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Associate Director for Career Development

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). 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

Come join our team at the Stamps School of Art and Design!


Our Student Life team is searching for the Associate Director for Career Development who will co-lead the career development portfolio for undergraduate art and design students. You will assist with strategic planning, capacity building, event planning, and program development to ensure students are well-prepared to launch successful careers in their chosen fields. The Associate Director will collaborate with faculty, alumni, and industry partners to create a network supporting student career development.  You will report to the Director of Student Life. You will be eligible for a hybrid work modality, combining the benefits of both in-office and remote work to provide flexibility and ensure collaboration with the team and the larger community. Our Student Life team is located at the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design in Ann Arbor, MI. Please 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*

Career Coaching:

Strategic Leadership and Planning:

Employer Partnerships:

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.  

Land Acknowledgement
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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