Duke University
Associate Director of Undergraduate Engagement, Kenan Institute for Ethics
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27703
Duke University:
Duke University was created in 1924 through an indenture of trust by James Buchanan Duke. Today, Duke is regarded as one of America’s leading research universities. Located in Durham, North Carolina, Duke is positioned in the heart of the Research Triangle, which is ranked annually as one of the best places in the country to work and live. Duke has more than 15,000 students who study and conduct research in its 10 undergraduate, graduate and professional schools. With about 40,000 employees, Duke is the third largest private employer in North Carolina, and it now has international programs in more than 150 countries.
Associate Director for Undergraduate Engagement
Founded in 1995, the Kenan Institute for Ethics is the oldest of Duke University’s seven interdisciplinary institutes. Its broad charge is to encourage and support the study and teaching of ethics within the University and in the public sphere. To fulfill this charge, the Institute organizes a significant part of its work around undergraduate education through the design and implementation of curricular and co-curricular programs in collaboration with Trinity College, other Institutes, and Duke’s eight professional schools. Currently, these programs include a first-year seminar series populated by as many as 500 students each year, two four-course clusters in the FOCUS program, a series of sophomore-only courses, a certificate program in Ethics and Society, a 50-student residential Living Learning Community, a program that sends 200 students into the field each summer for immersive experiences of community engagement, and a host of smaller programs designed to embody the principle that “ethics happens by participation.” In fall 2025, Trinity College will launch a new curriculum that will bring fundamental changes to the terrain of undergraduate education and, accordingly, to the ways in which the Institute has developed its undergraduate programs for the past twenty-five years. The Kenan Institute seeks a person who has both a passion for working with undergraduate students and experience in the broad terrain of undergraduate education. The ideal candidate will be energetic, creative, collegial, and an able administrator capable of both crafting programs and managing all the details of their implementation.
Occupational Summary
The Associate Director of Undergraduate Engagement helps collate the Institute’s undergraduate programming into a single concerted effort to make ethical considerations an essential part of the Duke undergraduate experience, inside and outside the classroom. This work includes both the design and implementation of new programs that will help connect and build upon existing efforts as well oversight of existing programs, especially the Living Learning Community and other co-curricular programs populated by significant numbers of energized undergraduates who need programmatic guidance and direction. Connecting these programs, which often involve experiential learning activities, back into the curricular life of undergraduates is an essential part of the work. The person in this position will play an essential role in working with staff and faculty in the Institute and across the University in adapting the Institute’s programming to the new curriculum that will launch in fall 2025. The position reports to the Institute director.
Work Performed
Work with the Institute leadership to develop and implement an overarching vision and agenda for the Institute’s curricular and co-curricular programs in ethics across the undergraduate experience from first to fourth year with various entry points regardless of major course of study.
Work with the Institute leadership to develop and implement programs for the new curriculum, especially first-year Constellations that will launch in 2025.
Oversee the Institute’s administrative efforts to incentivize and support faculty in integrating ethics into Constellations and other courses, and actively seek out and work with faculty teaching in Constellations to design and support the required complementary experiential learning opportunities for interconnected courses.
Facilitate connections with other academic units, university offices, student groups, and community organizations to promote the Institute’s undergraduate programs and to leverage collaborations across campus and in the community, particularly for applied learning opportunities or translational research.
Create syllabi, instructional materials, and other relevant content to support the design, implementation, and maintenance of effective curricular and co-curricular and experiential learning programs that connect across the undergraduate experience and align with Duke’s new curriculum and/or the Institute’s other programs.
Work with the Institute’s assessment team to ensure the implementation of effective evaluation efforts to measure longitudinal progress towards educational goals and in collaboration with the assessment team, provide timely feedback on student experience and reflection to calibrate program implementation.
Conduct research to identify trends in disciplines or topics related to ethics and best practices in experiential education to ensure relevant and innovative program content that reflects a diversity of thought.
Develop strategic plans and long-range forecasts anticipating the emerging needs of undergraduate students; plan long-term requirements for scaling or introducing new programs that may span the Institute, a particular School or across the university more broadly.
Supervise and coordinate the work of postdocs, grad students, and staff whose work is dedicated to undergraduate engagement.
Collaborate regularly with internal and external educational and professional organizations to explore new program opportunities, to develop and improve current programs and practices, and to represent the interests of the Kenan Institute.
Forge relationships and assess capacity of non-academic units whose work intersects with undergraduate interests and programmatic offerings to facilitate timely connection.
Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
Research and conduct outreach with Duke alumni whose current work intersects with Institute/new curricular programmatic offerings to facilitate campus visits and events.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values of the Kenan Institute. We believe that the educational environment is enhanced when diverse groups of people with diverse ideas come together to learn. Applicants with a demonstrated commitment to issues of diversity in higher education are particularly encouraged to apply.
Education/Training:
Work requires communications, analytical and organization skills generally acquired through completion of a Ph.D. or other terminal degree (e.g., JD, MFA) in a related field.
Experience:
Generally requires 5 years of related experience or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
Preferred Skills:
Independent thinker with a strong work ethic
Good organizational and implementation skills along with problem solving and attention to detail
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Minimum QualificationsEducationWork requires a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting or a closely related field.
ExperienceWork requires a minimum of eight years progressively responsible experience in administrative management, to include proficiency in budgeting, grants and contracts, personnel supervision and space and facilities management. A Master's degree in Business Administration, Hospital Administration, Accounting or a closely related field may substitute for two years of required experience or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
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Duke University was created in 1924 through an indenture of trust by James Buchanan Duke. Today, Duke is regarded as one of America’s leading research universities. Located in Durham, North Carolina, Duke is positioned in the heart of the Research Triangle, which is ranked annually as one of the best places in the country to work and live. Duke has more than 15,000 students who study and conduct research in its 10 undergraduate, graduate and professional schools. With about 40,000 employees, Duke is the third largest private employer in North Carolina, and it now has international programs in more than 150 countries.
Associate Director for Undergraduate Engagement
Founded in 1995, the Kenan Institute for Ethics is the oldest of Duke University’s seven interdisciplinary institutes. Its broad charge is to encourage and support the study and teaching of ethics within the University and in the public sphere. To fulfill this charge, the Institute organizes a significant part of its work around undergraduate education through the design and implementation of curricular and co-curricular programs in collaboration with Trinity College, other Institutes, and Duke’s eight professional schools. Currently, these programs include a first-year seminar series populated by as many as 500 students each year, two four-course clusters in the FOCUS program, a series of sophomore-only courses, a certificate program in Ethics and Society, a 50-student residential Living Learning Community, a program that sends 200 students into the field each summer for immersive experiences of community engagement, and a host of smaller programs designed to embody the principle that “ethics happens by participation.” In fall 2025, Trinity College will launch a new curriculum that will bring fundamental changes to the terrain of undergraduate education and, accordingly, to the ways in which the Institute has developed its undergraduate programs for the past twenty-five years. The Kenan Institute seeks a person who has both a passion for working with undergraduate students and experience in the broad terrain of undergraduate education. The ideal candidate will be energetic, creative, collegial, and an able administrator capable of both crafting programs and managing all the details of their implementation.
Occupational Summary
The Associate Director of Undergraduate Engagement helps collate the Institute’s undergraduate programming into a single concerted effort to make ethical considerations an essential part of the Duke undergraduate experience, inside and outside the classroom. This work includes both the design and implementation of new programs that will help connect and build upon existing efforts as well oversight of existing programs, especially the Living Learning Community and other co-curricular programs populated by significant numbers of energized undergraduates who need programmatic guidance and direction. Connecting these programs, which often involve experiential learning activities, back into the curricular life of undergraduates is an essential part of the work. The person in this position will play an essential role in working with staff and faculty in the Institute and across the University in adapting the Institute’s programming to the new curriculum that will launch in fall 2025. The position reports to the Institute director.
Work Performed
Work with the Institute leadership to develop and implement an overarching vision and agenda for the Institute’s curricular and co-curricular programs in ethics across the undergraduate experience from first to fourth year with various entry points regardless of major course of study.
Work with the Institute leadership to develop and implement programs for the new curriculum, especially first-year Constellations that will launch in 2025.
Oversee the Institute’s administrative efforts to incentivize and support faculty in integrating ethics into Constellations and other courses, and actively seek out and work with faculty teaching in Constellations to design and support the required complementary experiential learning opportunities for interconnected courses.
Facilitate connections with other academic units, university offices, student groups, and community organizations to promote the Institute’s undergraduate programs and to leverage collaborations across campus and in the community, particularly for applied learning opportunities or translational research.
Create syllabi, instructional materials, and other relevant content to support the design, implementation, and maintenance of effective curricular and co-curricular and experiential learning programs that connect across the undergraduate experience and align with Duke’s new curriculum and/or the Institute’s other programs.
Work with the Institute’s assessment team to ensure the implementation of effective evaluation efforts to measure longitudinal progress towards educational goals and in collaboration with the assessment team, provide timely feedback on student experience and reflection to calibrate program implementation.
Conduct research to identify trends in disciplines or topics related to ethics and best practices in experiential education to ensure relevant and innovative program content that reflects a diversity of thought.
Develop strategic plans and long-range forecasts anticipating the emerging needs of undergraduate students; plan long-term requirements for scaling or introducing new programs that may span the Institute, a particular School or across the university more broadly.
Supervise and coordinate the work of postdocs, grad students, and staff whose work is dedicated to undergraduate engagement.
Collaborate regularly with internal and external educational and professional organizations to explore new program opportunities, to develop and improve current programs and practices, and to represent the interests of the Kenan Institute.
Forge relationships and assess capacity of non-academic units whose work intersects with undergraduate interests and programmatic offerings to facilitate timely connection.
Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
Research and conduct outreach with Duke alumni whose current work intersects with Institute/new curricular programmatic offerings to facilitate campus visits and events.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values of the Kenan Institute. We believe that the educational environment is enhanced when diverse groups of people with diverse ideas come together to learn. Applicants with a demonstrated commitment to issues of diversity in higher education are particularly encouraged to apply.
Education/Training:
Work requires communications, analytical and organization skills generally acquired through completion of a Ph.D. or other terminal degree (e.g., JD, MFA) in a related field.
Experience:
Generally requires 5 years of related experience or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
Preferred Skills:
Independent thinker with a strong work ethic
Good organizational and implementation skills along with problem solving and attention to detail
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Minimum QualificationsEducationWork requires a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting or a closely related field.
ExperienceWork requires a minimum of eight years progressively responsible experience in administrative management, to include proficiency in budgeting, grants and contracts, personnel supervision and space and facilities management. A Master's degree in Business Administration, Hospital Administration, Accounting or a closely related field may substitute for two years of required experience or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
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