Job Description

How to Apply

 A cover letter and resume are important submissions for the hiring team to get a sense of your experience. A cover letter is required to be considered for this position.  In the cover letter, please let us know how this role aligns with your career aspirations and skills.  Submit both a cover letter and resume as one file (because of system limitations).

For questions about this role or accommodation requests, contact [email protected].

Job Summary

The University of Michigan Stamps School of Art and Design is looking for a dynamic Managing Director of Recruiting and Admissions to shape the future of our vibrant, close-knit community. As the guiding force behind implementing our recruiting and admissions strategy, you'll help attract and select the next generation of groundbreaking artists and designers.

In this influential role, you will collaborate with our talented faculty, staff, and students, driving programs that celebrate creativity and academic excellence. Your operational oversight and leadership will directly influence the growth and diversity of our student body, ensuring that we continue to nurture and challenge the most promising artistic minds.

You will be eligible for a hybrid work modality. This will include working remotely and onsite in Ann Arbor, MI. You will report to the Assistant Dean for Admissions and Student Services. You will lead a team of two full-time employees and several temporary employees.

At the Stamps School, you'll find yourself immersed in a supportive environment that values innovation and exploration. If you're a passionate team member, look to make a meaningful impact, and want to help shape the future of art and design education, this is your opportunity to be at the heart of a transformative creative community. Join us and help redefine the boundaries of art and design.

You can review the full position description here. 

Being part of something greater, of serving a larger mission of discovery and care, that's the heart of what drives people to work at Michigan. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. It's adding a purpose to your profession. Work at Michigan and become a victor for the greater good.
 

Why Work at Michigan?

In addition to a career filled with purpose and opportunity, The University of Michigan offers a comprehensive benefits package to help you stay well, protect yourself and your family, and plan for a secure future. Benefits include:

Responsibilities*

Recruiting

Admissions

Leadership and Team Oversight

Required Qualifications*

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Additional Information

Authorization to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment and applicants for this position will not be sponsored for work visas.  

The University of Michigan resides on the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabeg, The Three Fire Confederacy of the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi Nations, as well as the Wyandot Nation. In particular, the university resides on land gifted by the three Nations and the Wyandot Nation, along with many other Indigenous Nations, in the 1817 Treaty of Fort Meigs. We acknowledge the language of "gift" in the original treaty entails mutual relationships between treaty parties, respect, and obligation on the part of the settlers. We advocate for Indigenous struggles against ongoing settler-colonization and strive for a decolonized future. 

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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