Ensured Consideration Date: March 27, 2026
Sub Department: Residential Living
Michigan Technological University is an R1 technological research university founded in 1885 in Houghton. Our rural campus is situated just miles from Lake Superior in Michigan's scenic Upper Peninsula and is home to nearly 7,500 students from more than 60 countries around the world. Consistently ranked among the best universities in the country for return on investment, Michigan's flagship technological university offers more than 185 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Research focus areas include defense, health, energy, automotive, environment, and aerospace.
The area's waters, forests, and snowfall support year-round recreation, including skiing, snowboarding, hiking, biking, and paddling. The University is an integral part of the region, supported by a friendly and welcoming community that takes pride in being a true college town. We embrace our size, climate, sense of adventure, and originality.
Summary
Michigan Tech is seeking a Residence Education team who will play a vital role in supporting student growth through community living. As a core member of the Residence Education team, this position provides leadership in student development, community building, and learning within the residence halls. This is a 12-month, live-in role and is limited to a four-year term.
For more information, visit mtu.edu/housing/staff/rec/
Responsibilities and Essential Duties
1. Create a community of engaged learners in the residence halls.
2. Assist in the development, implementation, evaluation, and tracking of all materials and processes related to the residential learning model.
3. Actively engage in creating a welcoming and professional work environment for staff, students, and visitors.
4. Oversee and support activities that help students develop resilience and community, based on the residential learning model.
5. Recruit, train, supervise, evaluate, recognize, and provide leadership for senior resident assistants and resident assistants.
6. Maintain visibility and availability with staff and students through daily social interaction and attendance at hall functions. Support and attend department and campus events.
7. Participate in a duty rotation providing 24 hour, 365 days per year on-call responsibilities, including response to emergency situations and crisis support.
8. Advise and support residential student organizations in leadership development and initiatives.
9. Review reports related to students of concern, collaborating with other university departments to provide support.
10. Serve as a hearing officer and act as a liaison with Academic and Community Conduct.
11. Collaborate with departments in Student Affairs and across campus to ensure services delivered to students are audience-specific, timely, culturally-relevant, needs-based, aligned with leadership's priorities and student learning outcomes, and can be evaluated.
12. Develop, propose, and manage approved programming budgets based on data and event requirements.
13. Coordinate and expand academic-related services and programs including collaboration with faculty, staff, and students, which create and enhance the living-learning environment.
14. Participate in academic interventions with students as assigned.
15. Assist with the review, updates, and maintenance of the staff crisis protocol, staff manuals, online forms, residence hall policies and procedures, web pages, etc.
16. Maintain a high level of awareness regarding the facilities of the assigned residence hall/area, including submitting and following up on work orders and communicating consistently with facilities staff.
17. Assist with summer residence hall programs and conferences.
18. Assist with the coordination of openings, closings, and break transitions of the residence halls.
19. Perform other mission-critical and position-specific duties as requested based on operational needs (e.g., all-hands-on-deck events such as orientation, welcome week, homecoming, commencement, and other university traditions).
20. Ensure that residence hall safety and security procedures are established and maintained.
21. Apply safety-related knowledge, skills, and practices to everyday work.
Required Education, Certifications, Licensures
* Bachelor's degree completed by January 1, 2026
Required Experience
* Two years residence life experience as an undergraduate or graduate resident assistant (or equivalent) or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired.
Desirable Education and/or Experience
* Master's Degree in student affairs/student development/higher education or related field.
* Previous experience working with a residential curriculum.
* Previous experience supervising undergraduate students.
* Previous experience advising student organizations in a higher education setting.
* Previous experience in student affairs working with specialized housing such as a living learning community, residence hall programming, academic or learning services, or judicial affairs experience.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities
* Demonstrated flexibility and adaptability in the face of change in the workplace.
* Excellent leadership, organizational, interpersonal, and oral/written/presentation skills.
* Ability to function independently as a self-starter while operating effectively within a team environment.
Desirable Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities
* Demonstrated ability to creatively plan, organize, and execute events.
* Demonstrated understanding of student development theory.
* Positive attitude toward innovation and... For full info follow application link.
Michigan Technological University is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution/Equal Opportunity Employer that provides equal opportunity for all, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
