Assistant Director for Leadership and Curricular Engagement

University of California, Riverside; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of California, Riverside invites applications for an Assistant Director for Leadership and Curricular Engagement. This role, reporting to the Associate Director for Residential Education, leads development and implementation of curricular initiatives across on-campus housing and Highlander communities.

Responsibilities include supervising Residential Education Program Advisors and ARDs, serving as Executive Advisor to housing student organizations, and guiding assessment of the

Qualifications

• Experience supervising student staff teams (PAs and ARDs).
• Ability to develop and assess curricular strategies for residential programs.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and assess curricular approaches in residential facilities.
• Manage large-scale curricular strategies to engage residential and Highlander communities.
• Supervise Residential Education Program Advisors and Assistant Resident Directors.
• Advise housing student organizations including Residence Hall Association and Campus Apartment Resident Association.

Skills

Leadership

Staff supervision

Curricular engagement

Assessment & evaluation

Job description

Assistant Director for Leadership and Curricular Engagement

Priority Application Deadline: 10/17/2025

Overview

• Job ID
  36475889
• Category
  Student Affairs and Advising
• Organization
  Student Affairs
• Department
  Residential Life VCSA Dept
• Location
  Main Campus - UCR
• Salary
  $68,500 - $81,850
• Date Posted
  October 3, 2025
• Application Deadline
  Open Until Filled
• Schedule
  8AM - 5PM
• Full/Part Time
  Full-time(100%)
• Level of Supervision
  Direction
• Personnel Program Code
  Professional & Support Staff
• Other Information
  Qualifies for Employee Referral Bonus: No
  UC Internal Job: No

Position Information

Under thegeneraldirection of theAssociate Director for Residential Education, the Assistant Director for Leadership and Curricular Engagement is responsible for the developmentment, implementation, and assists with the assessment of the curricular approach in all residential facilities. The Assistant Directoris responsible for the implementation and management of large-scale curricular strategies with an emphasis on initiatives that serves to enhance understanding and respect for the residential and Highlander community. This position serves as a resource for the residential students and campus partners and supervises the Residential Education ProgramAdvisors (PAs) student staff team (approximately 19-28) as well as Assistant Resident Directors (ARDs) senior student staff team (approximately 3).Additionally, this positionserves as the Executive Advisorto the Housing student organizations including but not limited to Residence Hall Association, National Residence Hall Honorary and Campus Apartment Resident Association.The full salary range for the Assistant Director of Residential Education is $68.500 - $121,900 annually. However, the expected pay scale for this position is up to $75,000.00 annually. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs.Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff.As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.