Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Bucknell University is a higher education institution committed to student success and career development. The Associate Director will provide strategic oversight of career technology, digital strategy, and data analytics, using platforms, dashboards, artificial intelligence, and cross-campus collaboration to improve career services, student engagement, equity, and post-graduation outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic oversight of career portfolio of technologies, including Handshake, uConnect, Hiration, and emerging tools, ensuring seamless integration, data integrity, accessibility, and a user-centered experience
- Lead the collection, analysis, and reporting of real-time career engagement and placement success data to inform strategy, assess impact, and drive continuous improvement. Develop dashboards and actionable insights to identify engagement trends, address equity gaps, and enhance student success.
- Partner with University Communications, Institutional Research, the Dominguez Center for Data Science, University Advancement, the Freeman College of Management, College of Engineering, and College of Arts & Sciences, Athletics, Academic Affairs, and other campus stakeholders to integrate technology, leverage data, and develop innovative solutions that enhance student career outcomes, improve engagement, and support data-informed decision-making across the Center for Career Advancement
- Advance the Center's use of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies to transform career services, enhance personalized student support, improve career readiness, and leverage data to assess engagement, experiential learning, and internship and post graduation career outcomes
- Lead the ongoing development and optimization of uConnect and other career technology platforms, partnering with the CCA Communications and Marketing team to integrate career outcomes data, enhance the digital user experience, and increase student engagement with career resources and opportunities
- The job description's listed responsibilities and tasks are not exhaustive, additional non-essential tasks and responsibilities may be assigned as needed
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in data science, information systems, public administration or related field
- Four (4) years of work experience in data management, analytics, governance and or a related field
- Masters degree in a related field
- Experience in higher education or a similarly complex, decentralized organization
- Prior experience with Tableau, PowerBi, or other business intelligence and data visualization software
Benefits
- Flexible scheduling options determined by role
- Medical, prescription drug, vision, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance options
- An outstanding 10% employer contribution to your retirement plan (no contribution requirement for non-exempt positions)
- Generous paid time off, including vacation and sick time, a community service day, and 19 paid holidays (including two full weeks off for Winter Break!)
- Full-time and part-time members of the faculty and staff are eligible for tuition remission for themselves. Additionally, full-time members of the faculty and staff are eligible for tuition remission for their spouse/spousal equivalent and are eligible for various tuition programs for their children. Credit for full-time benefits eligible employment at other institutions of higher education will be applied to waiting periods.
- A comprehensive employee wellness program including program incentives
- Parental leave
- An employee assistance program
- Fitness center membership
- The power of your Bucknell ID card
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