Assistant Director, Student Success & Tutoring

Stony Brook University; Stony Brook (NY); On-site; USD 69,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Location pay

Job summary

Stony Brook University is seeking a Senior Staff Assistant in the Academic Success & Tutoring Center to oversee undergraduate academic skill-building and success initiatives. The role includes supervising professional staff, designing and implementing coaching, tutoring, and study groups, and driving program assessment.

The ideal candidate will apply learning theory and metacognitive coaching to strengthen services and coordinate across campus through leadership roles and collaborations.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Three years of full-time experience in learning center programs, tutoring services, academic support services, or a relevant student support service.
• Experience supervising full-time, professional staff.

Responsibilities

• Support the design, implementation, and assessment of undergraduate academic skill-building and success initiatives, including professional academic coaching, peer-led tutoring, study groups, and academic success courses.
• Supervise professional staff and foster their professional growth and development.
• Lead training and professional learning opportunities for staff, emphasizing learning theory, metacognitive coaching, and evidence-based student support practices.
• Track cohort-specific retention, persistence, and graduation metrics using student success platforms; analyze data to evaluate program effectiveness.
• Represent the division on campus-wide committees, orientations, and retention task forces; collaborate on cross-campus partnerships.

Skills

Learning center experience

Tutoring services

Academic support services

Staff supervision

Education

Master’s degree

Job description

Stony Brook University is seeking a Senior Staff Assistant in the Academic Success & Tutoring Center to oversee undergraduate academic skill-building and success initiatives. The role includes supervising professional staff, designing and implementing coaching, tutoring, and study groups, and driving program assessment.

The ideal candidate will apply learning theory and metacognitive coaching to strengthen services and coordinate across campus through leadership roles and collaborations.