UNCG is a high research activity doctoral university with approximately 17,000 students, offering more than 100 undergraduate, 61 masters, and 26 doctoral programs. The Office of Leadership and Service-Learning, a unit of the UNCG Division of Student Affairs, serves as a catalyst for campus-wide leadership and civic engagement initiatives. The university enrolls the most ethnically and racially diverse student population among research campuses in the UNC system; and we seek to attract an equally diverse applicant pool for this position, including women and members of minority groups.
 
Responsibilities:
The Assistant Director for Service-Learning provides leadership in the development and implementation of academic service-learning/community-based opportunities, services, advocacy, and research.  Responsibilities include providing overall administrative support for academic service-learning and integrating community service opportunities with the academic mission of UNCG; facilitating faculty development workshops; seeking external funding to support creative endeavors; developing student leadership in service-learning initiatives; coordinating risk management and evaluation activities related to service-learning; furthering institutionalization of processes and infrastructure for civic engagement and community-based learning at UNCG and the Piedmont Triad. 
 
Qualifications:
Masters required, Ph.D. preferred.  Three years of experience required in higher education, higher education administration, community-based learning, community agency administration, student leadership development, or related field. Knowledge and experience required of service-learning in higher education.  Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain relationships with community agencies, students, and faculty.  Respect for and ability to work with diverse populations. Proven oral, written, and project management skills. Ability to choose priorities among competing demands. Basic proficiency with desktop computing and use of the Web for information gathering and program administration are essential. Availability to work some evening and weekend hours.