Resident Director

A Bachelor's degree is required. Skills needed include: supervisory experience; communication, organizational, leadership and human relation skills.

A demonstrated commitment of working with racially and socioeconomically diverse students are essential qualifications for candidates.

A Resident Director is full-time, live-in professional staff position responsible for the supervision of one residence hall. They work collaboratively in smaller team groups to direct and coordinate various departmental projects. The RD position supervises 8- 20 resident assistants, a Senior Assistant, provides assistance to residents, advises hall government, oversees the facilitation of community development, serves as a conduct hearing officer, and performs administrative and managerial tasks associated with the hall. In addition, Resident Directors may have collateral assignments in other Student Affairs areas such as the Dean of Student Office, Issues Education and Assessment.

Submit a letter of application that addresses each published qualification for employment; a resume; a concise separate statement describing the applicant's history of working with or demonstrated commitment to addressing issues of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and/or other issues of historic marginalization; and the names, email addresses, and telephone numbers of three references. Materials must be submitted via the online application system.

Applications received by March 4, 2013, will receive priority review.

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The University of Wisconsin-Platteville, founded in 1866, enrolls about 8,000 students in 42 baccalaureate and 6 master's programs. It possesses institutional strengths in middle level education, engineering, industrial technology, agriculture, criminal justice and business. The campus is located in Southwest Wisconsin's largest and most historic community. The region offers excellent school systems, high quality medical and hospital facilities, outstanding recreational opportunities, and vibrant businesses and industries. UW-Platteville is a cultural and educational center for the Tri-State region of Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin.

Platteville is a friendly, progressive community of 10,000 set in the beautiful rolling landscape of Southwest Wisconsin. It offers an excellent school system, high quality municipal and medical facilities, outstanding recreational opportunities, and a vibrant business/industrial community. More information is available at http://www.platteville.com/.

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville, an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, seeks to build a diverse faculty and staff and encourages applications from women and persons of color. The names of nominees and applicants who have not requested in writing that their identities be kept confidential, and of all finalists, will be released upon request. A criminal background check is required for employment. Applicants must be legally entitled to work in the U.S. at time of hire.

In compliance with the Clery Act of 1998, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Crime Statistics Report is available at http://www.uwplatt.edu/university/documents/student_policies/safety.html#crime_statistics. Call the UW-Platteville Campus Police Office at 608-342-1584 for a paper copy of the annual report.