national partners, and ensures FSL programs, policies, and practices align with university expectations and the Office of Student Life’s mission. This position plays a central role in cultivating an environment that prioritizes student well-being, community development, equitable support of all councils, risk prevention, and responsible membership practices.
Residence Hall Director
The Residence Hall Director is a full-time, 12-month, live-in professional staff position and reports
to the Associate Director of Housing and Residence Life. The Residence Hall Director oversees the
community building and administrative management of a residence hall housing up to 225-350
students. The main responsibilities of the position include student leader supervision and
development, community and education development, student well-being and conduct, and
administration management.
HESA Jobs at IU
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Summer Employment Opportunities
Note that these job postings are not full-time positions in higher education or student affairs administration, nor will they count toward the M.A. in HESAA's practicum requirement.
KE Camps
Working at KE Camps offers an engaging environment for students to thrive and build critical skills sought after by employers such as creativity, problem solving, flexibility, collaboration, organization, planning, and communication.
This summer, we will be running a small program at Egypt Valley Country Club in Ada, MI, and Kent Country Club in Grand Rapids, MI.
Egypt Valley
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Kent Country Club
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4H Camp
4-H Summer Camp takes place at Camp Bob Cooper in Summerton, South Carolina on Lake Marion. Staff will report to camp in mid-May and work until early August. Counselors will be working with youth ranging in age from 8-14. 4-H Activities include:
- Swimming, canoeing, tubing and fishing
- Paintball, archery, ropes course and climbing tower
- Nature hikes and team sports
- Arts, crafts, dance and talent show
- Nightly skits and games
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